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Navigating France’s Low Emission Zones: Essential Tips for Drivers

Auto Service World

For compliance you must acquire your Crit’Air for France sticker and learn about your vehicle’s specific requirements. Crit’Air 1 (Purple): The Crit’Air 1 category represented by a purple sticker includes gas vehicles and rechargeable hybrid cars.

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Advancing Active Suspensions

Brake & Front End

Active suspension can react to various chassis and driver inputs to improve vehicle control and comfort. With these three pieces of information, the suspension can “actively” adjust the compression and rebound, and if you throw in other inputs like vehicle speed and even GPS data, the suspension can do so much more.

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Frequently Encountered Toyota Prius Issues

Auto Alternative

It has remained one of the most sought-after hybrid vehicles for quite a while now. The Toyota Prius lineup offers various hybrid options, including the Prius Prime, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Faulty Brakes Recall Another noteworthy entry on the list of common Prius problems is the vehicle’s brakes.

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5 Painful Chevy Blazer 4WD Problems (+Reliable Solutions)

RepairSmith

Here’s what you can do about it: Check the locking hubs: If there’s a problem with engaging or disengaging the locking hubs, your vehicle can’t switch between 4WD and 2WD. Inspect your electrical connections: Damaged wiring or short circuits near the transfer case control module (TCCM) can cause the 4WD fuse to blow.

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5 Painful Chevy Blazer 4WD Problems (+Reliable Solutions)

RepairSmith

Here’s what you can do about it: Check the locking hubs: If there’s a problem with engaging or disengaging the locking hubs, your vehicle can’t switch between 4WD and 2WD. Inspect your electrical connections: Damaged wiring or short circuits near the transfer case control module (TCCM) can cause the 4WD fuse to blow.

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What Coolant Does My Car Need? (+Why Not to Go By Color)

RepairSmith

By the way, even electric vehicles use coolant, but to cool the battery, not the car engine. If you need to change your coolant but don’t know which one to use, here’s what you can do: Check the vehicle handbook first. Older vehicles (possibly from 2001 and prior) will probably use IAT coolant. Do I Need to Top Up?

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A global skills shortage that could see some of the most iconic vehicles in history lost

Lyons Garages

The heritage skills required to maintain these vehicles, which in the past have gone down from one generation to the next, are at risk of being lost. The historic vehicle industry has grown significantly and is now worth more than £5.5billion in the UK, and although staff numbers have risen to 34,900, their average age is 42.

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