Author: Helen MacKelden
Is ADAS Calibration on your RADAR?
Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS) might sound like futuristic technology, but safety features such as Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB), Adaptive (Automatic) Cruise Control, Automatic Parking Assist (APA) Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Lane Keep Assist, Blind Spot Detection, Rear Cross Traffic Alert and Driver Drowsiness Detection are now common features on many vehicles operating on our […]
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A Skoda Walks into a Bar…
It sounds like the start of a bad joke….. except it isn’t. – Definitely not for the technician that was tasked with the repair of this Octavia. The intrepid family limped their 2017 Skoda Octavia RS TDI into driveway of the workshop at around 3.00pm on Thursday afternoon – midway through a Brisbane to Sydney […]
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Has BMW gone mad?
Some would say yes – this is old news; others love the Bavarian company with passion equalling that of a rugby fan. Me, I sit somewhere in the middle. I often wonder though, are we seeing an increase in complexity and electronic control as a means to an end? Or is it an engineer thumbing […]
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Tiguan Troubles
When a customer presented their Volkswagen Tiguan for a not so regular complaint at a regional repair shop the technician’s diagnosis was at odds to the customers complaint. Mr Smith, owner of said troublesome VW Tiguan, was waiting at the workshop roller door before any of the technicians arrived for work. This is not unusual […]
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New SACHS Air Springs Simplify Installation for Workshops
For the first time, ZF Aftermarket has introduced its own range of air springs in renowned SACHS quality. Repairs to air suspensions pose new challenges for automotive workshops, and with this new range the ZF product experts have made air spring replacement as easy as possible. In the past, air suspension was an exclusive feature for […]
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Smaller, Lighter, More Powerful: ZF Presents New e-drives for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles
ZF has presented the latest generation of electric drives for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, setting standards through outstanding power density and energy efficiency. ZF achieves this thanks to numerous innovations at both the component and system level, including the compact design of the drives, the “discrete approach” in power electronics, and a resource-saving […]
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