ATG offers the Hybrid Vehicle Safety & Service Training Manual. Unlike other Hybrid vehicle training, this class does not go into hours of technical explanation for systems techs might never work on. The premise of this class is that you need to know:
- What systems you can work on
- What systems to leave alone
- How to safely and profitably service these vehicles
Every Hybrid vehicle still has a PCM, and internal combustion engine, hydraulic brakes, and other standard vehicle components and systems that techs can easily work on. This class covers the following service and safety information:
- Driving and operating characteristics (so you know what ‘normal’ operation is)
- Disabling procedures for the high-voltage systems
- Safety information
- Drive-By-Wire throttle controls
- Coil-On-Plug ignition system controls
- Normal engine services (fluids, mechanical repairs)
- Power conversion & inversion
- Dual cooling systems
- Regenerative braking
This information takes the mystery out of these vehicles. All the high-tech classes are interesting, but this information gets these vehicles in and out of the service bay profitably and quickly. Now you can add the following vehicles to your list of profit-centers:
- Chevy Silverado
- GMC Sierra
- Honda Insight
- Honda Civic
- Honda Accord
- Toyota Prius
- Ford Escape
