As cars get more and more complicated with computer technology on board, the old school mechanics are going to be a thing of the past. Take the new Mercedes Benz S-class cars. There is more tech built into these machines than any of its predecessors. For this reason, and other reasons. the Mercedes Benz mechanics are going to need a computer tech degree.

The 360-Degree Visibility Camera

A car with a video camera system relies heavily on its computer system and in-dash video screen. As video is captured in real time and channeled into your dash in this particular model, you can see all the way around your vehicle, leaving you with virtually no "blind spots" whatsoever. In the event that this viewing system fails, the mechanic would have to check the connections between the camera viewing system and the on-board dash screen and the viewing system and the computer, into which this system is plugged. Knowledge about how video cameras and how this type of tech works is an absolute must for mechanics.

Night Vision

Cars like the Mercedes S-class now have night vision. This means that you can drive down the darkest roads and always see the animals that are about to jump out in front of your vehicle using the in-dash video screen and the night vision camera built into the front of the vehicle. It is exactly like seeing through a pair of night vision goggles, only it is your car that does the "seeing."  Understanding light reflection and its application in night vision goggles is essential to making any repairs on this kind of tech.

Three-Dimensional Viewing and Road Scanning Systems

Here is yet another example and another reason why these mechanics need a computer technology degree along with a mechanic's degree in auto repair. This particular make and model of car is able to scan the road ahead a good fifty yards, project 3D images of the road onto the dash, and then auto-adjust the entire body of the vehicle to avoid things like potholes and slow down going over bumps in the road ahead. It is one step away from a car driving itself.

The technology that goes into creating these driver-assist programs means that any mechanic working on them has to pull up the string of codes controlling the systems to see where there are failures. He or she then has to right the problems by overriding and overwriting code, and then downloading that back into the car's computer system. No ordinary mechanic can do that! For more information, check out a business such as Malibu Motors Service.