CHILTON products have set the standard reference for Do-It-Yourself automotive enthusiasts and professionals for more than 80 years. In lieu of our now fast-paced and electronically-driven world, repair manuals from Chilton can now be carried along in your notebooks. With this, Chilton is able to take do-it-yourself repairs into the 21st century. The new product—Chilton CD-ROM Repair Information carries with it the culmination result of many years of gathering and documenting repair instructions that people from Chilton worked on. It is very handy and is definitely a space-saver. It also frees the owner of having to worry where the repair manual is after a considerable length of time not using it. The answer is simple: it’s in your computer.

This coming August, the newest addition to Chilton Consumer Total Car Care Reference CD-ROMs will be released in the market. The latest repair manual, now on DVD-ROM, is designed to replace individual vehicle repair manuals for enthusiasts when it comes to do-it-yourself repairs. The Chilton Total Car Care Import Vehicles DVD is able to cover a wide range of 2000-2005 import cars, vans, light trucks and SUVs. The owner will be provided with a standard code that will give him access to information for the vehicle he chose—similar to having an individual manual. The manual’s being in DVD format makes it an ideal lasting reference tool. It allows you to conveniently view the information that you need on your computer. You can even opt to print it out, and yet print another copy in case the print-out got all messed-up while doing the necessary fixings in your car.

The people behind Chilton car repair manuals have been at this for a long time. They got the means to know your car and truck. From bound manuals, CDs are now the new Chilton medium. With this release from Chilton repair manuals, the brand is able to illustrate that they know our times as well. As for your computer system requirements: PC 486 or higher, with 8MB RAM (Pentium 166, with 16 MB RAM recommended), Windows 95/98 or Windows NT Workstation 4.0 or later, 6 MB disk space, CD-ROM, SVGA monitor or better, 800 X 600 screen resolution plus high color display, 600 DPI Printer (Laser printer recommended for schematics). The disk contains the most accurate and up-to-date do-it-yourself repair information for your vehicle. It also includes detailed step-by-step instruction, thousands of repair procedures, photos and illustrations, wiring diagrams, vacuum diagrams, troubleshooting, maintenance and specifications charts.

Unlike professional repair manual written with the technician or mechanic in mind, a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) manual is written for non-mechanics. With the consumer in mind, writers and publishers alike make every effort to deliver the information in a format that is easy to understand. The lay-out is well-thought of with lots of actual photos and illustrations to give pictures of the step-by-step procedures in order for the readers to be informed on what to do when performance parts fail to work. All repair procedures are supported by detailed specifications, exploded views and photographs.