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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Section yq1: yqAutomotive yqTechnology ............................................................................. 1-1
Section yq2: yqEngines. ........................................................................................................ 2-1
Section yq3: yqElectricity ..................................................................................................... 3-1
Section yq4: yqEngine yqPerformance.................................................................................... 4-1
Section yq5: yqManual yqTransmissions yqand yqTransaxles .................................................... 5-1
Section yq6: yqAutomatic yqTransmissions yqand yqTransaxles................................................ 6-1
Section yq7: yqSuspension yqand yqSteering yqSystems............................................................ 7-1
Section yq8: yqBrakes........................................................................................................... 8-1
Section yq9: yqPassenger yqComfort...................................................................................... 9-1

, Automotive yqTechnology: yqA yqSystems yqApproach,
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CHAPTER 1 yq



Careers in the Automotive Industry
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CHAPTER yqOVERVIEW
This yqchapter yqexamines yqthe yqautomotive yqindustry yqtoday yqand yqpoints yqout yqthe yqchanges yqthat
yqare yqoccurring. yqProfessional yqservice yqprovided yqby yqa yqproperly yqtrained yqtechnician yqis yqcritical

yqbecause yqof yqthe yqtechnology yqused yqin yqtoday’s yqvehicles. yqA yqdetailed yqdescription yqis yqgiven

yqof yqwhat yqit yqtakes yqto yqbe yqa yqprofessional yqtechnician. yqIncluded yqare yqdescriptions yqof yqcareer

yqopportunities, yqjob yqclassifications, yqand yqthe yqvarious yqautomotive yqeducation yqprograms yqthat

yqare yqavailable yqin yqCanada. yqAutomotive yqService yqTechnician yqInterprovincial yqStandards yqand

yqASE yqcertification yqrequirements yqare yqalso yqprovided.




LEARNING yqOUTCOMES
• Describe yqthe yqreasons yqwhy yqtoday’s yqautomotive yqindustry yqis yqconsidered yqa yqglobal yqindustry.
• Explain yqhow yqcomputer yqtechnology yqhas yqchanged yqthe yqway yqvehicles yqare yqbuilt yqand yqserviced.
• Explain yqwhy yqthe yqneed yqfor yqqualified yqautomotive yqtechnicians yqis yqincreasing.
• Describe yqthe yqmajor yqtypes yqof yqbusinesses yqthat yqemploy yqautomotive yqtechnicians.
• List yqsome yqof yqthe yqmany yqjob yqopportunities yqavailable yqto yqpeople yqwith yqa yqbackground
yqin yqautomotive yqtechnology.

• Describe yqthe yqdifferent yqways yqa yqstudent yqcan yqgain yqwork yqexperience yqwhile yqattending yqclasses.
• Describe yqthe yqrequirements yqfor yqRed yqSeal yqcertification yqof yqautomotive yqtechnicians.


INSTRUCTIONAL yqOUTLINE yqWITH yqTEACHING yqHINTS
I. Servicing yqToday’s yqVehicles
A. The yqImportance yqof yqAutomotive yqTechnicians
B. The yqNeed yqfor yqQuality yqService
C. The yqNeed yqfor yqOngoing yqService
1. Warranties
2. Increased yqVehicle yqAge
Hint: yqDiscuss yqthe yqneed yqfor yqrepairs yqas yqcars yqbecome yqolder yqand yqwhat
yqopportunities yqthis yqneed yqpresents yqto yqa yqqualified yqtechnician.

D. Career yqOpportunities
1. Dealerships
2. Independent yqService yqShops
3. Franchise yqRepair yqShop
4. Store-Associated yq Shops
5. Fleet yqService yqand yqMaintenance
Hint: yqDiscuss yqcareer yqopportunities yqin yqall yqareas yqof yqautomotive yqservice.
II. Job yqClassifications
A. Service yqTechnician


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B. Shop yqForeman
C. Service yqAdviser
D. Service yqManager
E. Service yqDirector
F. Parts yqCounterperson
G. Parts yqManager
Hint: yqDiscuss yqthe yqvarious yqautomotive yqshop yqpositions yqand yqhow yqthey yqeach yqrelate yqto
yqthe yqtechnicians.

III. Related yqCareer yqOpportunities
A. Parts yqDistribution
B. Marketing yqand yqSales
C. Other yqOpportunities
IV. Training yqfor yqa yqCareer yqin yqAutomotive yqService
A. Student yqWork yqExperience
1. Job yqShadowing yqProgram
2. Mentoring yqProgram
3. Cooperative yqEducation
4. Part-Time yqEmployment
B. Canada’s yqAutomotive yqApprenticeship yqProgram
C. The yqNeed yqfor yqContinuous yqLearning
V. ASE yqCertification
Hint: yqIntroduce yqthe yqvarious yqprograms yqin yqyour yqarea yqthat yqare yqavailable yqto yqstudents.


WHAT yqARE yqCOMMON yqSTUDENT yqMISCONCEPTIONS
yqAND yqSTUMBLING yqBLOCKS?


• Without yqexperience, yqstudents yqwill yqstruggle yqwith yqunderstanding yqhow yqan yqautomotive yqshop
yqfunctions.

• Possibly yqhave yqa yqshop yqowner yqvisit yqthe yqclass yqor yqarrange yqto yqtake yqthe yqstudents yqto
yqobserve yqa yqshop yqduring yqoperating yqhours.

• To yqhelp yqstudents yqunderstand yqa yqshop’s yqdifferent yqjob yqclassifications, yqplace yqvarious yqstudents
yqas yqthe yqshop yqforeman yqor yqservice yqwriter yqand yqhave yqthem yqarrange yqthe yq“workload” yqfor yqthe

yqday’s yqshop yqactivities.

• Have yqthe yqstudents yqrefer yqto yqthe yqjob yqclassification yqsection yqof yqthe yqchapter yqas yqa
yqreference yqfor yqthese yqassignments. yqRefer yqto yqpages yq8-12 yqof yqChapter yq1 yqfor

yqreference.




SHOP yqACTIVITIES yqAND yqCASE yqSTUDIES
Here yqare yqsome yqactivities yqyou yqcan yqreview yqin-class yqas yqa yqgroup, yqor yqask yqstudents yqto yqcomplete
yqindividually yqor yqin yqpairs:



1. Research yqa yqvehicle yqof yqyour yqchoice. yqVisit yqthe yqmanufacturer yqor yqdealership yqwebsite. yqMake
yqa yqlist yqof yqall yqof yqthe yqsystems yqin yqthat yqvehicle yqthat yqare yqcontrolled yqby yqelectronics. yqIf yqyou

yqare yqunsure yqof yqsystem, yqinclude yqits yqname yqon yqthe yqlist yqand yqtalk yqto yqyour yqinstructor yqabout

yqit.




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