Top 5 VSP.com articles of the week: Tesla coverage, Mercedes warnings, and a confused PCM
VehicleServicePros' editorial staff is finishing up production on all of our final magazine issues of the year, but as we all know too well, this industry never stops or slows down. Here are the biggest stories on VehicleServicePros.com from this past week.
5. Tech Tip: Mercedes GLC350e High Voltage System Warning Message in Cluster
A Mercedes GLC350e rolls into the shop, and the customer complains that they're getting an intermittent high-voltage warning message on their instrument cluster. The vehicle stops when the warning pops up, but it eventually restarts after waiting. Here's what the technician dealing with this case found when they popped the hood.
4. Snap-on software upgrade features new Tesla coverage
Tesla is still the most dominant EV brand, and with a sizeable lead, its popularity isn't going to disappear anytime soon. It seems like Snap-on's increased Tesla coverage in its recent diagnostic software update was a welcome addition for the people who have to service those vehicles. Take a look at some of the changes and new functions in the update here.
3. Video: GripEdge Tools 62-pc Master RPT Hex & Star Driver Set, No. MHST62S
The Rounding Prevention Technology (RPT) Hex & Star Driver Set includes three varieties of star and long and short profiled drivers among its 62 pieces. In this video, GripEdge covers everything included in this set and explains a little bit more about the RPT design. Watch the video here.
2. Service and Repair Awards announced at AAPEX 2024
AAPEX held its annual Service and Repair Awards during the conference in Vegas earlier this month. The awards went to recipients from Nevada all the way to Maine as AAPEX named the Shop Owner of the Year, Service Advisor of the Year, and Technician of the Year. Check out the winners here.
1. Why this Ford F-150 won't start
Back in August, Motor Age technical editor Brandon Steckler offered up an interesting case study of an F-150 suddenly failing to start after offroading without issue and challenged readers to think through the issue and answer how to best proceed. Here, Steckler explains the best diagnostic pathway to finding the issue and reveals the root of the problem in the F-150. Read the solution here.
