Scott Brown is the co-owner of Connie & Dick’s Auto Service Center in Claremont, California and a well-known trainer in the automotive service industry. He’s also the founder of Diagnostic Network.
Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS) are now found on most new vehicles today. Knowing all you can about ADAS is important to meeting the diagnostic challenges of vehicles rolling into your service bay today! The more you know about ADAS, the better you’ll be able to diagnose and repair these vehicles. In our fourth episode of our ADAS series brought to you by Automotive Tech Info, Scott continues his lessons with important information on the most typical type of ADAS service most technicians will be performing, along with other need-to-know information, such as:
- How this new podcast brought to you by Automotive Tech Info can help you keep up with the lasted developments in automotive technology.
- What is calibration and what you need to know about zero-point reference.
- The specifics on what types of calibrations different vehicles will need.
- When calibration is required during normal maintenance, such as wheel alignments.
- What Z-space is and what it means for calibration service.
- How those Geometry classes in high school are important to learning proper calibration procedures.
- Why proper vehicle configuration, a level floor and good lighting are critical to accurate calibration services.
- Where to find the simple tools and supplies you need for ADAS calibration at your local hardware store.
- The precision and tight tolerances necessary for proper calibration.
- What equipment you need to perform ADAS calibrations and how it varies based on what vehicles you service.