With this year being Mitchell 1’s 100th anniversary and being inspired by the essence of “Flashback Friday,” we are bringing back Factoid Friday, a guessing game that blends a twist of trivia with an interactive component and features pieces of iconic automotive history from Mitchell 1. To keep things interesting, we even offer a prize!
Community trends available in 1Search Plus: When you use 1Search Plus, you will now find relevant community trends returned on the search results screen.
We are excited to announce our Attitude of Gratitude sweepstakes winner for the month of September!
What are some of the other transmission-related items that should periodically be inspected to help avoid breakdown? The list is long, but here are a few important ones to consider:
When you’re driving along and get a message on your dash saying “Service Brake System”, it’s pretty generic. SureTrack community member eagletireman1 had a Ford Fusion in their shop with this message and also found stored code C109E, but changing the obvious part did not fix the problem. They posed the question to the community, and with the help of fellow community member jhirz and others, they were able to resolve the issue quickly.
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Mitchell 1 developed a text messaging feature for Manager SE, so you can get answers from your customers faster. This new module is called MessageCenter. Here are the key features.
Here’s another case of a customer complaining that their car won’t start, but it’s actually because the battery is below the required voltage. In this case the battery wasn’t faulty so it’s either not being charged properly or something is draining it. Follow this Real Fix to see how a parasitic draw was tracked down and repaired on this Mercedes-Benz C300.
ProDemand has a new look! Each week we will be touching on one of the new 18 cards in ProDemand’s 1Search Plus. This week we’ll go over the Real Fixes card.
You would think a malfunctioning park light would be an easy fix, but not if someone else got there first and installed the wrong part. SureTrack community member LCAR had a Lincoln MKZ where the left park light didn’t work. They posed the question to the community, and with their help were able to resolve the issue. And the fix reinforces the importance of installing the correct electronic parts on today’s vehicles.
