Research necessary to recognize vehicles equipped with ADAS and find the appropriate service information to identify necessary ADAS calibration procedures for routine maintenance services such as wheel alignment.
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 and an expert on Advanced Driver Assist Systems.
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 continuing ADAS series brought to you by Automotive Tech Info, Scott continues his lessons with important information on the research necessary to recognize vehicles equipped with ADAS and find the appropriate service information to identify necessary ADAS system calibration procedures for routine maintenance services such as wheel alignment. This important information applies to both mechanical shops doing vehicle maintenance and collision repair facilities preparing estimates for damaged vehicles equipped with ADAS. In Episode seven, we’ll discuss:
- What information do you need to perform ADAS service?
- How the service information can be a bit ambiguous.
- Examples of normal maintenance services that may require calibration on ADAS-equipped vehicles.
- Why your service consultant needs to understand how ADAS works as much as your technicians.
- How the need for research is growing in automotive service.
- What Scott does to ensure his service team is up to speed on modern technology.
- A few anecdotal examples of new challenges presented by ADAS-equipped vehicles.
- How your service equipment may be able to provide a heads-up on necessary calibration procedures.
- Why collision shops see more ADAS calibration needs than mechanical shops.
- New challenges in educating your customers on modern ADAS they may not know they have on their vehicle.
- And much more!