Mercedes-Benz has given its seal of approval to the latest Hunter three axle commercial vehicle alignment system (HTA-MBHD).

Available through wheel alignment specialist Pro-Align, the system is the first and only wheel aligner available capable of providing live alignment readings on three axles simultaneously, greatly reducing the time needed to conduct an alignment check. The advanced nature of the aligner means that it can be used on all Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles including trucks, buses, trailers and vans, including those with multiple steering axles.

Chris Ivory, Product Manager at Pro-Align commented, “Hunter has been working closely with Mercedes-Benz over a number of months to produce the most technologically advanced commercial vehicle wheel alignment system available on the market today. The culmination of this work is the approval by Mercedes-Benz for use of the aligner in all of its dealer workshops. This important announcement means that system has been rigorously and extensively tested, and that Mercedes is confident that it meets its latest, exacting equipment standards, setting a new benchmark in the process.”

For full compliance with Mercedes-Benz procedures, the Hunter aligner is capable of measuring wheel alignment angles relative to the vehicle’s chassis centre line, using the frame reference mode, as well as to the thrustline of the rear axle, using the axle reference mode. The wireless system does not require jacking and it transmits live reading from sensors attached to the wheels to the system console.

The new aligner is suitable for workshops that do not benefit from level alignment bays as the system’s floor slope mapping and memorising capability allows individual work bays to be mapped and memorised. This means that the aligner can be moved regularly between multiple bays and deliver accurate and precise measurements.