What Is ADAS Calibration (Cameras & Radar)?
Your safety systems aim through a camera and radar that must point exactly right. A Cranbourne West specialist explains.
What it is & what it does
ADAS — the driver-assist suite of emergency braking, lane keeping, adaptive cruise — sees through a windscreen camera and a radar in the grille or bumper. Calibration is the precise aiming of those sensors; fractions of a degree decide where the car thinks the lane and the traffic are.
It’s why a “simple” windscreen or bumper job isn’t simple any more.
Signs of trouble & how we help
Calibration is required after windscreen replacement, bumper repairs, suspension or alignment changes, and some collisions — and a mis-aimed system can brake for shadows or miss the car ahead while showing no warning light at all. Some cars calibrate dynamically on a drive; many need static targets and equipment.
We check ADAS status after relevant work and make sure the systems are genuinely aimed, not just silent.
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What Is ADAS Calibration (Cameras & Radar)? — FAQ
Precisely aiming the camera and radar your driver-assist systems see through — fractions of a degree matter.
After windscreen replacement, bumper work, suspension/alignment changes and many collisions.
Often not — a mis-aimed system can behave badly with no light at all. That’s the danger.
The camera bolts to the glass — new glass means the aim must be re-verified.
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