How to Operate Your Mercedes C240


1. Step into your C240's driver's seat and insert the key into the ignition.
2. Twist the ignition key to the furthest position and hold it there for a couple of seconds until the engine turns over and is idling.
3. Maintain pressure on the brake pedal and press down on the main button that sits at the center of the automatic transmission's shift lever.
4. Slide the gear lever to the 'D,' also known as the 'Drive' gear position, while you keep the button pressed down.
5. Position your hands on the steering wheel at 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock and slowly remove your foot from the brake pedal to allow the car to move forward on its own.
6. Press your other foot down on to the accelerator pedal and gently apply pressure to accelerate the car and achieve your desired speed. Depress the brake pedal to slow the car down and bring it to a stop.
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How to Add Bluetooth to an X5


1. Enter your BMW and initiate the Bluetooth search mode by pushing the button on your dash or your steering wheel marked with a photo of a phone. Scroll through your options until you find one that asks whether you'd like to pair your X5 with your cell phone and click 'OK.'
2. Locate the Bluetooth application on your cell phone and turn it to discovery mode. Doing this allows your phone to search for your vehicle's Bluetooth device. When it is located, your phone will display the name of your vehicle and ask if you'd like to continue pairing the two devices.
3. Enter the password into your phone that appears on your X5's dashboard screen. Wait for your phone to verify the identity of the vehicle and begin downloading your contact list and other cell phone information into the X5's Bluetooth.
4. Test your Bluetooth by making a phone call using the steering wheel controls and voice activation.
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How to Cut Coil Springs on a 1996 Audi A6


1. Place the springs on the ground and position them so that they are upright.
2. Make a mental note of where you will be cutting the springs. Bear in mind, the lengths of the springs will need to be equal at all four corners. You can use each coil in the spring as a unit of measurement -- that is, cutting one coil from each spring, to ensure that the springs are equally cut.
3. Cut a 1/2 of a coil of the spring to start off by using the bolt cutters or your spring cutting tool of choice, Incrementally cut additional portions of the spring coil until you have achieved your desired height.
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How to Use a Clutch Alignment Tool


1. Hold the clutch disc with the center springs facing outward, away from the flywheel. Notice the bevel is on one side of the center of the disc. It is important to make this distinction so the right side of the clutch is facing the flywheel.
2. Insert the clutch alignment tool through the spring side of the clutch disc.
3. Hold the disc spring-side-out against the flywheel and insert the clutch alignment tool into the pilot bearing hole in the flywheel. While holding the clutch alignment tool in the pilot hole, push the clutch disc toward the flywheel so it is flush.
4. Take your hand off the clutch alignment tool and pick up the pressure plate and lay the securing bolts within reach. The disc is heavy and tiring to hold, so making the bolts easy to reach is a good move. The flywheel has two alignment studs that will fit through two corresponding holes in the outer flange of the pressure plate. Center the pressure plate on the flywheel and slowly rotate it until the flywheel studs enter the alignment holes in the pressure plate flange.
5. Install the bolts in the pressure plate loosely. Grab the alignment tool and push it home again. Tighten the securing bolts in the pressure plate using a socket. Tighten the bolts in an 'X' pattern. Withdraw the alignment tool.
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How to Remove the Light Covers from an Audi TT


1. Park the Audi TT and switch off the engine. Sit in the vehicle with both doors closed.
2. Insert the tip of a flathead screwdriver in the front portion of the interior light cover, between the clear plastic cover and the solid plastic lip around it.
3. Pry downward until the light cover comes loose. Pull the light cover down and forward to remove it. Replace the bulb with a bulb designed to fit your Audi TT.
4. Reinstall the light cover by inserting the tab on the back of the cover into the groove on the back side of the light fixture. Press upward on the front of the light cover until it audibly snaps into place.
5. Open the door and verify that the new light bulb works.
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How to Change BMW Brake Pads


