Solution Manual For Automotive Technology, A Systems Approach, 4th Canadian Edition by Erjavec

Instructor’s Manual
to accompany




Michel Melkert, Fanshaw College



Complete Sections Solutions Manual
are included (Section 1 to 9)



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, Table of Contents
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Section5n1:5nAutomotive5nTechnology............................................................................... 1-1
Section5n2:5nEngines. ......................................................................................................... 2-1
Section5n3:5nElectricity ...................................................................................................... 3-1
Section5n4:5nEngine5nPerformance ..................................................................................... 4-1
Section5n5:5nManual5nTransmissions5nand5nTransaxles ....................................................... 5-1
Section5n6:5nAutomatic5nTransmissions5nand5nTransaxles .................................................. 6-1
Section5n7:5nSuspension5nand5nSteering5nSystems .............................................................. 7-1
Section5n8:5nBrakes............................................................................................................ 8-1
Section5n9:5nPassenger5nComfort ....................................................................................... 9-1

, Automotive5nTechnology:5nA5nSystems5nApproach,5n
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CHAPTER 1 5n



Careers in the Automotive Industry
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CHAPTER5nOVERVIEW
This5nchapter5nexamines5nthe5nautomotive5nindustry5ntoday5nand5npoints5nout5nthe5nchanges5nthat5nare5no
ccurring.5nProfessional5nservice5nprovided5nby5na5nproperly5ntrained5ntechnician5nis5ncritical5nbecause5n
of5nthe5ntechnology5nused5nin5ntoday’s5nvehicles.5nA5ndetailed5ndescription5nis5ngiven5nof5nwhat5nit5nta
kes5nto5nbe5na5nprofessional5ntechnician.5nIncluded5nare5ndescriptions5nof5ncareer5nopportunities,5njob5
nclassifications,5nand5nthe5nvarious5nautomotive5neducation5nprograms5nthat5nare5navailable5nin5nCana

da.5nAutomotive5nService5nTechnician5nInterprovincial5nStandards5nand5nASE5ncertification5nrequire
ments5nare5nalso5nprovided.


LEARNING5nOUTCOMES
• Describe5nthe5nreasons5nwhy5ntoday’s5nautomotive5nindustry5nis5nconsidered5na5nglobal5nindustry.
• Explain5nhow5ncomputer5ntechnology5nhas5nchanged5nthe5nway5nvehicles5nare5nbuilt5nand5nserviced.
• Explain5nwhy5nthe5nneed5nfor5nqualified5nautomotive5ntechnicians5nis5nincreasing.
• Describe5nthe5nmajor5ntypes5nof5nbusinesses5nthat5nemploy5nautomotive5ntechnicians.
• List5nsome5nof5nthe5nmany5njob5nopportunities5navailable5nto5npeople5nwith5na5nbackground5nin5na
utomotive5ntechnology.
• Describe5nthe5ndifferent5nways5na5nstudent5ncan5ngain5nwork5nexperience5nwhile5nattending5nclasses.
• Describe5nthe5nrequirements5nfor5nRed5nSeal5ncertification5nof5nautomotive5ntechnicians.


INSTRUCTIONAL5nOUTLINE5nWITH5nTEACHING5nHINTS
I. Servicing5nToday’s5nVehicles
A. The5nImportance5nof5nAutomotive5nTechnicians
B. The5nNeed5nfor5nQuality5nService
C. The5nNeed5nfor5nOngoing5nService
1. Warranties
2. Increased5nVehicle5nAge
Hint:5nDiscuss5nthe5nneed5nfor5nrepairs5nas5ncars5nbecome5nolder5nand5nwhat5nopportunitie
s5nthis5nneed5npresents5nto5na5nqualified5ntechnician.
D. Career5nOpportunities
1. Dealerships
2. Independent5nService5nShops
3. Franchise5nRepair5nShop
4. Store-Associated5 n Shops
5. Fleet5nService5nand5nMaintenance
Hint:5nDiscuss5ncareer5nopportunities5nin5nall5nareas5nof5nautomotive5nservice.
II. Job5nClassifications
A. Service5nTechnician


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, Automotive5nTechnology:5nA5nSystems5nApproach,5n
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B. Shop5nForeman
C. Service5nAdviser
D. Service5nManager
E. Service5nDirector
F. Parts5nCounterperson
G. Parts5nManager
Hint:5nDiscuss5nthe5nvarious5nautomotive5nshop5npositions5nand5nhow5nthey5neach5nrelate5nto5nthe5n
technicians.
III. Related5nCareer5nOpportunities
A. Parts5nDistribution
B. Marketing5nand5nSales
C. Other5nOpportunities
IV. Training5nfor5na5nCareer5nin5nAutomotive5nService
A. Student5nWork5nExperience
1. Job5nShadowing5nProgram
2. Mentoring5nProgram
3. Cooperative5nEducation
4. Part-Time5nEmployment
B. Canada’s5nAutomotive5nApprenticeship5nProgram
C. The5nNeed5nfor5nContinuous5nLearning
V. ASE5nCertification
Hint:5nIntroduce5nthe5nvarious5nprograms5nin5nyour5narea5nthat5nare5navailable5nto5nstudents.


WHAT5nARE5nCOMMON5nSTUDENT5nMISCONCEPTIONS5nAN
D5nSTUMBLING5nBLOCKS?
• Without5nexperience,5nstudents5nwill5nstruggle5nwith5nunderstanding5nhow5nan5nautomotive5nshop5nfunctions.
• Possibly5nhave5na5nshop5nowner5nvisit5nthe5nclass5nor5narrange5nto5ntake5nthe5nstudents5nto5nobserve5na5n
shop5nduring5noperating5nhours.
• To5nhelp5nstudents5nunderstand5na5nshop’s5ndifferent5njob5nclassifications,5nplace5nvarious5nstudents5nas5
nthe5nshop5nforeman5nor5nservice5nwriter5nand5nhave5nthem5narrange5nthe5n“workload”5nfor5nthe5nday’s5n

shop5nactivities.
• Have5nthe5nstudents5nrefer5nto5nthe5njob5nclassification5nsection5nof5nthe5nchapter5nas5na5nreferenc
e5nfor5nthese5nassignments.5nRefer5nto5npages5n8-125nof5nChapter5n15nfor5nreference.


SHOP5nACTIVITIES5nAND5nCASE5nSTUDIES
Here5nare5nsome5nactivities5nyou5ncan5nreview5nin-
class5nas5na5ngroup,5nor5nask5nstudents5nto5ncomplete5nindividually5nor5nin5npairs:

1. Research5na5nvehicle5nof5nyour5nchoice.5nVisit5nthe5nmanufacturer5nor5ndealership5nwebsite.5nMake5na5n
list5nof5nall5nof5nthe5nsystems5nin5nthat5nvehicle5nthat5nare5ncontrolled5nby5nelectronics.5nIf5nyou5nare5nuns
ure5nof5nsystem,5ninclude5nits5nname5non5nthe5nlist5nand5ntalk5nto5nyour5ninstructor5nabout5nit.




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