Title: Automotive Technology II (MLR 3-Year Program) (20104-IIA)

Demonstrating Personal Qualities and Abilities
  Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
  Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving.
  Demonstrate initiative and self-direction.
  Demonstrate integrity.
  Demonstrate work ethic.
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Demonstrating Interpersonal Skills
  Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills.
  Demonstrate listening and speaking skills.
  Demonstrate respect for diversity.
  Demonstrate customer service skills.
  Collaborate with team members.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
  Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
  Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
  Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
  Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
Demonstrating Professional Competencies
  Demonstrate big-picture thinking.
  Demonstrate career- and life-management skills.
  Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability.
  Manage time and resources.
  Demonstrate information-literacy skills.
  Demonstrate an understanding of information security.
  Maintain working knowledge of current information-technology (IT) systems.
  Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to a specific occupation.
  Apply mathematical skills to job-specific tasks.
  Demonstrate professionalism.
  Demonstrate reading and writing skills.
  Demonstrate workplace safety.
Examining All Aspects of an Industry
  Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization.
  Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization.
  Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization.
  Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine community issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization.
Exploring Work-Based Learning
  Identify the types of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities.
  (Optional) Reflect on lessons learned during the WBL experience.
  Explore career opportunities related to the WBL experience.
  (Optional) Participate in a WBL experience, when appropriate.
Foundational Tasks: Shop and Personal Safety
  Identify general lab/shop safety rules and procedures.
  Utilize safe procedures for handling tools and equipment.
  Identify and use proper placement of floor jacks and jack stands.
  Identify and use procedures for safe lift operation, ensuring the configuration and weight rating of the lift is appropriate for the vehicle being lifted, including xEVs.
  Use ventilation procedures for working within the lab/shop area.
  Identify marked safety areas.
  Identify the location and the types of fire extinguishers and other fire safety equipment; demonstrate knowledge of the procedures for using fire extinguishers and other fire safety equipment.
  Identify the location and use of eyewash stations.
  Identify posted evacuation routes.
  Comply with the required use of safety glasses, ear protection, gloves, and shoes during lab/shop activities.
  Identify and wear appropriate clothing for lab/shop activities.
  Secure hair and jewelry for lab/shop activities.
  Identify vehicle systems which pose a safety hazard during service, such as supplemental restraint systems (SRS), electronic brake control systems, stop/start systems, and remote start systems.
  Identify vehicle systems which pose a safety hazard during service due to high voltage.
  Locate and demonstrate knowledge of safety data sheets (SDS).
  Demonstrate knowledge of personal protective equipment (PPE) required for use in high-voltage/electric vehicle circuits.
Foundational Tasks: Tools and Equipment
  Identify tools and their use in automotive applications.
  Identify standard and metric measurement systems.
  Demonstrate safe handling and use of tools.
  Demonstrate cleaning, storage, and maintenance of tools and equipment.
  Demonstrate use of precision measuring tools.
  Perform common fastener and thread repair.
Foundational Tasks: Preparing for Vehicle Service
  Identify information needed and the service requested on a repair order.
  Identify purpose and demonstrate use of vehicle protection components such as fender covers, mats, seat and steering wheel covers.
  Perform a vehicle walk-around inspection to identify and document existing vehicle conditions.
  Perform a vehicle multi-point inspection to complete a vehicle inspection report (written and/or electronic).
  Demonstrate use of the three Cs (concern, cause, and correction).
  Create a plan of action for each specific service or diagnostic situation, including placing vehicle in service mode as required.
  Complete work order to include customer information, vehicle identifying information, customer concern, related service history, cause, and correction.
Foundational Tasks: Preparing Vehicle for Customer
  Ensure vehicle is prepared to return to customer per school/company policy.
Foundational Tasks: xEV Vehicle Safety
  Demonstrate knowledge of hazards related to high-voltage systems/electric vehicles.
  Demonstrate knowledge of high-voltage system and component coloring.
  Identify which components and circuits contain high voltage.
  Demonstrate knowledge to assess possible hazards prior to servicing a high-voltage/electric vehicle, including awareness of automatic systems that may operate while the key switch/ignition is off.
  Identify limitations on which systems, components, and circuits of a high-voltage/electric vehicle a technician is capable of safely servicing based on their level of training and qualification.
  Demonstrate knowledge of high-voltage/electric vehicle intake process, inspection, handling, and in-process monitoring for all vehicles including damaged/compromised vehicles.
ENGINE REPAIR: General
  Verify engine mechanical timing.
ENGINE REPAIR: Cylinder Head and Valve Train
  Identify cylinder head and valvetrain components and configurations.
