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Mercedes-Benz Charging Systems

The design, operation, and diagnosis of charging systems and battery control modules Early Batteries It is not certain exactly when the first battery was conceived but Allesandro Volta is credited with developing the first battery. Archaeological digs have discovered...

Love that New Car Smell?

It just might not be so good for you. The reason the smell is so intoxicating is that it is made of several volatile organic compounds (voc’s) that are produced in the manufacturing process. “It’s a chemical cocktail made up of lots of toxins,” says Jeff Gearhart,...

Mercedes-Benz Magic Body Control

In a recent article we penned for Mercedes-Benz Startuned magazine we looked at the amazing new concepts in automobile suspension systems. What follows is just a small excerpt of what advancements are being made   Evolution of the automobile suspension system...

Musty smell in your cars’ ventilation system?

We often get complaints of a musty or moldy type smell in some of our customer’s cars particularly this time of year. What this is caused by is usually a contaminated cabin filter and or a combination of the filter and the evaporator harboring bacteria generated from...

Autonomous vehicles – Are you ready for this?

Just a few years back I wrote about Google’s self-driving vehicle being tested in the Las Vegas area and at the time honestly it seemed so farfetched. Just too many variables to overcome to make the concept of an autonomous vehicle a reality. As more and more players...

Safety Recalls

Recently a customer asked me about the current air bag safety recall concerning his vehicle and was concerned whether or not his vehicle was involved.  If you were not aware about 7.8 million vehicles, made by 10 different automakers, have been recalled to...

The Modern day Tune Up

In the automotive world the modern day tune up is quite different than in your father's day or your grandfathers day. Gone are points and condensers, distributor caps and rotors, carburetors etc. We still have spark plugs to change although the intervals on some...

Gasoline Direct Injection

Gasoline direct injected engines or GDI is the new standard for efficiency in the modern fuel injected engine of today’s automobiles. Fuel efficiency is the main attribute of this new design. Simply put the fuel is injected directly into the combustion chamber instead...

Did you know?

Did you Know? The car of the future needs a driver's license. We've heard of self-driven cars being tested, but did you know that they will need their own special license to be used on the open road? Nevada was the first state in the US to authorize self-driven cars...

Vehicles and Potholes

With spring upon us and icy roads having done their freeze thaw damage there will be automobiles in the US roads that have alignment issues and even suspension damage from potholes in the road surfaces.  Be sure to have you vehicle checked by a qualified auto...