Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair, 1st edition

For courses in Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair

Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair is designed to meet the needs of a beginning or introductory automotive program. Real examples and color images throughout the text show students how to perform the basic duties and skills needed to be an entry-level service technician. Describing the purpose and function of each system, the text explains the parts involved and how they work and shows students how to perform basic visual diagnosis with the end goal of determining if a system is working as designed or if further service or diagnosis is required. Providing a solid understanding of the NATEF tasks for Maintenance and Light Repair, this text has been peer reviewed by automotive instructors and experts in the field to ensure technical accuracy.

Features Halderman’s practical, real-world approach to troubleshooting and repair of automobiles.

• Real world examples throughout the text help illustrate important concepts.
• Real World Fix boxes present students with actual service scenarios and show how the problems were diagnosed and repaired.
• Tech Tips offer real-world advice from ASE-certified master technicians.
• Safety Tips alert students to possible hazards on the job.
• Frequently Asked Questions provide answers to questions often asked by students and beginning service technicians and are based on the author’s own experience. 

Note, Caution, and Warning alerts guide students—through potentially harmful situations.

• Notes provide additional technical information to give students a greater understanding of a specific task.
• Cautions alert students to potential damage to the vehicle that can occur during a specific service procedure.
• Warnings alert students to potential harm that may occur to the technician during a specific service procedure.

Each chapter opens with a list of Objectives—based on specific NATEF tasks.

• Key Terms listed at the beginning of each chapter help students focus on the most important concepts.

Each chapter ends with a Summary, Review Questions, and Quiz—to help students master the material.

• Answers to chapter questions can be found in the Instructor’s Manual.
• Chapter Quizzes at the end of each chapter helps the reader check for mastery of the subject and are all multiple choice–the same format used in the ASE certification tests and. 

Full-color design brings the subject to life and makes studying easier for students.

• The interior design is streamlined to help make studying easier.
• Color photos and line drawings throughout help students visualize and understand technical concepts and procedures.
• Every chapter includes bulleted lists and numbered lists for a clear, easy-to-read presentation. 
• The use of main and sub-headings makes it easier for the instructor and student to grasp the scope of the chapter. 

Full instructor support package—including a Test Bank and lecture slides.

• Instructors Resource Manual: The Ultimate teaching aid! Chapter summaries, key terms, chapter learning objectives, lecture resources, discuss/demonstrate classroom activities, MyAutomotiveKit correlation, and answers to the in text review and quiz questions.
• TestGen: Test generation software and test bank for the text. There are more questions in the Test Bank than in the textbook, allowing the instructor to customize assessment questions to match the course being taught.
• PowerPoint Presentation: Slides include chapter learning objectives, lecture outline of the test, and graphics from the book.
• Image Bank: All of the images and graphs from the textbook to create customized lecture slides.
• NATEF Correlated Task Sheets — for instructors: Downloadable NATEF task sheets for easy customization and development of unique task sheets.
• NATEF Task Sheets — For Students: Study activity manual that correlates NATEF Automobile Standards to chapters and pages numbers in the text. Available to students at a discounted price when packaged with the text.
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