ENGINE REPAIR: Lubrication and Cooling Systems
  Identify causes of engine overheating.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION and TRANSAXLE: General
  Check transmission fluid condition and level on transmission or transaxle not equipped with a dipstick.
  Demonstrate knowledge of transmission/transaxle gear reduction/multiplication operation using driving, driven, and held member (power-flow) principles.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION and TRANSAXLE: In-Vehicle Transmission and Transaxle
  Inspect external manual valve shift linkage, transmission range sensor/switch, and/or park/neutral position switch.
  Drain and replace fluid and filter(s); use fluid type per manufacturer specification.
  Demonstrate knowledge of relearn procedures.
  Inspect, replace and/or align power train mounts.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION and TRANSAXLE: Off-Vehicle Transmission and Transaxle
  Describe the operational characteristics of a continuously variable transmission (CVT).
  Describe the operational characteristics of a hybrid vehicle drive train.
  Describe the operational characteristics of dual-clutch transmission (DCT).
MANUAL DRIVE TRAIN AND AXLES: General
  Drain and refill manual transmission/transaxle; use fluid type per manufacturer specification.
MANUAL DRIVE TRAIN AND AXLES: Drive Shaft, Half Shafts, Universal Joints and Constant-Velocity (CV) Joints (Front, Rear, All and Four-wheel Drive)
  Inspect and/or remove/replace bearings, hubs, and seals.
  Inspect and/or service/replace shafts, yokes, boots, and universal/CV joints.
MANUAL DRIVE TRAIN AND AXLES: Differential and Drive Axles
  Drain and refill differential housing, using fluid type per manufacturer specification.
SUSPENSION AND STEERING: General
  Disable, enable, and handle SRS/airbag system components during vehicle service.
SUSPENSION AND STEERING: Steering Systems
  Drain and replace power-steering system fluid; use fluid type per manufacturer specification.
  Inspect, remove, and/or replace power-steering hoses and fittings.
  Demonstrate knowledge of electric power-steering (EPS) system operation.
SUSPENSION AND STEERING: Suspension Systems
  Inspect and replace rebound/jounce bumpers.
  Inspect suspension system coil springs and spring insulators.
  Inspect torsion bars and mounts.
  Inspect, remove, and/or replace front/rear stabilizer bar (sway bar) bushings, brackets, and links.
  Inspect, remove, and/or replace strut assembly, strut coil spring, insulators, and upper strut bearing mount.
  Inspect components of electronically controlled suspension systems.
SUSPENSION AND STEERING: Related Suspension and Steering Service
  Inspect, remove, and/or replace shock absorbers; inspect mounts and bushings.
  Describe the function of electronically controlled suspension and steering systems and components (i.e., active suspension and stability control).
SUSPENSION AND STEERING: Wheel Alignment
  Describe four-wheel alignment angles (e.g., camber, caster, toe, setback, and thrust angle) and effects on vehicle handling and tire wear.
SUSPENSION AND STEERING: Wheels and Tires
  Perform road force balance/match mounting.
BRAKES: General
  Research the need to place a vehicle in service mode before servicing the brake system.
  Research the need to perform calibration/recalibration, initialization, or relearn procedures as required.
  Describe procedure for performing a road test to check brake system operation, including an anti-lock brake system (ABS).
BRAKES: Hydraulic System
  Describe proper brake pedal height, travel, and feel.
  Check primary cylinder for proper operation.
  Bleed and/or replace fluid in the brake system.
  Identify components of the brake warning light system.
BRAKES: Drum Brakes
  Remove, clean, and inspect brake drum; measure brake drum diameter; determine serviceability.
  Refinish brake drum and measure final drum diameter; compare the measurement with the manufacturer specification.
  Remove, clean, inspect, and/or replace brake shoes, springs, pins, clips, levers, adjusters/self-adjusters, other related brake hardware, and backing support plates; lubricate and reassemble.
  Inspect wheel cylinders for leaks and proper operation; remove and replace as needed.
  Pre-adjust brake shoes and parking brake; install brake drums or drum/hub assemblies and wheel bearings; perform final checks and adjustments.
BRAKES: Disc Brakes
  Remove and clean caliper assembly; inspect it for leaks, damage, and wear.
  Inspect caliper mounting and slides/pins for operation, wear, and damage.
  Remove, inspect, and/or replace brake pads and retaining hardware.
  Lubricate and reinstall caliper, brake pads, and related hardware; seat brake pads against rotor; inspect for leaks.
  Clean and inspect rotor and mounting surface, measure rotor thickness, thickness variation, and lateral runout.
