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    Diagnostics, Calibration & Programming

    How alignment angles affect ADAS

    Pam Oakes
    Aug. 7, 2023
    Just one degree of misalignment can cause the average-sized vehicle with lane departure warning to leave its lane within 180 feet.
    American Honda Motor Co.
    The Honda Accord has a standalone sensor in the lower grille.
    Body Shop & Structural Repair

    Plastic repair and ADAS – They're not mutually exclusive!

    Kurt Lammon
    April 4, 2023
    A bit of education is all that’s needed to dispel some of the fear and trepidation around the relationship between plastic repair and ADAS sensors.
    Courtesy of Hunter Engineering Co.
    The complexity of today’s vehicles is changing rapidly, and the days of assigning a repair to your “A” tech who would handle the complete repair are gone.
    Diagnostics, Calibration & Programming

    Assign the right skill set for ADAS repairs

    John Shoemaker
    Feb. 1, 2023
    Technicians need more knowledge for ADAS than for typical mechanical repairs.
    Volvo
    Volvo bumper ADAS sensor location
    Body Shop & Structural Repair

    Bumper repair: Stay away from the sensors

    Kurt Lammon
    March 22, 2022
    When considering a plastic repair on a bumper fascia with radar-based sensors mounted behind, first follow the OEM procedures, and if those aren’t clear, stay away from the sensors...
    Warning message
    Diagnostics, Calibration & Programming

    Right place, wrong direction

    John Anello
    March 1, 2022
    The seemingly simple replacement of electrical connectors and terminals can turn tricky if the polarity is reversed, as this diagnosis of an air bag circuit fault shows