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ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS
This broad term includes everything from your back-up camera to a fully self-driving vehicle. Our cars are getting smarter, and that means the technology to repair them needs to keep up. Most newer models have everything from back-up cameras to park assist to blind-spot warnings. Some will even put on the brakes for you if they sense a crash coming. All of those features are “ADAS,” or Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, and each one works using a variety of sensors and cameras.
IMPROPER ADAS CALIBRATION PUTS YOU IN DANGER
When making a repair to your bumper, windshield, or anywhere else on your vehicle, there’s a high chance that a technician will have to work around ADAS sensors. But if they aren’t reset & calibrated at exactly the correct angle, they can dramatically reduce the effectiveness of your ADAS features, putting you and other drivers on the road at risk.
Calibration is the process of telling your vehicle where it stands in relation to other objects, which you can imagine is of utmost importance if your car’s ADAS has the power to stop you from veering off the road.
Cape Auto’s new calibration room has everything. While other shops claim to offer calibration, they do not have an interference-free room to do it in (some have done it outdoors), meaning the calibrations could be dangerously off.
Proper static calibration must be done exactly to the manufacturer’s instructions, and needs to be done in a controlled, level environment where weather or uneven surfaces can’t get in the way.
