ADAS Calibration
Keeping your driver aids accurate
More and more of the cars and vans that come into our Corstorphine workshop rely on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS): forward-facing cameras, radar units and sensors behind features such as autonomous emergency braking, lane keeping, adaptive cruise control and blind-spot warnings. Those systems are only as good as the aim of their sensors, and the aim has to match the manufacturer’s specification exactly.
MH Autos has made a significant investment in Autel ADAS calibration equipment and in training our technicians to use it, so Edinburgh drivers no longer need a trip back to the main dealer to have these systems reset. The calibration bay works hand in hand with our computerised wheel alignment rig: a vehicle’s sensors are referenced to its geometry, so an alignment adjustment often calls for a recalibration as well.
A warning light that has stayed on since a windscreen replacement, a bump or suspension work is a common sign that the ADAS needs recalibrating. Call us and we will advise before any work is booked.
ADAS calibration at MH Autos
When a vehicle needs it
Calibration is needed whenever a sensor’s position, or the vehicle’s stance, may have changed: after a windscreen replacement (the forward camera is usually mounted on the glass), accident and body repairs, suspension or steering work, a change in ride height, or when a camera, radar or sensor has been replaced. Many manufacturers also expect it after a four-wheel alignment.
Static calibration
Carried out in the workshop with the vehicle level and stationary. We set up the manufacturer-specified targets and boards at measured distances from the vehicle, then the Autel scan tool guides each camera and radar through its calibration routine and confirms the result.
Dynamic calibration
Some systems learn on the move instead. A technician drives the vehicle on suitable local roads at a set speed while the diagnostic tool watches the camera lock on to lane markings and road signs. Certain vehicles need both: a static set-up in the workshop followed by a road drive.
Cars and vans, all makes
The Autel system covers a wide range of makes and models, including light commercial vans. Because the calibration bay sits alongside our bodywork, insurance repair and wheel alignment work, a repair that disturbs the sensors can be finished, calibrated and handed back in one visit.
Our equipment
The Autel calibration bay
Our Autel ADAS rig sits alongside the wheel alignment ramps, so a car can be aligned and its cameras and radar calibrated in the same visit. Swipe through for a closer look.
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Need ADAS calibration? Talk to us
Call us on 0131 334 8166 or send a message and our front-of-house team will get back to you.