Oct 14, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog

AO 180 - Automotive Co-Op 3


Credit Hours: 1

This co-op work experience will provide opportunities to apply the knowledge and practice the skills that were gained in AO170 and AO200 within a registered automotive repair facility.  Students will log their experiences and receive feedback from their mentors, managers, and instructor.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • perform heater and air conditioning performance tests to determine the effectiveness of these systems;
  • recover and recycle refrigerant from an air conditioning system;
  • remove and install heater system components in modern vehicles;
  • remove and install air conditioning components on modern vehicles;
  • diagnose the cause of a loss of communication with an electronic control unit;
  • monitor inputs on advanced driver assistance systems using a scan tool and other diagnostic equipment;
  • perform road tests to duplicate concerns with advanced driver assistance systems;
  • remove, install, and initialize electronic control units;
  • perform software changes on electronic control units according to technical service bulletins, service actions, and campaigns; and
  • document recommendations for repair and maintenance, estimates of repair, and records of completed repairs.


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