Joe Keene, automotive content video producer at Babcox Media, discusses how to calibrate the front camera on an Audi Q3 after the windshield was replaced. Keene stresses the importance of using factory glass as he says more and more manufacturers are releasing technical service bulletins cautioning against using aftermarket glass as it can cause a failed calibration — particularly due to mounting issues with the camera. This video is sponsored by Hunter Engineering Co.
Learn how this diagnostic scan tool helps serve as the key that opens the secure gateway in FCA/Stellantis vehicles.
For FCA/Stellantis vehicles, ADAS calibrations may only be performed once you’ve accessed the secure gateway. Hunter’s ADASLink diagnostic scan tool helps serve as the key that opens that lock. The secure gateway ensures no procedures are performed without the proper data. As Babcox Media’s Joe Keene explains, ADASLink will take technicians step by step through the process for gaining access and performing calibrations, including registering with AutoAuth.com and making sure you have the latest software.
For some ADAS calibrations, the challenges aren’t in the calibrations themselves, but in the details of preparation.
When ADAS components are repaired, there are additional steps that need to be taken for the calibrations to be complete.
Merely reprogramming or replacing a particular ADAS component isn’t always enough.
The onscreen guidance of ADASLink eliminates guesswork and ensures a precise and thoroughly documented calibration.
The bead massage feature on the Maverick tire changer helps with better tire and wheel fitment for balancing.
ADAS are categorized into levels, determined by the amount of automation for any given system.
Learn to handle 19.5-inch wheels, which are common on some delivery vehicles, with Hunter’s Maverick tire changer.
Large, custom 4×4 wheels are all the rage, and Hunter’s Maverick tire changer makes handling them a breeze.
