MANAGEABLE FOR ANY AUTOMOTIVE WORKSHOP
24 April 2006 - Bosch

Bosch diagnostics help service electronic braking systems

· Workshops have to deal more and more often with ABS, ASR, and ESP

· Modern test equipment is a necessity for effective brake system
diagnosis

· Test equipment expertise from Bosch provides the basis for successful
service

Only a few years ago the ABS antilock braking system was an add-on with an extra price, but in Europe it has now become standard equipment. The ESP Electronic Stability Program is also well on the way to achieving the same status. Vehicles with these systems are therefore being brought into independent workshops more and more often. The mechanic in these workshops must therefore work not only on the mechanical and hydraulic brake systems, but increasingly on the electronics in those systems. To
many technicians, however, the brake electronics, involving digital information transfer via bus systems, new software functions, and networking of the individual systems, appears to be too complicated at first sight.

But with the necessary know-how, a powerful diagnostic apparatus, and comprehensive service information, diagnostic and repair work on electronic brake systems can nowadays be managed without difficulty by any workshop. So that brake repairs can in future remain one of the most important spheres of activity for any independent workshop, Bosch is now offering them everything they need to be successful in this field from a single source: professional diagnostic equipment, the comprehensive
Esitronic workshop software from Bosch, practically oriented training, and spare parts with the same quality as original equipment.

EFFICIENT TEST EQUIPMENT
The functions of the KTS 520/550/650 diagnostic system with the Bosch Esitronic workshop software go far beyond the usual test routines. It is only with the aid of these functions that the mechanic can carry out servicing jobs like changing the brake fluid in ESP systems or the brake lining on the SBC from Mercedes - without a diagnostic system, these jobs cannot be done.

What is unique about the Bosch KTS diagnostic systems are the interactive tests which allow the specialist to test the operation of the brake control system on a brake dynamometer. Using just a few manual operations and test routines he can check the build-up, maintenance, and release of brake pressure wheel for wheel. This gives him a quick general idea of the correct function of sensors and actuators, and of whether the
relationships between the wheel control loops match specifications. The experts at Bosch recommend that these test functions, available in the KTS devices, are used not just when there is a fault, but as a precaution at every inspection. On top of this, the Bosch control unit diagnosis can encode components and can check active sensors - tasks that are no longer possible with conventional test equipment.

REPAIR INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE FROM A SINGLE SOURCE
In addition to diagnostic programs, Bosch Esitronic workshop software also provides the information needed for pinpointed troubleshooting and repair. Circuit diagrams, test values, repair instructions, and guided troubleshooting routines are some of the information that the technician can access here. Basic knowledge about the current electronic brake control systems is conveyed by experienced specialists through beginners'' and advanced courses, both at the Service Training Center in Plochingen,
near Stuttgart, and at selected regional training partners. In particularly difficult cases, the mechanic can refer to the knowledge database that Bosch maintains on the internet, or can get expert advice by calling the technical hotline. OE-quality spare and replacement parts for all aspects of modern brake systems, along with effective sales aids, round out Bosch product program for the independent repair market.

The Bosch Group is a leading global manufacturer of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods, and building technology. In fiscal 2005, some 250,000 associates generated sales of 42 billion euros. Set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as ''Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering,'' the Bosch Group today comprises a manufacturing, sales, and after-sales service network of some 270 subsidiaries and more than 12,000 service centers in over 140
countries.

The special ownership structure of the Bosch Group guarantees its financial independence and entrepreneurial freedom. It makes it possible for the company to undertake significant up-front investments in the safeguarding of its future, as well as to do justice to its social responsibility in a manner reflective of the spirit and will of its
founder. 92 % of the shares of Robert Bosch GmbH are held by the charitable foundation Robert Bosch Stiftung. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG.

Additional information can be accessed at www.bosch.com.

www.bosch-presse.de

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