Course Description
This class will be a 4 hour introduction to emergency automotive openings. The featured tool kit for this class is the High Tech Super Combo 47 – piece car opening kit. Students will have the ability to purchase the kit in conjunction with the class and use the kit during the hands on portion of the class. Students who have already purchased a kit, no matter the manufacturer, are encouraged to bring their kit with them. Topics covered will include electronic door locks, side air bag precautions, door linkage technology, proper use of air bag and reach tool, jiggler key use, and instruction manual comprehension. |
Objective
Students will use vehicle make and model or vin number information to quickly research specific opening techniques for a target vehicle. |
Classroom Excersize
- Using the methods and tools discussed in class, students will be given the opportunity to open vehicles in the parking lot while in an instructional environment. Instructor(s) will work with students one on one laying out an opening plan for a target vehicle and oversee the successful opening. Students will have the opportunity to use the classroom provided tool kit, their own tool kit or the kit purchased with the class.
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Certifications &
Diplomas
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Key Topics
• Introduction of Instructor(s) and Students
• Inventory of Tools and Equipment
• Inventory of vehicles available for hands-on work
• High Tech Super Combo Door Opening Kit – Demo Kit Displayed
-- Tool construction material
-- Tool Identification
-- Proper Tool Use
-- Tool Grips
-- Reshaping Techniques
• High Tech Super Combo Manual
-- Import and Domestic Manual
-- Manual Index
-- VIN Number Breakdown
-- Reading and Understanding Tool Deployment
• Door Technology
-- Door Linkage
-- Electronic Door Lock
-- Pressure Switch
-- In the Door Air Bag Systems
-- Security Panel and Obstruction Overview
• Alternative Opening Technologies
-- Jiggler Keys
-- Marshall Keys
-- Air Wedge and Reach Tool
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