November 5, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
New Jeep Renegade equipped with award-winning HARMAN Uconnect infotain-ment system
Balocco/Karlsbad – September 10, 2014 – The new Jeep Renegade, which celebrates its EMEA launch, will bring state-of-the-art infotainment and connectivity to the world of midsize SUVs. The new Ucon-nect infotainment system by HARMAN that features increased voice recognition capabilities and more realistic navigation will help drivers stay connected to their vehicles and the world around them. It also offers vast entertainment properties incl. DAB tuner, Bluetooth connectivity for streaming audio and iPod compatibility.
-We’re excited that the Jeep Renegade will be the tradition-rich car manufacturer’s third iconic vehicle to feature our innovative Uconnect system,- says Sachin Lawande, President of HARMAN’s Infotainment Division. -Drivers of the Jeep Renegade will have access to an array of easy-to-use features to help them stay connected, informed and focused on driving.-
With a 6.5-inch color touch screen, this state-of-the-art system by HARMAN offers access to the many innovative infotainment features. The platform also delivers faster response and sharper navigation, and offers drivers one-step voice command of navigation and other functions. Drivers can make phone calls, give navigation instructions and play their favorite music by voice control – all without compromising safety. Entering destinations is a -one-shot- action, with the city, street and building number all in one natural sequence. A 3D-terrain model, 3D-cities and 3D-landmarks make navigation more realistic than ever.
Key features include: Total speech control with hands-free calling, voice command + one shot voice recognition Vast entertainment properties incl. AM/FM radio, DAB tuner, streaming audio + iPod compatibility Full feature GPS navigation incl. 3D city models, landmarks + enhanced digital terrain models Useful information tools as for example the compass function, Radio Data System + Traffic Message Channel integration
The Jeep Renegade isn’t the only Chrysler Group vehicle to feature the Uconnect system by HARMAN. Uconnect also powers the Connected Media Center in numerous 2014 Chrysler and FIAT cars, trucks and SUVs, like the Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee, as well as the current Viper sports car.
About HARMAN
HARMAN (www.harman.com) designs, manufactures and markets premier audio, visual, infotainment and integrated control solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets. With leading brands including AKG, Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon and Mark Levinson , the Com-pany is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment sys-tems. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 16,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia and reported sales of $5.3 billion for the twelve months ended June 30, 2014.
For further information please contact:
HARMAN Nicole Mehr Director Corporate Affairs and Communications Europe Becker-Gring-Str. 16 D-76307 Karlsbad
Phone: +49-7248-71-1272 nicole.
Text 100 Robert Zormeier Nymphenburger Str. 168 D-80634 Mnchen
Phone: +49-89-998370-17
2014 HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated. All rights reserved. Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon and Mark Levinson are trademarks of HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated, registered in the United States and/or other countries. AKG is a trademark of AKG Acoustics GmbH, registered in the United States and/or other countries. Features, specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice.
November 1, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
Summary:
When the security is the concern, then the locks should be given much importance. Locks are easy and effective way in order to avoid the burglary and theft. It is therefore; important that the locks should be obtained from some reliable and good source so that the house and automobile safety wouldnt be at risk.
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It is better to understand first that who are automotive locksmiths and what are their peculiarities. Like other types of locksmiths, automotive locksmiths serve the people by providing them the keys of the locks and repair the defected locks of the car or any automobile. This is the most precious service since by virtue of that, people would find relief when they got tense in the environment of insecurity. People are still unaware about the various capabilities and abilities of automotive locksmiths that besides making the new keys, they can perform a lot of jobs.
Many of the incidences could happen in the life of a man when he would need immediate help. For instance; leaving the keys in the car may raise high concerns for security. A person cant leave his car in order to perform his work, since there could be more chances of stealing. Sometimes, by mistake a person leaves his car without carrying his kids with him. At these instances, the automotive locksmith would come promptly in order to resolve the issue.