Remove the Brake Pads
1. Park your BMW on a level surface.
2. Loosen the wheel lugs on both front tires using a lug wrench.
3. Raise the front using a floor jack and support the car on two jack stands.
4. Finish removing the front tires.
5. Remove the plastic plugs from the two caliper mounting pins on the back of the brake calipers.
6. Unplug the brake lining wear sensor on the right hand side (passenger side) caliper assembly.
7. Unscrew and remove the two caliper mounting pins using an Allen wrench.
8. Remove the caliper strip plate with your hands. The plate is located on the side of the brake caliper facing you.
9. Pull the brake caliper off the disc rotor and caliper mounting bracket. Use a screwdriver to carefully pry the caliper off, if necessary.
10. Remove the outer and inner brake pads from the caliper with your hand. The inner caliper is mounted on the caliper piston with a back spring.
Install the New Brake Pads
11. Clean the caliper and mounting bracket with brake parts cleaner and a shop rag.
12. Remove the lid from the brake master cylinder on the engine compartment and place a couple of shop rags around the bottom of the master cylinder. The rags will catch any fluid spills when you push the brake caliper piston into its cylinder.
13. Re-install the old inner brake pad on the brake caliper piston.
14. Push the caliper piston into the cylinder using a C-clamp. Then remove the inner pad.
15. Apply a light coat of brake grease to the top of the caliper piston surface where it contacts the brake pad. Also, apply a light coat of brake grease to the contact surface between the brake caliper and caliper-mounting bracket.
16. Install the new brake pads on the brake caliper.
17. Mount the brake caliper on the mounting bracket.
18. Install the caliper mounting pins and tighten them with the Allen wrench.
19. Plug the brake lining wear sensor on the right hand side caliper assembly.
20. Install plastic plugs on the two caliper mounting pins.
21. Mount the tires on the wheel assembly and install the wheel lugs. Tighten the lugs with the lug wrench, just enough to push the tire firmly against the wheel hub.
22. Lower the vehicle and finish tightening the wheel lugs.
23. Add new brake fluid to the brake master cylinder. The fluid level should be at the MAX marking on the side of the cylinder fluid container. Then install the cap on the master cylinder.
24. Depress the brake pedal several times to make sure the brake pads contact the brake discs.
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How to Remove a Mercedes 300CE Dash


1. Pop the hood, and remove the negative ('-') battery cable with a wrench.
2. Remove all the screws around the outside and inside of the glove box with a Phillips screwdriver. Pull the glove box out of the dash.
3. Remove the screws around the radio using the screwdriver. Pull off the faceplate. Pull the radio forward, and unhook the wires behind it. Pull the radio completely out of the dash.
4. Open both front doors. Remove all screws on the sides and top of the dash..
5. Pull the dash toward you, and reach behind it to unplug the wiring harness.
6. Lift up on the dash, and slide it out the passenger's side door.
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How to Replace Rear Light Bulbs in an Audi A4


1. Open the trunk of the car. Reach behind the taillight with the broken bulb and locate the carpeted access panel on the back side of the taillight. Open up the panel using your hands.
2. Reach inside to the plastic panel on the back side of the taillight. Squeeze the plastic tabs on the sides of the panel with your hands and pull the panel off of the taillight.
3. Twist out the taillight bulb which you want to remove from the plastic panel. Install a replacement bulb into the panel, also using a twisting motion.
4. Push the plastic panel back into the back side of the taillight until it clicks in place. Close the carpeted panel and shut the trunk.
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How to Buy a Classic BMW


1. Consider a 2002 built before 1974 - you'll get chrome bumpers and round taillights.
2. Seek out the 2002tii for a model that will perform great and hold its value over time.
3. Find a 1600, the predecessor to the 2002. It has a slightly smaller engine but similar performance.
4. Look for a 3.0CSi if you want the ultimate sports touring coupe. Built from 1971 to 1975, these cars are incredibly elegant and fast.
5. Understand that most BMWs have been driven hard. In particular, look for cooling problems - especially cracked and warped cylinder heads - and, of course, rust. Have a qualified BMW mechanic inspect any car you might wish to purchase.
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Mercedes Benz Satellite Radio Installation


1. Set up your ladder next to the back left door of your Mercedes Benz. Climb to the top of the ladder in order to gain safe access to the roof of your Mercedes. Search the roof for a good spot to place your satellite radio antenna. Choose a stable and flat spot with nothing blocking the antenna. Use the adhesive glue on the bottom of the antenna to stick it in place.
2. Open the front left door of your vehicle and choose the spot where you will place your satellite radio mounting stand. You will need to attach it to a flat, level area that does not impede your vision or block any important driving motions. There will be four suction cups on the bottom of the mounting stand, use these to hold the stand in place. Slide the satellite radio receiver unit into the mounting stand.
3. Take the digital audio cable and plug it in to the back of your satellite antenna. Pull this antenna along the side of your roof and drop it through the window molding on the front passenger door. In order to make a space for the cord peel off the molding slightly, push the cord through and then replace the molding. Once inside the cabin tape the cord to the inside roof of your Mercedes and pull it down to the receiver and plug into the area on the back marked antenna in.
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