Title: Automotive Technology II (20104-II)

Demonstrating Personal Qualities and Abilities
  Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
  Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving.
  Demonstrate initiative and self-direction.
  Demonstrate integrity.
  Demonstrate work ethic.
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Demonstrating Interpersonal Skills
  Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills.
  Demonstrate listening and speaking skills.
  Demonstrate respect for diversity.
  Demonstrate customer service skills.
  Collaborate with team members.
Demonstrating Professional Competencies
  Demonstrate big-picture thinking.
  Demonstrate career- and life-management skills.
  Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability.
  Manage time and resources.
  Demonstrate information-literacy skills.
  Demonstrate an understanding of information security.
  Maintain working knowledge of current information-technology (IT) systems.
  Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to a specific occupation.
  Apply mathematical skills to job-specific tasks.
  Demonstrate professionalism.
  Demonstrate reading and writing skills.
  Demonstrate workplace safety.
Examining All Aspects of an Industry
  Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization.
  Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization.
  Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization.
  Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine community issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
  Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
  Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
  Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
  Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
Exploring Work-Based Learning
  Identify the types of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities.
  (Optional) Reflect on lessons learned during the WBL experience.
  Explore career opportunities related to the WBL experience.
  (Optional) Participate in a WBL experience, when appropriate.
Required Supplemental Tasks: Lab and Personal Safety
  Identify general lab safety rules and procedures.
  Utilize safe procedures for handling tools and equipment.
  Identify and use proper placement of floor jacks and jack stands.
  Identify and use proper procedures for safe lift operation.
  Use proper ventilation procedures for working in the lab area.
  Identify marked safety areas.
  Identify the location and the types of fire extinguishers and other fire safety equipment; demonstrate knowledge of the procedures for using fire extinguishers and other fire safety equipment.
  Identify the location and use of eye wash stations.
  Identify the location of posted evacuation routes.
  Comply with the required use of safety glasses, ear protection, gloves, and shoes during lab activities.
  Identify and wear appropriate clothing for lab activities.
  Secure hair and jewelry for lab activities.
  Demonstrate awareness of the safety aspects of supplemental restraint systems (SRS), electronic brake control systems, and hybrid vehicle high-voltage circuits.
  Demonstrate awareness of the safety aspects of high-voltage circuits such as high intensity discharge (HID) lamps, ignition systems, and injection systems.
  Locate and demonstrate knowledge of safety data sheets (SDS).
Required Supplemental Tasks: Preparing Vehicle for Service
  Perform a vehicle walk-around inspection.
  Perform a vehicle multi-point inspection and complete a vehicle inspection report.
  Create a plan of action for each specific service or diagnostic situation.
Engine Repair: General
  Install engine covers using gaskets, seals, and sealers as required.
  Verify engine mechanical timing.
  Verify operation of the instrument panel engine warning indicators.
  Inspect engine assembly for fuel, oil, coolant, and other leaks; determine necessary the action.
  Perform common fastener and thread repair, to include remove broken bolt, restore internal and external threads, and repair internal threads with thread insert.
Engine Repair: Cylinder Head, Block, and Valve Train
  (Optional) Adjust valves (mechanical or hydraulic lifters).
  Identify components of the cylinder head and valve train and their configurations.
  Identify engine block assembly components and configurations.
Engine Repair: Lubrication and Cooling Systems Diagnosis and Repair
  Identify the causes of engine overheating.
  Inspect, remove, and replace the water pump.
Automatic Transmission and Transaxle: In-Vehicle Transmission/Transaxle
  Inspect, adjust, and/or replace the external manual valve shift linkage, the transmission range sensor/switch, and/or the park/neutral position switch.
  Inspect for leakage at the external seals, gaskets, and bushings.
  Inspect, replace, and/or align power train mounts.
  Demonstrate understanding of the relearn procedures.
Automatic Transmission and Transaxle: Off-Vehicle Transmission/Transaxle
  Describe the operational characteristics of a continuously variable transmission (CVT).
  Describe the operational characteristics of a hybrid vehicle drive train.
Manual Drive Train and Axles: Transmission/Transaxle
  Describe the operational characteristics of an electronically controlled manual transmission/transaxle.
Manual Drive Train and Axles: Drive Shaft, Half Shafts, Universal Joints, and Constant-Velocity (CV) Joints (Front, Rear, All, and Four-Wheel Drive)
  Inspect, remove, and/or replace bearings, hubs, and seals.
  Inspect, service, and/or replace shafts, yokes, boots, and universal/constant-velocity (CV) joints.
  Check for leaks at the drive assembly and transfer case seals; check the vents; check fluid level; use proper fluid type per manufacturer specification.
Manual Drive Train and Axles: Differential Case Assembly
  Clean and inspect the differential case; check for leaks; inspect the housing vent.
Suspension and Steering Systems: General
  Disable and enable the SRS.
Suspension and Steering Systems: Wheel Alignment
  Perform a pre-alignment inspection; measure the vehicle ride height.
  Describe alignment angles (camber, caster, and toe).
Brakes: General-Brake Systems Diagnosis
  Identify and interpret brake system concerns; determine the needed action.
Brakes: Electronic Brakes, Traction Control, and Stability Control Systems
  Identify and inspect electronic brake control system components (e.g., anti-lock braking system [ABS], traction control system [TCS], electronic stability control [ESC]); determine the needed action.
  Identify traction control/vehicle stability control system components.
  Describe the operation of a regenerative braking system.
Electrical/Electronic Systems: General
  Research vehicle service information such as fluid type, vehicle service history, service precautions, technical service bulletins, and recalls including vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
  Identify major electrical/electronic system components and configurations.
  Retrieve and record DTCs, OBD monitor status, and freeze-frame data; clear codes and data when directed.
