“Self-adaptation” is how M-B refers to fuel trim, and that’s actually more descriptive. Regardless, understanding this electronic engine management feature will help you cure MIL-on complaints, failed emissions tests, etc.
In an effort to increase the safety of the driving public, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS, Mercedes-Benz TPC) warn the driver when tire pressure is low and may cause tire failure. When the system needs maintenance, it’s our responsibility to repair this important safety tool.
Secondary air systems are designed to help the catalytic converter get up to operating temperature faster. When the system develops a problem, the ME control unit is capable of defining the fault. It’s our job to figure out the cause.
Is your choice of diagnostic tooling in collision repair helping or limiting you?
Nowhere is technological sophistication more evident than in automotive entertainment systems. These days, a Mercedes-Benz has so much more than a radio and CD player. Interconnectivity with peripherals, DVD, GPS, and Navigation make a lot of information available to the vehicle’s occupants. How do we keep this going?
Carbon fiber parts will be in certain 2012 Mercedes-Benz production series vehicles
With summer coming, you’d better be sure you’re up-to-date on Mercedes-Benz A/C service so you can keep your customers in the Temperate Zone.
Some practical points on the fundamentals.
Mercedes-Benz has always been synonymous with agile handling, a stable feel, and compliant suspensions. Active Body Control is one way the company brings these attributes into modern times.
Mercedes-Benz’s pursuit of safer vehicles incorporates individual systems working in concert to control speed, handling, and stopping. One critical part of this is the Electronic Accelerator. Here’s how it works and how to fix it.
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