Laguna Niguel Auto Center: February 2017

Thursday, February 23, 2017

How to Spruce Up your Mercedes-Benz This Spring

You give your home a spring cleaning to remove the debris of the winter, why not treat your Mercedes-Benz to the same kind of attention? Most drivers advise that keeping a car, much more a German luxury item, requires more than just making the needed repairs. One has to perform routine maintenance to avoid expensive Mercedes Benz repair Laguna Niguel costs if ever it bugs down.

Follow these simple steps, and your Mercedes-Benz will look as good as new while running safely on the road.

Wash and Wax. Winter salt, snow, and road grime that gets moistened on your car can take a toll on the inside and outside layer of your Mercedes Benz. So when the weather warms up, and the roads are clear again, it is the best way to wash and wax to clear off any residue and bring out the shine back to the paint color.

Clear off the debris. Don't get surprised on the amount of garbage that you will collect inside your Mercedes Benz during winter, not to mention the dirt and salt stains from shoes or boots on winter roads. Springtime is an excellent opportunity to give the inside of your vehicle that so-called " thorough cleaning" to cleanse the grime and clutter brought about by the winter months.

Brush and vacuum. You can also remove the mats carpets and seats and brush or get to work with a vacuum cleaner. These cleaning tools are perfect for those awkward places such as between the seats and center console, and the door pockets.

Thursday, February 16, 2017

How to Spring Clean Your Car

The dawning of spring can inspire us to refresh and renew many things. Our garage, floors, and closets needed that annual spring cleaning! Our Honda cars need it too! This change of season provides an opportunity and a responsibility to tidy up and perform the much-needed maintenance and Honda repair Laguna Niguel our vehicle needs.

Find out some great tips for sprucing up your favorite vehicle from the inside out.

Wash off all the saltI! Because salt eats everything, this is one important thing your Honda car needs each spring! If you reside in a place where you got lots of snow last winter, your car will more likely accumulate salt. Use a pressure washer, brush, and soapy water. This may require an elbow grease, but it will all be worth it.

Clean the Carpet and Upholstery. Spring is always the perfect time to conquer that unseen filth especially if your car's interior has dark upholstery. Take advantage of the warm weather to air your car out for a few days. You can use a specialized leather or upholstery cleaner, or spray your vehicle seat’s cloth part with a mixture of distilled water and soap. You can even use a scrub brush to go over it.

Blast the floor mats. During spring, it is important to remove the mats. Use a pressure washer in dealing with this ickiness that accumulated on them during the colder months.

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Reasons Why Your Mercedes Benz Won’t Start

If your Mercedes Benz doesn't start, you can perform a few troubleshooting to avoid Mercedez Benz repair Laguna Niguel costs. However, before you attempt to fix the issue yourself, a few conditions need to be met first such as:

Your car should have fuel
your Mercedes Benz should spark
it should have electrical power to crank the engine
it's Drive Authorization System should start

You would know that your Mercedes won't start if:

the engine dies after it starts
you hear a clicking noise, but it won't start
your car turns over, but it won't start
the engine clicks, but it won't start
you put the key in the ignition, but it won't start

Reasons why your Mercedes Benz won't start:

Battery. The most obvious reason is that the battery might already be too old. Most vehicle owners would replace the battery only after ten years of use, but the replacement should be considered as early as 6 to 7 years.

If you have a relatively new battery, though, but the engine won't start, trickle charge your battery by using a 12-volt trickle charger.

Fuse and relays. The fuse on your starter circuit, Ignition, EIS, or Fuel Pump should be checked next if the battery is not the issue. Remember that is a particular vehicle system malfunctions, it's the fuse which takes all the brunt and is burned out. Make sure that you replace it with the same ampere fuse like the original one after testing the fuse using a digital multimeter.

Brake Light Switch. If your Mercedes Benz Drive Authorization System won't allow you to start your vehicle, it's more likely that your brake light switch is not working.

Monday, February 6, 2017

Why a Mercedes A or Mercedes B Service is Needed

The type of Mercedes service Laguna Niguel your car gets depend primarily on its age as well as its mileage. Mercedes A and Mercedes B service are both routine maintenance which your vehicle require at certain intervals. The Mercedes service B Laguna Niguel is more comprehensive compared to the Mercedes service A Laguna Niguel, i.e., more checks, inspections, maintenance is performed. The exact components of the service, however, depends on the model of your Mercedes-Benz as well as specific issues or concerns with each model's operation.

Both Are Similar in:

Tire inflation Checks as well as corrections

brake and brake component inspection

internal fluid level checks

oil changes

oil filter changes or replacements

Mercedes B service additionally has other services which are absent in a Mercedes A service:

replacement of cabin dust filters

brake fluid exchanges

parking break checking

thorough engine inspection

inspection of belts and hoses

inspection of exterior and interior lamps

inspection of the vehicle's underbelly

Both Mercedes A and Mercedes B services are conducted based on the Flex Schedule system. It is an internal system built into the Mercedes which monitors the overall performance of your car along with its mileage. It also tells you when it needs to be serviced. Typically, before any of the services is done, the first maintenance occurs when the car has been driven between 5,000 and 6,000 miles. Your Mercedes service Laguna Niguel technician will just inspect and rotate the tires for you. After both services, the driver is notified by the Flex Schedule system of the vehicle's need for Mercedes service A Laguna Niguel when it displays a single wrench icon on the dashboard. This is usually indicative that the car has reached 10,000 miles.