| Tenneco Inc. has announced recently that its CES | | | | that are mounted on the body of the vehicle |
| short for continuously Controlled Electronic | | | | together with four suspension position sensors which |
| Suspension system is going to be featured on the | | | | gives information like steering wheel angle, brake |
| new Mercedes-Benz C-Class which will be launched in | | | | pressure, vehicle speed, as well as other chassis |
| Stuttgart this year. | | | | control factors. The ECU makes use of control |
| The remarkable thing about the electronically | | | | software that administer the all the information that |
| controlled suspension system is the fact that it | | | | the sensors gathered in real time and then gives off |
| continuously adjusts to various road conditions and | | | | signal to adjust separately the damping level of each |
| driver actions which boost stability and improved ride | | | | shock absorber valve. Electronic dampers enable a |
| comfort. The system also allows Tenneco to modify | | | | large array of maximum and minimum damping levels |
| vehicles for it to become accustomed to various | | | | and then regulate it continuously to provide firm |
| driving factors like for instance braking, steering, | | | | vehicle control and to ensure riding comfort. |
| accelerating, and vehicle load thus increases the | | | | The electronic shock absorbers that Tenneco used |
| handling capability and ride comfort of the vehicle. | | | | for this system are built at the company’s facility |
| DaimlerChrysler said that the new Mercedes-Benz | | | | in Ermua, Spain. Tenneco is a manufacturing company |
| C-Class makes use of up to date high-performance | | | | with a present market value of $4.7 billion. Its |
| technologies that helps to deliver a new level of | | | | headquarters is located in Lake Forest, Illinois and has |
| safety, agility, and comfort. The technical innovations | | | | approximately 19,000 employees worldwide. It is also |
| pertained to by the world’s fifth largest | | | | one of the world’s largest designer, marketer, |
| automaker and producer of high quality Mercedes | | | | and manufacturer of emission control and ride control |
| performance air filter --- is the company’s Agility | | | | products as well as systems for the automotive |
| Control System which is based on the Tenneco | | | | original equipment market including the aftermarket. |
| Continuously Controlled Electronic Suspension system. | | | | The products of Tenneco are marketed under the |
| Tennecos’s CES system continuously fine-tunes | | | | following brands: Walker®, Monroe®, Gillet™ |
| the damping levels according to road conditions and | | | | and Clevite®Elastomer. Some of the products of |
| vehicle dynamics. At the core of the system is an | | | | Tenneco include Rancho shock absorbers, Sensa-Trac |
| ECU or electronic control unit that processes driver | | | | and Monroe Reflex® shocks and struts, Walker |
| inputs and data from sensors placed at strategic | | | | Quiet-Flow® mufflers, Dynomax performance |
| locations on the vehicle. | | | | exhaust products, and Clevite®Elastomer noise, |
| The sensors is comprise of three accelerometers | | | | vibration and harshness control components. |