Aftermarket April 2022

Above: TechPRO Digital ADAS from MAHLE W ith ADAS Insurance Industry Requirements (IRR) now in force for a year, the the key steps repairers must follow to ensure that advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) on a vehicle continue to function as they did prior to needing adjustment are now clear. This should make the need for investment equally clear. 75% of vehicle manufacturers now need their vehicles to receive static ADAS calibration, meaning a flat surface, and the employment of vehicle-specific calibration panels, so you can forget about calibration via a quick drive up and down the road. If that is not enough, with all new vehicles needing at least two ADAS features, including automatic emergency braking (AEB) to get a Euro NCAP rating, it will not be long before most of the cars in your workshop will need an ADAS calibration following a host of routine repairs and services. Capability For the aftermarket, there is no getting away from ADAS, as Julian Goulding, Northern Europe Marketing Manager at 46 AFTERMARKET APRIL 2022 ADAS/WHEEL ALIGNMENT www.aftermarketonline.net ADAS is a growing market, and garages that want to take advantage need to have the knowledge, training and equipment Delphi Technologies Aftermarket, observed: “Independent garages are very quickly waking up to the fact that they need the capability to recalibrate ADAS systems if they are to complete many of the most popular jobs on new vehicles and compete with franchised dealers. “With the advanced safety features relying on a combination of camera and radars to function, this ensures that even the most routine of jobs can necessitate recalibration of an ADAS system. For example, windscreen replacement, steering and suspension rectification work, wheel alignment and even changing a cambelt or cambelt chain can include ADAS recalibration. “The necessary hardware is available to allow them to complete recalibration work, but what many need first is the understanding of ADAS technology and, hence, a rounded solution that will allow them to not only reset ADAS features but understand why and when they need to perform a recalibration. Importantly, and because of the increase in labour that ADAS recalibration demands, having a thorough understanding gives them the ability to explain to customers why a regular repair, such as rear wheel alignment, now carries additional costs.” Julian continued: “What is the best-case scenario for FOLLOW THE STRAIGHT LINE