People can even call to the dealers and manufacturers of the automobiles when they loss the car keys, however; in this way they have to pay more, even two to three times, as compared to the charges taken by automotive locksmiths. Another benefit of asking the services of automotive locksmiths is that they serve quick service and they remain available 24 hours a day. On the other hand the problem in calling the manufacturers is that they couldnt come as earlier as compared to the automotive locksmiths in order to repair the locks and keys.
The automotive locksmiths are provided with specialized and complex instruments with which it is not difficult for them to open the locked doors within minutes. They can make the car keys again and can install the new locks in the automobiles. These vehicle locksmiths are furnished with specialized maps for their effective and quick movement inside the city and the drivers are also well trained to reach at the destiny without wasting time.
The services of vehicle locksmith are also important and precious for those people who have little kids and who dont know how to open or close the car doors. Sometimes they close the doors and get locked inside with the car keys. At that moment in order to avoid any medical emergency, the opening of the car door is much important. Every person couldnt be expert in opening the car doors without the keys and hence at that moment the vehicle locksmiths could furnish marvelous service by opening the locked doors without the car keys.
If anybody desires to get the valuable services of automotive locksmiths of Las Vegas then he should know the real contact details.
November 1, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
Sometimes it pays to have family-level access to a mechanic. I took a trip with my wife and two kids recently (middle of March) to the San Antonio, Texas area (Boerne, specifically) to visit my in-laws down there. We thought we were going to escape the Utah winter for a week, but our luck apparently wouldn’t allow it. Along with the much-needed rain that fell in Texas while we were there, the temperatures dropped to the low 40’s. Those kinds of temperatures in Texas feel like below freezing temperatures in Utah.
During our short trips around the San Antonio area, I noticed that the temperature in the Ford Expedition we were driving seemed to be the same chilling temperature as the outside air. At first I thought my wife’s family was just so averse to Texas’ summer heat that they preferred to stay as cold as they could as long as they could. The short trips around San Antonio were bearable anyway, so I didn’t complain.
Then we took a trip to Houston. After a short while, I noticed that everyone in the car was trying to find ways to get warm. My mother-in-law apologized that the heater hadn’t been working for the previous month or so. When she asked for some gloves to keep her hands warm on the cold steering wheel, I figured it was time to go into troubleshooting mode. I messed with the dials on the console for awhile with no success. Then I opened the owners manual and read for awhile, finding no tips for what to do if your Ford Expedition’s heat fails to work. I finally removed the temperature control dial to see if something was preventing the air from switching to hot from cold. Still nothing obvious stood out. Instead of dismantling the car from the inside out, I decided to call my dad, who is a mechanic.
He told me that the first thing to check when an automobile’s heater isn’t working is the coolant level. For some reason beyond my automotive expertise, if there isn’t enough coolant (water, antifreeze, or a combination of the two) in a car’s cooling system, the heat won’t work. My mother-in-law’s Expedition helped us find that out the hard way. I asked her if she’d had her oil changed recently, and she showed me the sticker that indicated she had. I then asked if, during the oil change, the quick lube worker had checked the fluid levels on her car. She didn’t know for sure what was done to her car during the oil change, so we decided to have a look at our next stop. By that time, we were tired of switching the defrost off each time we were too cold to stand it any longer, then switching it back on when the windshield became too fogged up to see outside the car.
After eating lunch at a Whataburger in some town that’s about the halfway point between San Antonio and Houston, I refilled my soda cup with water, and I poured it into the coolant reservoir on the driver’s side of the car. I tried to access the radiator cap, but apparently the designer’s of the Ford Expedition don’t want people accessing the radiator cap without at least a few handy tools, which is a few more than what I had. After emptying a quart or so of water into the coolant reservoir, I went back into the restaurant to get more. My father-in-law (who had been following behind us in another car), recognizing me as the “Wannabe Mechanic” practicing my automotive skills on a substantial investment of his, asked me what I was doing. I explained what the Online Mechanic had suggested, and he asked me to make sure I was putting in a mixture of half antifreeze / half water, as recommended for most cars.
