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BODY Test: Autodata's Battery Disconnect & Reset Information Module

 
Our product test this month is the Autodata’s Battery Disconnect and Reset information module.

On the face of it, battery disconnection is a simple job but modern vehicles boast complicated electrical systems that can be adversely affected simply by not following manufacturers’ set procedures. 

This new module guides users through the correct process to ensure all systems remain intact and in full working order, which in turn avoids the potential stand-off that can occur when a customer’s vehicle is returned with a new electrical fault. Responsibility can rarely be proven one way or the other.

The battery disconnect/reset module is an additional module within the Autodata range of annual information subscriptions that are available on CD-ROM or online via broadband internet. These range from CD Basic (£99 + VAT per annum with 2 updates) through CD1-3 and on to an internet online version (£650 + VAT pa).

New users are called by the Autodata Support Services team to ensure they have accessed the information with ease and to answer any initial operating questions they may have. Subscribers receive two updates per year.

Vehicle Makes include:
Audi
BMW
Citroen
Fiat
Ford
Mercedes-Benz
Peugeot
Renault
Seat
Skoda
Vauxhall/Opel
Volkswagen
Volvo

BODY Test Verdict:

VBRA Area Manager Gerry Braddock tried the online version of CD3, looking specifically at the Battery Disconnect/Reset module. He was extremely impressed saying, “The information on here is superb, very professionally presented, high quality and well laid-out information.

Once you find your way into the system, accessing the information is very quick and easy. Navigating your way round is no problem.

The battery disconnect/reset module contains essential information for many repairers. I particularly liked the way it describes all the re-connection actions that are needed.

On the system I had access to, there were other modules that repairers, particularly those undertaking PAS125, would find invaluable eg wheel alignment, wiring diagrams, air conditioning.