Johnson Controls assesses how start-stop technology will effect change in the aftermarket over the next decade.
batteries
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Serve & Protect
PMM has teamed up with Rotronics to deliver some top tips for outwitting the weather this winter and protecting you...
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Changes in the Battery Market
Ecobat explains why garages need to be clued up on changes in the battery market.
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EFB Guidance
There seems an air of mystery about EFB batteries and how to look after them. The reality is that there is no myste...
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The Next Generation
Exide explains why the automotive world is moving on from conventional batteries of old.
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Hybrid Drive System Warning Lamp & MIL Illuminated – Toyota Prius
Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpline, availa...
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Testing Times
The most common cause of vehicle breakdown across Europe remains battery-related, says Ecobat.
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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 today’s co...
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Changing How You Measure Battery Maintenance
Rotronics describes ROBIS, its newly developed web-based dashboard and reporting system, which collects and analyse...
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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 can cause...
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Are You Ready For AGM?
Ecobat Battery Technologies (EBT) considers the long-awaited move towards AGM batteries.
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Battery Testing a Routine Procedure
Based on the results of a market research survey looking at the levels of battery maintenance carried out by indepe...
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Equalisation Charge for a Hybrid
In this case study, Steve Carter describes a problem he encountered on a Prius.
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Is Leaking Coolant to Blame?
Dally Singh, Tech Manager, Autoelectro, urges technicians to avoid a fitting error that leads engine coolant to cau...
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“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 Sampson, MD at A...
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Battery System Check
Rotronics explores the value of introducing a simple and speedy battery system check that can be built in to every...
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Workshop Essentials – Battery Maintenance Data
According to Autodata, the number of vehicles with battery issues doubles in the period between November and Februa...
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Battery management – why wait for winter?
CTEK explains why effective battery management all year round is essential for the well-being of both the battery a...
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – Battery replacement
Steve Carter, Train4Auto Consultancy, explains how to overcome common problems with fitting batteries to ‘smart cha...
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How do you configure replacement batteries?
With the introduction of new CO2 production control systems such as smart charging and Idle Start/Stop (ISS) it is...
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How to fit modern car batteries
Today’s batteries need to be installed correctly or the customer may soon need to return to the garage. Without bat...
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How Carbon Boost technology is further improving battery performance
With claims that it’s new Premium battery will recharge up to 1.5 times faster, Exide looks at how the use of Carbo...
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The role that battery management systems play in modern vehicles
Steve Umney, HELLA’s Electronics Product & Brand Manager, looks at the role of battery/power management in vehicles...
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Spark plugs – the ‘small giant’ of the powertrain
Expert: Tim Howes, Deputy General Manager – Supply Chain & Technical Service, NGK Spark Plugs (UK) When it comes t...
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – Audi A4 battery programming
Author: Tom Johnson,Tecnodiagnostics Procedure: Stop-Start battery programming using the Autocom CDP+ diagnostic t...
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Micro-hybrid batteries: Meet the challenges
Designed to spearhead Yuasa’s ambitious growth plans in the UK and Europe, the 2013 European Car and Light Van rang...
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Battery technologies put to the test
Over the coming months, it’s inevitable that your attention will be drawn to breakdowns and faults caused by batter...
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Stop Start battery technology – Questions & Answers
In the not-so-distant past, and despite the major manufacturers naturally investing in improving the performance of...
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Battery charging and testing – 6 simple steps
During a recent six week winter workshop trial, CTEK research identified that as many as 25% of vehicles arriving i...
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How to replace the battery on modern day vehicles
In modern cars, the battery is much more central to the vehicle’s electrical management system, meaning you can no...
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Start-Stop batteries – diagnostic installation and testing
One of the potential issues with micro-hybrid/Start-Stop vehicles comes in the shape of replacing the battery which...
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Hybrid technologies – battery types
Hybrid vehicles are defined as those with the ability to use two forms of power, which in most cases in the automot...
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Battery charging and conditioning – best practice
During the winter months the car battery is placed under considerable strain. With the colder weather making it har...
