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Hybrid Drive System Warning Lamp & MIL Illuminated – Toyota Prius

|Date: May 04, 2018

Hybrid Drive System Warning Lamp & MIL Illuminated – Toyota Prius

Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpli ...

Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpline, available to all UK customers. ...

May 04, 2018
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Testing Times

|Date: February 15, 2018

Testing Times

The most common cause of vehicle breakdown across Europe remains battery-related, says Ecobat. ...

The most common cause of vehicle breakdown across Europe remains battery-related, says Ecobat. ...

February 15, 2018
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Meeting The Standard

|Date: February 12, 2018

Meeting The Standard

It's easy to assume that all AGM batteries are the same, but the truth is that only a few batteries meet ...

It's easy to assume that all AGM batteries are the same, but the truth is that only a few batteries meet today’s complex OE specifications, says Exide. ...

February 12, 2018
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Changing How You Measure Battery Maintenance

|Date: January 30, 2018

Changing How You Measure Battery Maintenance

Rotronics describes ROBIS, its newly developed web-based dashboard and reporting system, which collects a ...

Rotronics describes ROBIS, its newly developed web-based dashboard and reporting system, which collects and analyses battery test data taken from workshops. ...

January 30, 2018
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Don’t Put Your Reputation on the Line

|Date: November 16, 2017

Don’t Put Your Reputation on the Line

Workshops are putting their reputation at risk by installing the wrong batteries on start-stop cars. This ...

Workshops are putting their reputation at risk by installing the wrong batteries on start-stop cars. This can cause early battery failure and increase fuel costs, warns Exide Technologies. ...

November 16, 2017
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Are You Ready For AGM?

|Date: October 30, 2017

Are You Ready For AGM?

Ecobat Battery Technologies (EBT) considers the long-awaited move towards AGM batteries. ...

Ecobat Battery Technologies (EBT) considers the long-awaited move towards AGM batteries. ...

October 30, 2017
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Battery Testing a Routine Procedure

|Date: October 13, 2017

Battery Testing a Routine Procedure

Based on the results of a market research survey looking at the levels of battery maintenance carried out ...

Based on the results of a market research survey looking at the levels of battery maintenance carried out by independent garages, Rotronics sets out why battery testing needs to become a routine proce ...

October 13, 2017
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Equalisation Charge for a Hybrid

|Date: August 30, 2017

Equalisation Charge for a Hybrid

In this case study, Steve Carter describes a problem he encountered on a Prius. ...

In this case study, Steve Carter describes a problem he encountered on a Prius. ...

August 30, 2017
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Is Leaking Coolant to Blame?

|Date: April 26, 2017

Is Leaking Coolant to Blame?

Dally Singh, Tech Manager, Autoelectro, urges technicians to avoid a fitting error that leads engine cool ...

Dally Singh, Tech Manager, Autoelectro, urges technicians to avoid a fitting error that leads engine coolant to cause alternator drive belt slip. The issue affects Minis with 1.4 and 1.6 petrol engine ...

April 26, 2017
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“Is the S-Class Still Top of the Class?”

|Date: April 24, 2017

“Is the S-Class Still Top of the Class?”

The Mercedes S-Class plug-in hybrid: an industry leader or simply a technical ‘stop-gap’? Jonathan Sampso ...

The Mercedes S-Class plug-in hybrid: an industry leader or simply a technical ‘stop-gap’? Jonathan Sampson, MD at AutoMate, gives his verdict. For more than 40 years now, the phrase 'S-Class' has come ...

April 24, 2017
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