Transmission Archives

The Toyota Park-By-Wire System Explained: A Walk Through the Park

by TOYOTAtech | Jul 2022

Toyota created a “shift”-by-wire system and a park-by-wire system for their hybrid vehicles. We’ll explore how the park by wire system works. When you park your car on a hill, you’d like it to still be there when you get back. A runaway car is very bad. The car can be...

Keys to Understanding and Servicing Nissan CVT Transmissions

by Nissan TechNews | Nov 2021

Since the widespread adoption of continuously variable transmissions, there have been many misconceptions and misunderstandings among technicians. A large majority of technicians are hands-on learners. So, it is understandable that there is some disconnect when it...

Mercedes-Benz Automatic Transmission Perfection

by Mercedes-Benz StarTuned | May 2021

Get ahead of shifting complaints The modern day Mercedes-Benz automatic transmission is a complex, efficiently-engineered marvel with a harmonious synchronization of digital electronics, mechanical gears, and hydraulics. These characteristics deliver a proven...

Mercedes-Benz 4MATIC Evolution

by Mercedes-Benz StarTuned | Mar 2021

Introduced over three decades ago, this feature has gone through several generations. Do you understand how to handle them all? Most 4MATIC models will have this badge. Some early models didn’t, but customers can ask to have one installed. In the 1980s the automotive...

What About Mercedes-Benz Vans

by Mercedes-Benz StarTuned | Feb 2021

Since 2006 more than 185,000 Sprinter and Metris vans have been delivered to destinations across the United States. Get to know the various models and their engines and transmissions. When it comes to Mercedes-Benz Vans, most of us think of the classic and popular...

The Return of the Mercedes-Benz Hybrid

by Mercedes-Benz StarTuned | Dec 2015

A major hybrid automobile and truck innovator just after the turn of the 20th Century, Mercedes-Benz has engineered advanced versions of the concept that are not only highly economical, but also have a big “Wow” factor.