Mercedes-Benz seat belts already have a feature that adjusts the tension of the belt after it’s buckled, using motors in the B- and C-pillars. The boffins in Stuttgart have improved on that by turning to their attentions to the buckle, giving it two new functions.

When you enter the vehicle, the buckle extends by 70 mmm (2.75 inches) and it illuminates to help you locate it and insert the tongue. Once the seat belt has been fastened, it retracts again to provide the proper tension around the thorax and lower pelvis.

Mercedes says the innovation will appear in its cars soon, and if we placing bets, we’d say the 2013 S-Class is a perfect candidate. There are more photos in the gallery and a press release with more info on the tech after the jump.

There are several reasons to choose the auto transport company to ship your car while driving from one place to another, it is almost impossible at times. If you have a car and want to leave your current goal to send his new home, you can use a vehicle for providing services. Sometimes you can not use the car of a foreign country to another, or in this case we can imagine moving your own car to move. Your car may be in the new home and need as soon as possible, so if you have a car transporter to talk with your car transported from A to B

When searching for a car company or automatic send a brief survey, you can save huge problems in the long term. All car companies and car shipping to the needs of the Department of Transportation to register a point and the number of assets or MC.

Before transporting your vehicle to a country or a city or abroad, check your vehicle properly. Check your car mileage, no dents or scrapes and scratches, no cracks or other defects in the glass of the vehicle. Considering the damage the paper and give copies to the company. Please take photos of the car before moving the vehicle. A bill before your car shipping by truck, where everything is the record of damage stated in the car. Trucking companies also offer insurance for your car, as if damages to vehicles, while on the way, they can claim. What to do before transporting your car is empty all their belongings in the car. To disable the alarm on the car.

Auto transport company, door to door and terminal to terminal, vehicle delivery service open or closed. Delivery of your vehicle by a closed truck is more expensive compared to the open trucks. If the customer pick-up you choose, you must be willing to damage the car was because exposure to certain elements such as heat, sun, rain, snow, etc. If customers face delivery of luxury cars would be better if selected as the delivery vehicle has not closed its vehicles by other factors such as heat, sun, rain, snow, etc affected

To meet human needs and many orders of large transport companies at one time, hundreds of trucks that many cars with automatic transmission is completed, the responsibility of the vehicle, insurance and transport property

It isn’t a difficult thing to check the automatic transmission fluid. This regular check should be done every month.

When you drive your vehicle and the car starts to have shifts roughly, then you’ll also need to check the fluid.

The roughness may be caused by a low fluid problem. This can happen due to a leak or it’s contaminated with dirt.

In order to check properly you need to move your vehicle to a level parking surface.

By doing this you may get a more accurate reading in order to avoid it from overfilling. After you park the car, don’t stop the engine, keep it running.

It’s necessary to take the reading while the engine is still hot to guarantee an accurate reading.

Now, you may open your owner’s manual if you have no idea about the location of the dipstick.

Finding an automatic transmission oil dipstick isn’t as easy as the oil dipstick.

The dipstick is usually marked with brightly colors like a red or yellow covering.

You’ll likely find instructions in the manual that also tell you to keep the engine running while performing the checks.

You should wear safety goggles before working under the hood. By wearing such goggles you’ll prevent your eyes from any debris that may harm them. They also protect you from flying debris hitting your face.

Prepare a flashlight to help your sight when looking into the engine for finding dipstick location. When the engine is warm, remove the dipstick and wipe it clean.

Put back the dipstick, remove again, and read the fluid level. By doing this you’ll get a better reading. There are two markings on the dipstick, they are “warm” and “cold”.

Because we take the reading when the engine is still warm, then you should observe the markings for the “warm” readings.

If your reading says that the fluid is not full, then you should add a little bit at a time and check again by using the dipstick.

Repeat this step until the fluid reaches the optimum level. You don’t want to overfill the ATF so make sure you add a little bit at a time.

You need to observe the color of the fluid. ATF fluid should has a pinkish to red color. If you find the fluid is brown, then you need to call a mechanic to evaluate the engine.

In order to add the fluid properly, use a long necked funnel and add the fluid through the hole where the dipstick is put in.

Once again I should remind you, fill a little bit at a time, you don’t want to overfill it.

Put back the dipstick, wait for a few moments, and then remove the dipstick again, wipe it down, put it back and pull again. Now you may read the new fluid measurements.

There are several types of cars especially the new ones that do not require you to replace the fluid.

But some cars require you to flush the fluid and replace it in every 24,000 miles.

You should confirm this by reading your owner’s manual to obtain the specifics information.

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Photo by saebaryo I’m pretty sure those of you who own a Camry must have been quite satisfied with lots of benefits and durability that this car gives.

But in order to keep enjoying those advantages, you must perform a regular maintenance on your ride.

Without a regular maintenance it’s more likely that you’ll spend more money in the future to repair and fix the damages.

One of the regular maintenance procedures is changing the automatic transmission fluid (ATF).

The shortcut to do this is of course by relying on a professional mechanic to handle the job.

But if you decide to extend your knowledge, save money, and gain the satisfaction of doing the replacement by yourself, then let’s get your hand dirty.

You’ll be needing proper tools and the courage to do this, so get ready.

Below are the steps that show you how to change automatic transmission fluid in your Camry:

First you need to drain the old fluid out from the fluid pan. To do this you should first clean the outward of the pan and its surrounding areas. By doing this you’ll prevent the pan from dirt contamination.

Now, remove the dipstick that’s located in the filler tube and replace it with a funnel. Place a drain pan under the fluid pan. This pan is used for catching the draining fluid that will flow out.

Once everything is set into place, you may use a socket wrench to remove the drain plug of the fluid pan. Put the plug on a safe and clean and take time to let the old fluid drain.

Remove the fluid pan from your Camry. In order to do this, the two bolts need to be loosen in a diagonal fashion.

Because there are bolts with different sizes, so you should pay attention the places which every bolt should go.

You should prepare to catch the pan before you completely remove the two remaining bolts. You may catch the pan by holding it.

The pan often still contains some fluid in it, so you should be very careful when detach it from your car to avoid any fluid from spilling.

Put the pan aside on a clean place.

Now it’s time to disassemble other transmission parts. You need to disconnect the wires of the valve body in order to detach it.

You should also take off the retaining bolts of the strainer. Once again you need to pay attention on which each bolt should go.

Now, you need to remove any debris that still remain on the valve body and throw away throw gasket.

You should take an extra caution when doing this step because the valve body usually still contains some amounts of fluid that may drain out.

There’s a magnet that’s located at the bottom of the fluid pan, you may want to clean it.

You should remove all the magnets. There are metal shavings that are attached to the magnets, you need to clean them.

If the fluid pan still contains fluid then it needs to be drained. Wipe off any excess fluid by using a clean rug.

If the gasket is already too old, consider to replace it. In order to clean the transmission better, you need to scrape off more material from it.

Air dry the fluid pan, once the remaining fluid is completely drained out and cleaned.

Now it’s time to reassemble every components that are previously detached.

Photo by rastrus Attach the parts back into its original assembly and replace any parts that need to be replaced like the gasket’s magnets.

When all the assembly is completed, the transmission is now ready to be filled with a new supply of automatic transmission fluid (ATF).

Add the new supply of automatic transmission fluid using the dipstick tube. Observe your Camry’s manual to find out the proper amount and the recommended fluid.

The dipstick usually has a mark that tells the optimum level which the fluid should be filled up to.

Alright, now you have successfully changed the automatic transmission fluid of your beloved Camry. Try to start the engine and let it remains idle for several minutes.

Check your dipstick and make sure the fluid is still within the recommended level. If it’s not, add more fluid.

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If you are the owner of a recent manufactured car, you usually won’t experience any trouble playing iPod through your car radio. Mid level factory fitted car stereos are usually equipped with iPod dock.

This enables you to control the iPod through audio functions on the car radio like enabling track selection and shifting to the next track.

Certain models are able to retrieve the details data of a song like track name and info. They the display the information on the radio display.

If your car is fully integrated with iPod you may not need to take your hands off the steering wheel for changing tracks.

Because there are buttons on the steering wheel that are provided for your convenience. You may use them to control the iPod.

But if you are the owner of and older car, you too have several options to enjoy iPod using your car’s audio system.

Play iPod Through a Cassette Deck

It’s a rare sight to find cars with tape players these days. But believe it or not it’s one of the easiest way to listen to music from your iPod. All you need is an iPod cassette adapter.
What it basically does is injecting the audio signal from iPod into a dummy cassette. So the tape player reads the signal as if an ordinary cassette tape were being played.

However the quality this iPod cassette produces is pretty average. But in our opinion it’s a fair deal due to its affordable price and practicality. Most of these tape adapters don’t require any batteries in order to operate.

Car Cassette Adapter For Apple iPod

Play iPod using FM Transmitter

You can listen to music from your car’s audio system that captures the signal generated by a small FM transmitter.

This FM transmitter is plugged into your iPod and behave like a small FM radio station inside your car. It constantly shoots ultra-short FM radio signal that can be captured by your car radio.

Most cars, old and new are equipped with car audio systems that have a FM radio. So this FM transmitter can work nearly universally on each car that is equipped with a car stereo.

The nice thing about this gadget is wireless. Especially if you don’t like to be annoyed by all the wires. It’s also a good solution if you drive a rental car that isn’t equipped with aux jack or iPod jack.

You need to set the FM transmitter to a blank spot on the dial. When driving on long journeys you should be aware that a blank position of the FM dial in one area, city, or place may be filled in another.

If this happens, you’ll experience an interference on playback like music from the local station overlaps with the music from the iPod. So this gadget perhaps is more suited for local journeys.

Scosche FMDT1 Shifter Style Digital FM Transmitter with USB Port

Griffin RoadTrip FM Transmitter for iPhone and iPod (Black)

iTrip for iPod & iPhone

Connect Your iPod Using an Auxiliary Input Jack

Some car radios are equipped with an auxiliary input. This can be an input brought out to the wiring harness at the back of the stereo or a 3.5mm jack on the front panel.

In the first case, You need to find a way to bring the lead out without it getting in the way too much. This situation is similar to the aux input of a hi-fi system and you can use a similar way to patch in an iPod.

Now, if your stereo provides a 3.5mm input socket, all you need is a normal 3.5mm jack to jack lead. That’s all.

Due to its nature, this auxiliary input jack is immune from interference problems of the FM signals and gives you an excellent audio quality.

3.5MM JACK CAR AUDIO AUX AUXILIARY CABLE FOR IPOD TOUCH

InCarCables Car Stereo Ipod/mp3 Auxiliary Aux-in Input Cable 3.5mm (4ft)

Play iPod Through a Bluetooth A2DP Connection

IPod is able to stream audio wirelessly to a car stereo using Bluetooth. You may use an adaptor that’s plugged into the iPod.

However, in order to work you need to make sure that your car is equipped with Bluetooth interface and supports A2DP ( Advanced Audio Distribution Profile ). Your car radio must also have the regular handsfree support for mobile phones.

It would be a good advantage if your car also supports AVRCP (Audio Video Remote Control Profile). This feature enables you to switch tracks using forward and back buttons of your car radio.

Earlier iPods can also use Bluetooth connectivity by adding devices like Griffin’s Bluetrip or other similar tools. However, A2DP support in your car radio is a must have for these devices to work.

Sony Bluetooth Wireless Transmitter for iPod (White)

Motorola D650 Bluetooth Stereo Headset Adapter for iPod

JVC AAT100BT In-Vehicle Bluetooth iPod Wireless Transmitter

Here’s a quick conclusion on Different Ways of Connecting your iPod to a Car Radio.

Car Radio with iPod connector

It has integrated track selection capability and offers the best convenience and result

Cassette Adapter

It’s one of the most affordable solution, needs no batteries, no installation required. The only drawback is it produces average sound quality.

FM Transmitter

It offers “Universal connectivity”, almost all car stereos on the planet have the ability to capture FM radio signals. However, you may need extra batteries and it’s vulnerable to interference.

Aux Input Jack

Perhaps it’s the cheapest solution if it’s already provided by the car radio. It generates excellent sound quality.

Bluetooth

It offers the best sound quality among other wireless connections. You are able to control track selection from the radio car buttons.

IPod is a better choice over tapes and CD. Because it has the ability to store a much larger amount of music, without any need to change the media.

But one thing to consider is the way you interact with the iPod itself while driving. Because anything that can distract your focus from the road should be highly avoided.

So in our opinion Bluetooth with AVCRP and iPod dock are better options to enjoy iPod while driving. Because you can control the music selection and options without having to sacrifice your attention from the road.

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Something to get excited when a new pop idol singer driving a car worth $ 200,000.I’m sure, in the age of Justin Bieber is certainly knew about autoparts.

How awesome is Justin Bieber’s life? He causes riots wherever he goes, he gets kissed by Rihanna and, oh yes, he drives a $ 200,000 car, although he is not old enough to drive yet.

Check out the 15-year-old “One Less Lonely Girl” singer looking for all sorts of swagger-iffic behind the wheel of his Ferrari F430, which he left his hotel in Miami Beach on Sunday. Can you imagine a more magnificent or appropriate vision?

You go, little man. You go and you do not ever stop.