  Remove and reinstall/replace rotor.
  Refinish rotor on vehicle; measure final rotor thickness and compare with specification.
  Refinish rotor off vehicle; measure final rotor thickness and compare with specification.
  Retract and readjust caliper piston on an integrated parking brake system.
  Describe importance of operating vehicle to burnish/break-in replacement brake pads according to manufacturer recommendation.
BRAKES: Power-Assist Units
  Check brake pedal travel with and without engine running to verify power booster operation.
  Identify components of the brake power assist system (vacuum/hydraulic/electric).
BRAKES: Related Systems
  Remove, clean, inspect, repack/replace, and install wheel bearings; remove and install bearing races; replace seals; install hub and adjust bearings.
  Check parking brake system components for wear, binding, and corrosion; clean, lubricate, adjust and/or replace as needed.
BRAKES: Electronic Brake Control Systems: Antilock Brake Systems (ABS), Traction Control Systems (TCS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Systems
  Identify electronic brake control system components and describe function.
  Describe the operation of a regenerative braking system.
ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS: General
  Research the need to perform calibration/recalibration, initialization, or relearn procedures as required.
  Demonstrate knowledge of the causes and effects from shorts, grounds, opens, and resistance problems in electrical/electronic circuits.
  Describe precautions related to the use of test lights.
  Use fused jumper wires to check operation of electrical circuits per service information.
  Use wiring diagrams to trace electrical/electronic circuits.
  Measure key-off battery drain (parasitic draw).
  Inspect and test fusible links, circuit breakers, and fuses.
  Repair and/or replace connectors, terminal ends, and wiring of electrical/electronic systems (including solder repair).
ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS: Starting System (Low Voltage)
  Perform starter current draw test.
  Perform starter-circuit voltage-drop tests.
  Inspect and test starter relays and solenoids.
  Remove and install a starter in a vehicle.
  Inspect and test switches, connectors, and wires of starter control circuits.
  Demonstrate knowledge of an automatic idle-stop/start-stop system that uses a low-voltage starter to restart the engine.
ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS: Charging System (Low Voltage)
  Remove, inspect, and replace generator (alternator).
  Perform charging-circuit voltage-drop tests.
ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS: Body Electrical Systems
  Demonstrate knowledge of vehicle comfort, convenience, access, safety, and related systems operation.
  Remove and reinstall the door panel.
  Describe the operation of keyless-entry/remote-start systems.
  Describe disabling and enabling procedures for SRS; verify indicator lamp operation.
ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS: xEV Systems
  Locate procedures to safely de-energize/disable and energize/enable high-voltage systems.
HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING
  Research vehicle-service information, including refrigerant/oil/fluid type, vehicle service history, service precautions, technical service bulletins, and recalls including xEVs and vehicles equipped with ADAS.
  Identify HVAC components and configurations.
  Retrieve and record on-board diagnostics, DTCs, monitor status, and freeze-frame data; clear codes and data when directed.
  Demonstrate knowledge of the steps of an A/C performance test as recommended by manufacturer.
  Identify abnormal operating noises in the A/C system.
  Inspect A/C system for signs of leaks.Inspect A/C system for signs of leaks.
  Verify heating and A/C concerns.
  Research the need to place a vehicle in service mode before servicing the HVAC system.
HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC): Refrigeration System Components
  Inspect A/C condenser airflow.
  Inspect evaporator housing condensation drain.
HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC): Operating Systems and Related Controls
  Inspect HVAC system ducts, doors, hoses, cabin filters, and outlets.
  Identify the source of HVAC system odors.
HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC): Refrigerant Recovery, Recycling, and Handling
  Demonstrate knowledge of the requirement to recover, recycle, and handle refrigerants using proper equipment and procedures.
ENGINE PERFORMANCE: General
  Demonstrate knowledge of camshaft timing including engines equipped with variable valve timing (VVT) systems.
ENGINE PERFORMANCE: Computerized Controls
  Identify computerized control system components and configurations.
ENGINE PERFORMANCE : Ignition System
  Identify ignition system components and configurations.
  Remove and replace spark plugs; inspect secondary ignition components for wear and damage.
ENGINE PERFORMANCE: Fuel, Air Induction, and Exhaust Systems
  Identify fuel, air induction, and exhaust system components and configurations.
  Replace fuel filter(s) where applicable.
ENGINE PERFORMANCE: Emissions Control Systems
  Identify emission control system components and configurations.
  Inspect, test, and service, and/or replace PCV filter/breather, valve, tubes, orifices, and hoses.
ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION
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