Since Whataburger doesn’t have a mixture of half antifreeze / half water at its soda refill station, I had to cross the street to a service station and pick some up there. I brought the coolant back to the Whataburger parking lot, emptied it into the coolant reservoir, and watched it drain down into wherever it drains. (I’m guessing it goes into the radiator.) I then cranked up the car and turned on the heat. Voila! We had heat.
If you run into the same problem, I’d suggest you try what I did, except much earlier. Apparently there are lots of people who bring their automobiles into repair shops after having endured significant periods of freezing only to learn that their coolant was low. The simple addition of antifreeze and water could fix the problem.
October 27, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
The auto industry is one of the largest industries in the world. It includes dealers, service shops for repair and body work, parts suppliers, insurance companies and even towing companies just to name a few. All areas of the auto industry share a common interest and that is cars. The interest in the auto industry has done nothing but increase over the years and all areas of the industry are learning to implement new marketing techniques in order to gain their customers attention.
Promotional products have been proven to be very effective marketing tools for businesses within the auto industry. Repair tools, key chains, safety tools, road side kits and many other promotional products that boast the companys name or logo can not only be useful to the consumer but can be very effective in gaining more business for the company. Tow companies often use roadside kits as a promotional part of their marketing campaign and it works. Think about the times of accidents, emergencies or break downs and that feeling of desperation while wondering who you should call. When you reach for the bag in your trunk that supplies your road side safety and emergency supplies and the logo of a towing company is clearly printed with a number for assistance, who else would you call? Many companies offer elaborate kits while others offer simple ones, the effectiveness of the advertising in those situations are not easily compared so there is no real proof that creating a kit complete with jumper cables and hazard signals works any better than one with road flares and a few simple tools.
Insurance companies and parts suppliers can also benefit from this promotional method of advertising. Any event that requires assistance will cause the driver to look for items they already possess in their vehicle to rectify the situation at hand and with those items and the contact information that is the number that will 9 times out of 10 be used.
Branding is another great way to use promotional advertising within the auto industry. When people take great lengths to accessorize or customize their vehicles they often want to show off the brands that they used. By incorporating engraved key chains, branded licensed plates and other accessories that sport the company brand or logo will be a great way to grab the attention of admirers. When consumers see the vehicle looking great and your company brand is located on it you will get the majority of the credit and they of course will come to you for all of their customization needs.
Parts suppliers and service garages often use tools as part of their promotional advertising campaign. This is due to the fact that when a vehicle breaks down or is in need of service or maintenance those tools that are on standby with the company logo on it will often be the reminder for the consumer to contact that company for their parts or service needs. You can use anything from flashlights, tire gauges to multi set tool kits to offer the advertising that you need to get that customer in your door.
October 27, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
Highlights
* The Newest OEM Factory-style GPS Navigation Radio for Ford Ecosport
* Windows CE 6.0 Operation system.
* OSD languages: Multi-National Language supported–English, French, ltalian, Russian, Portuguese, Czech, Turkish, Spanish, German, Polish, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia
* Support saving contacts( name& phone no) locally in Bluetooth mode;
* This unit can also receive the name card information from mobile phone if yours supports to send name card,otherwise,this function is not available)
* Notebook & File Browser(MS Office files readable)
* Copying Files Between USB/SD and Headunit Local buitin Storage
* Support SDHC Card(Max. 32GB!)
* Skin Changeable: Cyan, Orange
* iPOD/iPhone control and Changeable
* Support HDD Drive
Key Features
* 6.5’TFT LCD touch screen, RGB color display,Digital monitor – Resolution:800*480
* Built-in GPS function, Voice guide
* Built-in Bluetooth with A2DP, HandFree set
* Built-in DVD Player, AM/FM Radio,RDS. iPod Ready
* Notebook & File Browser
* Copying Files Between USB/SD and Headunit Local buitin Storage
* USB Jack,SD card slot
* Original factory panel design,original harness and plug compatibility
* Dual Zone Entertainment
* Original steer wheeling compatibility
Ford Ecosport Car GPS Navigation DVD