ADAS Calibration

ADAS calibration is the procedure that aims your vehicle's safety cameras, radar, and sensors back to the factory targets they need to function correctly. It is required after a collision, a windshield replacement that involves a forward-facing camera, suspension or alignment work that changes ride height, or any repair that touches a sensor, bracket, or related wiring. Driving without it after one of those events can leave systems like automatic braking, lane keep assist, and adaptive cruise reading the road incorrectly.

For most newer vehicles with a forward-facing camera mounted at the top of the windshield, yes. The camera looks through a specific area of glass and is aimed to within millimetres, so swapping the windshield almost always requires a static or dynamic recalibration before lane keep, automatic braking, and similar features will work properly. We confirm the requirement from the manufacturer procedure for your exact vehicle and handle the calibration on the same visit as the glass.

Static calibration happens in our shop on level ground at the correct ride height, with OEM targets placed at measured distances so the camera or radar can re-aim itself to known reference points. Dynamic calibration is performed on the road at specific speeds, on clearly marked lanes, in defined weather and lighting conditions so the system can learn what a centred lane looks like. Some vehicles require static only, some dynamic only, and many require both.

When the calibration is required as part of a covered collision repair or glass claim, it is almost always included. The procedure is a manufacturer-required step, not an optional add-on, so insurers treat it as part of restoring the vehicle to pre-loss condition. We coordinate directly with your insurer and document the calibration so the claim is clean.

Yes. We follow each manufacturer's specific procedure, targets, and tolerances rather than a generic process. That includes Honda Sensing, Toyota Safety Sense, Subaru EyeSight, BMW Driving Assistant, Mercedes Active Distance Assist, and Tesla camera-based systems, among others. If a calibration ever requires equipment that we do not have in-house, we will tell you up front and recommend the right path.

A straightforward windshield camera recalibration can be done in under an hour. A full post-collision calibration that involves multiple sensors, both static and dynamic procedures, and a road drive can take a half day or more. We give you a realistic timeline up front when we know the vehicle and the systems involved.