  Demonstrate knowledge of electrical/electronic series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits using the principles of electricity (Ohm’s law).
  Identify lane departure and radar cruise systems.
  Use wiring diagrams to trace electrical/electronic circuits.
  Demonstrate the proper use of a digital multimeter (DMM) when measuring source voltage, voltage drop (including grounds), current flow, and resistance.
  Demonstrate knowledge of the causes and effects from shorts, grounds, opens, and resistance problems in electrical/electronic circuits.
  Check operation of electrical circuits using a test light.
  Use fused jumper wires to check operation of electrical circuits.
  Measure key-off battery drain (parasitic draw).
  Inspect and test fusible links, circuit breakers, and fuses; determine the necessary action.
  Repair and/or replace connectors, terminal ends, and wiring of electrical/electronic systems (including solder repair).
Electrical/Electronic Systems: Battery Service
  Perform a battery state-of-charge test; determine the necessary action.
  Confirm the proper battery capacity, size, type, and application for a vehicle; perform battery capacity and load test; determine the necessary action.
  Maintain or restore electronic memory functions, as recommended by the manufacturer.
  Inspect and clean a battery; fill battery cells; check battery cables, connectors, clamps, and hold-downs.
  Perform a slow/fast battery charge according to manufacturer’s recommendations.
  Jump-start a vehicle using jumper cables and a booster battery or an auxiliary power supply.
  Identify the safety precautions for a high-voltage systems on electric, hybrid-electric, and diesel vehicles.
  Identify electrical/electronic modules, security systems, radios, and other accessories that require reinitialization or code entry after reconnecting vehicle battery.
  Identify hybrid vehicle auxiliary (12V) battery service, repair, and test procedures.
Electrical/Electronic Systems: Starting System
  Perform starter current draw test; determine the necessary action.
  Perform starter circuit voltage drop tests; determine the necessary action.
  Inspect and test starter relays and solenoids; determine the necessary action.
  Remove and install a starter in a vehicle.
  Inspect and test switches, connectors, and wires of starter control circuits; determine the necessary action.
  Demonstrate knowledge of an automatic idle-stop/start-stop system.
Electrical/Electronic Systems: Charging System
  Perform the charging system output test; determine the necessary action.
  Inspect, adjust, and/or replace the generator (alternator) drive belts; check the pulleys and tensioners for wear; check the pulley and belt alignment.
  Remove, inspect, and/or replace the generator (alternator).
  Perform a charging circuit voltage drop tests; determine the necessary action.
Electrical/Electronic Systems: Lighting, Instrument Cluster, Driver Information, and Body Electrical Systems
  Inspect interior and exterior lamps and sockets, including headlights and auxiliary lights (fog lights/driving lights); replace as needed.
  Aim headlights.
  Disable and enable the SRS; verify the indicator lamp operation.
  Remove and reinstall the door panel.
  Describe the operation of the keyless entry/remote-start systems.
  Verify the operation of the instrument panel gauges and warning/indicator lights; reset the maintenance indicators.
  Verify the windshield wiper and washer operation; replace the wiper blades.
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC): General
  Research vehicle service information, including refrigerant/oil/fluid type, vehicle service history, service precautions, technical service bulletins, and recalls including vehicles equipped with ADAS.
  Identify heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) components and configuration.
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC): Refrigeration System Components
  Inspect and replace air conditioning (AC) compressor drive belts, pulleys, and tensioners; visually inspect AC components for signs of leaks; determine the needed action.
  Inspect the AC condenser for airflow restrictions; determine the necessary action.
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC): Heating, Ventilation, and Engine Cooling Systems
  Inspect engine cooling and heater system hoses and pipes; determine the necessary action.
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC): Operating Systems and Related Controls
  Inspect the AC-heater ducts, doors, hoses, cabin filters, and outlets; determine the necessary action.
  Identify the source of HVAC system odors.
  Demonstrate awareness of the need to recover, recycle, and handle refrigerants using proper equipment and procedures.
Engine Performance: General
  Research vehicle service information such as fluid type, vehicle service history, service precautions, technical service bulletins, and recalls including vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).-2
  Perform engine manifold pressure tests (vacuum/boost); determine the needed action.
  Perform a cylinder power balance test; determine needed action.
  Perform a cylinder cranking and running compression tests; determine the needed action.
  Perform a cylinder leakage test; determine the needed action.
  Demonstrate understanding of a proper engine cooling system operation.
  Remove and replace spark plugs; inspect secondary ignition components for wear and damage.
  Demonstrate understanding of camshaft timing including engines equipped with variable valve timing (VVT) systems.
Engine Performance: Computerized Engine Controls
  Identify computerized control system components and configurations.
  Retrieve and record diagnostic trouble codes (DTC), on-board diagnostic (OBD) monitor status, and freeze frame data; clear the codes when applicable.
  Describe the use of the OBD monitors for repair verification.
Engine Performance: Fuel, Air Induction, and Exhaust Systems
  Identify fuel, air induction, ignition, and exhaust system components and configurations.
  Replace fuel filter(s) where applicable.
  Inspect, service, or replace air filters, filter housings, and intake duct work.
  Inspect the integrity of the exhaust manifold, exhaust pipes, muffler(s), catalytic converter(s), resonator(s), tail pipe(s), and heat shields; determine the necessary action.
  Inspect the condition of exhaust system hangers, brackets, clamps, and heat shields; determine necessary action.
  Check and refill diesel exhaust fluid (DEF).
Engine Performance: Emissions Control Systems
  Identify emission control system components and configurations.
  Inspect, test, and service positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) filter/breather, valve, tubes, orifices, and hoses; perform the necessary action.
ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION
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