Aftermarket September 2022

Above: VARTA recommends checking the battery on a regular basis as part of the service and replace before it fails to ensure maximum fuel economy 24 AFTERMARKET SEPTEMBER 2022 TOP TECHNICIAN AND TOP GARAGE www.toptechnicianonline.co.uk VARTA: SAVE FUEL THROUGH BATTERY CARE Top Technician/Top Garage 2022 sponsor VARTA, is encouraging you to check your customer’s car battery to ensure fuel saving measures work correctly A s fuel prices continue to rise and the cost-of-living crisis takes full effect, drivers will be looking for measures to reduce outgoings and make their vehicles run as efficiently as possible. Saving fuel was and continues to be an important aspect of driving - not only in terms of environmental protection, but also as a benefit in limiting expenditure. Technology helps provide support in the form of the Stop/Start system, which has been long-established standard equipment in modern cars; Nearly all cars with an internal combustion engine produced today have a Stop/Start system on-board, over 98% in fact. A brief history of Stop/Start Today, saving fuel is considered sensible not only for financial but also for ecological reasons. However, when the idea of the automatic Stop/Start system was born, it was rather the oil price crisis of the time that provided the need for fuel saving measures. Toyota invented the first automatic Stop/Start system in the mid-1970s. Volkswagen and Audi introduced their versions of the Stop/Start system in the 1980s. Together with a 5-speed gearbox, aerodynamic bodywork, and electronic fuel consumption indicator, these improvements were intended to significantly reduce fuel consumption. A new generation of Stop/Start systems followed in the 2000s. This sophisticated and robust technology marked the beginning of the Stop/Start success story. Depending on the style of driving, Stop/Start technology can achieve fuel savings of up to 15%. However, the effectiveness of the system Sponsored by: