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Drive safely in the mountains for many skiers, winter holiday again faces the door. Who makes the car on the journey, must be careful. In the mountains, snow chains in the cold year are essential time. What to consider when your purchase is, reveals the vehicle Portal auto.de. Motorists has the choice between the traditional steel snow chains and a textile version at the time of purchase. The tried and tested steel chain recommended for frequent trips in the mountains. They are slightly more expensive and harder to mount on the vehicle (www.auto.de/ Magazine/News/vehicle), keep but for longer and offer a better grip on icy roads.

The purchase is to ensure quality seals such as the TuV – and GS mark. Read more from Home Depot to gain a more clear picture of the situation. It is important that the snow chains are as closely as possible to the tyre. You should be purchased in the correct tire size is therefore essential. Motorists on the side of the tire is the information on the tire size. It is advisable to buy for all four tire chains and in addition to the drive axles with anti-slip helpers provided.

The mounting of the chain is not always easy. Therefore, pulling up before departure should be practiced. Who is a certain routine, spared himself later rush to snowfall and poor visibility. Flashlight and gloves should always be part of the game. The snow chains should be generally only, if the road is completely covered with snow or ice unless a traffic sign calls directly to. Those who disregard this request, which threatens a fine of 20 euros. A driver without snow chains hinders even the traffic that is to be expected with the double sum and points in Flensburg.

Karl Measuring

Fully automated measuring point checks the condition of the tyres the k.-H. Schneider GmbH together with the Waldshut Talamoi ProContour GmbH invested in environmental protection and maximum safety for truck: a fully automated measuring point and the checking of the condition of the tires is available in immediately CLASSIS on the grounds of the Europa-Park medicate on the A5 in Herbolzheim,. Professionals and traffic experts are impressed by functionality, the exact measurement, as well as quick data capture. Every six minutes a tyre bursts on Germany’s roads. Drives almost every truck tires with air pressure is too low and many are on the road with little profile. But checking tyres is time consuming, little comfortable and often only restricted reliably, since the vehicles are constantly in use. The result is a high fuel consumption, an excessive tyre wear, unforeseen downtime due to punctures, as well as in the worst case an accident.

CLASSIS measuring points are based on a multiple patented measuring process and allow for the slow passage of a truck a tire condition testing. In addition to the tire inflation pressure, tread depth, the image of the abrasion and the axle load are measured. “We are convinced of the sustainability of this automatic tyre condition monitoring and therefore offer the first freely accessible measuring station with us,” explains Karl-Heinz Schneider, operator of the Europa-Park medicate in Herbolzheim. The system provides many benefits all involved. So, environment and society benefit from increasing road safety in the traffic and a significantly lower environmental impact of less CO2.

The driver is on the road with more security and looks forward to relaxed controls. Freight forwarders and fleet operators can CLASSIS reduce costs and optimize processes. “And this means an important addition to the range of services for our rest complex”, Karl-Heinz Schneider added. In addition to Herbolzheim are planned for 2011 already 10 more installations throughout Germany, which quickly creates a nationwide network of 90 stations.

AMItec-deal! Kenwood Expands Cooperation With Dresdner Mobilplus GmbH

Partnership between two companies is built from Dresden / Leipzig, 2.4.2009 – the Dresden wholesalers mobilplus draws a positive balance of trade fair appearance to the AMItec Leipzig: with so many interested buyers and qualified contacts we had due to the current economic situation not calculated. “, Thomas Grabner, pleased shareholders mobilplus GmbH. the car dealers and repair garages have discovered the lucrative additional business of mobile communication technology in the vehicle itself.” His Deputy Ronny Holfert added: our exhibition highlights such as the compact and mobile tracking solution, YellowTracker’, which was offered to the test, but also the numerous Brodit mounting solutions were greatly in demand. New customers are from throughout Germany, Austria and the Switzerland. Dennis Lockhart recognizes the significance of this. majority of gained contacts” The strategic partnership between the Japanese manufacturer Kenwood and mobilplus GmbH could be expanded in the B2B area: from now on we are exclusive Kenwood Distributor for all SEMI-OEM navigation solutions, appointed by authorised dealers and European car dealerships. After 1 year construction phase with the development and the testing of a special all-in-one navigation system for the Saab brand, we can now also all other car manufacturers with a complete kit of navigation use. “, Garcia continues.

Background is to deliver customized and ready-made retrofit solutions for navigation and multimedia vehicle dealers. Are included in the package in addition to the mounting accessories and a step by step installation instructions. The mobilplus GmbH is the specialist wholesale specialist for hands-free and navigation systems and Car-HiFi and multimedia in the car. The GmbH was Hesse in Freital in 1996 by Hendrik Scherf and Michael founded and has currently more than 60 employees in wholesale and retail, as well as in the business customer service.