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Guest Blog: Overcoming winter weather when performing dynamic ADAS recalibrations
Diagnostics, Calibration & Programming

Guest Blog: Overcoming winter weather when performing dynamic ADAS recalibrations

Feb. 26, 2024
Winter road conditions can sometimes interfere with ADAS recalibrations; here are some things to keep in mind.
Bosch ADAS calibration in Accelerated Vehicle Technology
Diagnostics, Calibration & Programming

The business of ADAS

Aug. 8, 2023
Unlike collision repair, performance benchmarks and guidance are not readily available for the ADAS business. Darrell Amberson shares some wisdom he's gleaned after starting a...
Correcting x, y, and z calibration
Diagnostics, Calibration & Programming

How alignment angles affect ADAS

Aug. 7, 2023
Just one degree of misalignment can cause the average-sized vehicle with lane departure warning to leave its lane within 180 feet.
American Honda Motor Co.
The Honda Accord has a standalone sensor in the lower grille.
Body Shop & Structural Repair

Plastic repair and ADAS – They're not mutually exclusive!

April 4, 2023
A bit of education is all that’s needed to dispel some of the fear and trepidation around the relationship between plastic repair and ADAS sensors.
Courtesy of Hunter Engineering Co.
The complexity of today’s vehicles is changing rapidly, and the days of assigning a repair to your “A” tech who would handle the complete repair are gone.
Diagnostics, Calibration & Programming

Assign the right skill set for ADAS repairs

Feb. 1, 2023
Technicians need more knowledge for ADAS than for typical mechanical repairs.
Volvo
Volvo bumper ADAS sensor location
Body Shop & Structural Repair

Bumper repair: Stay away from the sensors

March 22, 2022
When considering a plastic repair on a bumper fascia with radar-based sensors mounted behind, first follow the OEM procedures, and if those aren’t clear, stay away from the sensors...
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Diagnostics, Calibration & Programming

Right place, wrong direction

March 1, 2022
The seemingly simple replacement of electrical connectors and terminals can turn tricky if the polarity is reversed, as this diagnosis of an air bag circuit fault shows