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FOCUS Batteries
Sharing the
knowledge
Gone are the days when changing a car’s battery took
as long as a kettle to boil, and as no cars are the same,
technicians need to know what they’re doing come batterychange
time. Sometimes even finding a battery is hard
enough, but replacing AGM types requires a thorough
understanding of the work involved.
“While in the past it
was possible to simply
disconnect the terminals
and replace the battery,
perhaps only with the
precaution of ensuring a
supply charge was present,
the latest vehicles present
a far greater challenge.
Uninformed battery
disconnection is likely to
cause a loss of the settings
and the memory functions
of the vehicle’s electronic
parts and the new battery could well need to be registered,
or the direct shift gearbox have to be reset to its factory
settings, in order for the vehicle to start or to placate the
warning lights on the dashboard,” says Shaun Greasley,
commercial director of TecAlliance UK and Ireland.
“The whole process is also far more labour intensive
and sometimes even requires information as to where
the battery is located, as they are often no longer housed
within the engine bay. It is therefore vital that workshops
know the repair time in advance so they can accurately
quote for the job.
Super Hero tie-in gives
Mutlu a boost
Mutlu has joined forces with Warner Bros. to use DC Super Heroes
of Justice League in its new marketing campaign.
“The Justice League characters will be used creatively in a
variety of innovative compositions that will both raise awareness
of the Mutlu Battery brand and its comprehensive range of original
equipment (OE) quality batteries, which are suitable for numerous
applications across multiple sectors,” Mutlu says.
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