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ADAS Calibration is Non-Negotiable After Certain Repairs - Here's Why

ADAS Calibration is Non-Negotiable After Certain Repairs - Here's Why

You can drive away from a repair feeling great, only to notice later that your car is suddenly nagging you with lane warnings at odd times or the cruise control feels “off.” That is often not the repair itself, but the tech behind it. Modern driver assistance systems depend on exact aiming, and even a small shift can throw them out of sync. That is why calibration after certain repairs is not a luxury; it is part of doing the job correctly. What ADAS Actually Does While You Drive Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are the electronic helpers that quietly watch the road with you. They use cameras, radar, and sensors to manage features like lane keeping, adaptive cruise, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, and parking assist. All of those features rely on two things: accurate data and correct alignment. If a camera is tilted a few degrees or a radar sensor is sitting a little too high or low, the system stil ... read more