Title: Research vehicle service information, including fluid type, vehicle service history, service precautions, and technical service bulletins. -2
Course: Automotive Technology I (20104-I) > Section: Automatic Transmission and Transaxle: General

Research should include

- checking related technical service bulletins and manufacturer recalls
- using electronic service information and time-labor guides
- obtaining procedures from service manuals
- using strategy-based diagnostic procedures to collect information, progressing from a general to a more specific focus.

ASE Education Foundation
2017 Maintenance and Light Repair (MLR) Level
II. Automatic Transmission and Transaxle
A. General
Task 1

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are technical service bulletins?
- Why is it preferable to have a complete history of vehicle service?
- What vehicle information is needed prior to conducting research?