Electrical Archives

Too Much A/C in the DC: Charging System Ripple Voltage

Sep 2007 | Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz StarTuned Features

Subtle troubles can occur if those diodes are leaking

Servicing BMW’s Advanced Charging System

Jun 2007 | BMW, BMW TechDrive Features

Advanced Glass Mat batteries and future Intelligent Alternator Control make everything different

Information Help: Interpreting Mercedes-Benz Wiring Diagrams

Jun 2007 | Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz StarTuned Features

High technology does not come without a price in the form of complexity. So, you need to know how to read the “electrical road map”

Factory Service Bulletins: Midtronics Battery Charger for Reflashing & ESP Displayed

Mar 2007 | Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz StarTuned Features

These suggestions and solutions for technical problems are from service bulletins and other information published by Mercedes-Benz, selected and adapted for independent repair shops.

One Point of the Star: Fuel Pump Circuits

Mar 2007 | Electrical, Engine Mechanical, Fuel, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz StarTuned Features

Ignition, fuel distribution and fuel supply make up the three points of driveability diagnosis

Testing the Charging System Part 2: Current

Mar 2007 | Electrical, MasterTechnician Features, Starting + Charging + Batteries

Testing amp output, and how it can tell you something about the battery, too

Battery Testing: Dead, or Alive and Well

Mar 2007 | Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz StarTuned Features

For more than a century, lead-acid batteries have been used in automobiles. Here’s a new take on testing them.

Bright Lights – BMW’s Xenon Headlights

Feb 2007 | BMW, BMW TechDrive Features, Electrical, General

BMW has offered a xenon headlight option in the United States since 1993.

A CAN BUS is Not a Mode of Public Transportation

Dec 2006 | Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz StarTuned Features

This on-board networking concept is often misunderstood – or even unknown altogether! – among otherwise savvy techs.

Mercedes-Benz Factory Service Bulletins: Rear Axle Noise; Rough Idle, Code P201 A/B; Power Outlet Failure

Sep 2006 | Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz StarTuned Features

These suggestions and solutions for technical problems are from service bulletins and other information published by Mercedes-Benz, selected and adapted for independent repair shops.