Service station ( STO , SDVVAG) - an enterprise that provides services to the population and / or organizations for scheduled maintenance , repair and overhaul, repairing breakdowns, installing additional equipment ( tuning ), and repairing (bodywork) repairs of automobiles .
STO is a complex of structures and mechanisms ( lifts , leveling stands , tire changer , balancing, wheel alignment stand, oil change unit, flushing the fuel system, leveling and paint-drying equipment, stands and checkers for diagnosing automobile electrical circuits), as well manual and pneumatic tools assembled in one place for complex repair and maintenance of automobiles.
Content
Modern service stations
They also have their own warehouses of spare parts, consumables and components. For the convenience of consumers, they often have a separate room, which, as a rule, has a TV , a vending machine , a set of print publications, armchairs or sofas for sitting. The client areas of the service stations prohibiting the client from being in the workshop during car repair provide the opportunity to monitor the repair process through a window or by broadcasting images from video cameras installed in the workshop.
Certification
Certification of maintenance and repair stations, according to official regulatory documents, is not mandatory. In fact, any enterprise of this profile can carry out repair work. [one]
Service Station in Buenos Aires. Sketch of Jorge Royan, 2013
See also
- Car repair company
- Car dealer
- Mechanic
- Motor transport company