Modern vehicles are incorporating evermore electronic components such as electronic motor regulation, chassis, climate control and driver support systems. To ensure that technicians can locate and undertake efficient error checks on the sensors and actuators that may be causing faults to arise in a vehicle’s electrical system, they need to be supplied with all the necessary technical information.
By using a clear graphic form of presentation, TecRMI, the technical service and repair data element of TecAlliance, now provides users with not just circuit diagrams for individual components, but also their location and test values, plus the fuses and relays in their power supply. This development eliminates the time-consuming search process within the vehicle and thus improves workshop efficiency.
After locating the sensor or actuator, which can often be particularly difficult in and around the engine bay, TecRMI provides all the measurement values to aid the diagnosis process. The measurement values include the measurement points and expected values, as well as stating the conditions required to take the measurements.
In place of the standardised representation of plugs and receptacles, the graphic also shows the actual items to make the number of pins in the connections clear and their identification easy. As a result, the components can be quickly and precisely tested for their electrical functions.
The number of fuse and relay sockets in the modern vehicle is constantly increasing, which is why TecRMI is also using a graphic vehicle overview to help technicians easily locate the installation points and pin assignments. These overview graphics also show the entire fuse and relay boxes within the vehicle and provides them with an ‘at-a-glance’ method of finding their location. After locating the corresponding unit, another interactive graphic shows the precise contents of all pin assignment variants over the entire construction period of the vehicle. A “mouse over” effect shows colours, amperage and positions of all fuses and relays. This development means that locating and identification in this segment have never been easier.
The communication of all this new information content, including the circuit diagrams in the electronic package, is supported by a simple ‘click’ on the components and symbols. So after locating a motor component for example, the corresponding circuit diagram can be displayed directly.
The latest TecRMI electronic package opens a new dimension for information provision and provides workshops with an extremely efficient way to access vital technical information.
