you can disconnect certain electrical components. • You also need to check the OEM procedures for what systems need to be initialized or calibrated after the battery is reconnected. Toyota’s procedure for reconnecting the battery on some Camrys, for example, lists five such systems that need to be initialized.
tance of checking the OEM procedures for every job before you do
something as simple as disconnecting or reconnecting a battery. It’s not as
• The OEM procedures also will tell you what type of test drive (or “drive cycle”) is necessary after a battery has been reconnected. Hopefully, these examples alone are enough to convince you of the impor-
The OEM procedures, like this one, for the 2018 Toyota Camry, list the systems that must be initialized or calibrated after reconnecting the battery. Credit: Toyota
SCC’s New Dean Receives National Award Southeast Community College’s Jon Kisby recently attended the North American Council of Automotive Teachers Conference in Calgary, Alberta. He was recognized as Mitchell 1’s Educator of the Year 2019. “Being chosen for this award has been a great honor,” said Kisby. “I really appreciate the way Mitchell 1 supports technical
education, and the one-year subscription for SCC to use their products will be valuable to our students and instructors. I look forward to putting the same effort into my new position as Dean of Agriculture, Welding and Transportation as I did in my teaching career.” Kisby recently moved into his Dean position after several years as an
SIERRACHEVROLET
instructor in SCC’s General Motors Automotive Service Educational Program. The five-day conference had numerous breakout sessions and activities about auto education, motivating students and what’s in store for the future. For more information, log on to the website at http://www.nacatconference.org/.
SIERRASUBARU
LIKE US ON
FACEBOOK : Autobody News
SIERRAHONDA
• Exceptional Service • Full-time Experienced Wholesale Specialists Ready to Serve You • Genuine OEM Tires
• Wide Delivery Area • Competitive Pricing • Ready to Serve You • Genuine OEM Tires
• Open Saturdays • Serving All of San Gabriel Valley For Over 30 Years • 5 Delivery Trucks • Genuine OEM Tires
721 E. Central Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016 Hours: M-F 7-6 / Sat 7-5
731 E. Central Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016 Hours: M-F 7-6 / Sat 7-5
1450 S. Shamrock Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016 Hours: M-F 7-6 / Sat 7-5
PARTS: FAX:
626.249.0032
626.932.5660
parts@sierracars.com @sierracars.com www.sierrachevy.com siierrachevy.com h
PARTS: FAX:
626.932.5614
626.932.5660
parts@sierracars.com s@sierracars.com www.sierrasubaru.net w.si sierrasubaru.net b t
CHEVROLET 52
simple as the procedure once seemed. And two side notes: Don’t put “R&I battery” on your estimate or invoice if what you are actually doing is just disconnecting and reconnecting one terminal. Doing so could be seen as “work billed but not performed.” Also, have you ever had to buy a battery for a customer because the one in the vehicle died while it was at the shop? If so, avoiding that is another great benefit of performing a pre-repair scan of every vehicle when checking them into your shop. That scan can catch voltage errors that point to a weak battery. You can then inspect the battery, check its date, and maybe sell the customer the new battery they need on ‘day one’ of the repair.
SEPTEMBER 2019 AUTOBODY NEWS / autobodynews.com
SUBARU
PARTS: FAX:
800.320.9065
626.932.5660
parts@sierracars.com s@sierracars.com www.sierrahonda.com .siierrahonda.com h d
HONDA