Autodata, the aftermarket’s leading supplier of automotive technical information has revealed the workshop of the future at the very first Automechanika Birmingham.
- 15.06.2016
Audi DTCs for “Please read memory of engine control unit,” or “Load/RPM signal missing from engine control unit” are stored in the memory of the ESP control unit. When ESP regulation is necessary, the system interferes with the engine management system to reduce torque. Before the ESP system activates the brakes, TCS regulation takes place. The engine management system must work flawlessly to ensure proper ESP system operation.
- 14.06.2016
Diesel car owners in the UK could be hit with a new tax in a bid to reduce air pollution, Britain’s Transport Minister, Patrick McLoughlin has suggested.
- 14.06.2016
TRW Aftermarket has added a series of interactive videos, with step-by-step technical tutorials to its free, online technical resource, ‘Tech Corner’. Designed to walk installers through each stage of the repair process, repairers simply log in to watch the videos or download the PDF onto a computer or tablet.
- 14.06.2016
Bridgestone’s new DriveGuard tyre has been crowned as the Auto Express Product of the Year for 2016, just two months after its launch.
- 13.06.2016
Axalta Coating Systems has officially opened its newly expanded European Technology Centre (ETC) in Wuppertal, Germany.
- 13.06.2016
The Hofmann geodyna 8250p wheel balancer offers several unique, time-saving features designed to boost shop productivity.
- 10.06.2016
The 20-th International trade exhibition of automotive parts and car maintenance equipment.
- 10.06.2016
Goodyear claims an industry first with the launch of a new app that focuses on educating the people who buy, sell or fit Goodyear tyres. Named ‘Go Goodyear’, the free app is aimed at smartphone and tablet users and offers a range of features, including fast access to fitment guides, tyre education, interesting videos and product information. In addition, Goodyear intends to keep users engaged through competitions and quirky items such as a ‘Chamber of Horrors’, and articles on futuristic mobility.
- 09.06.2016
This bulletin applies to 2009 Audi A5/S5 models where an engine no-start condition is experienced, despite pressing the clutch pedal. The driver information center permanently shows the message “To start engine press clutch.”
- 09.06.2016
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