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How to Interpret Warning Alerts After Automotive School

Automotive Training Centre

Todays vehicles rely on advanced electronic systems to monitor performance, safety, and efficiency. Common Types of Warning Alerts Modern vehicles have warning lights that indicate everything from minor maintenance reminders to serious system failures. Cross-Check Symptoms: A single warning light may not provide the full picture.

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Understanding Service Bulletins For Auto Mechanic Training: A Hidden Gem in Auto Diagnostics

Automotive Training Centre

Service bulletins, more formally known as Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs), are documents issued by vehicle manufacturers to alert technicians to common issues found in specific makes and models. Unlike recall notices, TSBs typically address non-safety-related defects, from software glitches to persistent check engine light triggers.

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Common Dash Warning Lights

Tomorrow's Technician

In the early days of the automobile, critical engine functions were monitored by gauges. Oil pressure, engine coolant temperature and generator operation were displayed for easy viewing by the driver. But, by the late 1930s, auto manufacturers were making the switch to warning lights. The hard part is knowing them all.

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Your Electronic Throttle Control Light Is On: Now What?

RepairSmith

It’s your electronic throttle control light indicating a fault in the throttle system. In this guide, we’ll explain what triggers the light, how to handle throttle issues, and how to keep your electronic throttle system in top shape. This Article Contains: What is the Electronic Throttle Control Light?

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When Software Updates Fix Mechanical Problems: Automotive Training in the Digital Age

CATI

Why Software Updates Are Becoming the “Wrench” of the Future Modern vehicles rely on dozens of electronic control units (ECUs) that govern everything from engine performance and transmission behaviour to safety systems and infotainment. Electric Steering Glitches: Updated firmware can correct steering stiffness or unresponsiveness.

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Get to Know Your DTCs

Tomorrow's Technician

The New World This is the world of automotive electronics we live in now: What can go wrong will go wrong, at the worst possible time. With all vehicle electronics networked together, diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) are a common occurrence. This allows people to deal with this worst-case scenario with less stress.

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6 Symptoms of a Bad Throttle Body You Should Know (+ the Fix)

RepairSmith

6 Key Symptoms of a Bad Throttle Body Your car may indicate a faulty throttle body through several signs, like engine stalling, increased fuel consumption, etc., In modern cars, the Engine Control Module (ECM) uses the Electronic Throttle Body (ETB) to let in air as the engine idles. as covered below.