Front Radar Installation Angle Checking/Adjustment Overview

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The front radar detects the object in front of the vehicle, and recognizes the distance from the object, comparing speed, etc. For these reasons the direction of installation has to be linear with vehicle. Therefore, performing angle inspection and adjustment have to be done in case of the front radar repairs caused by accident or failure and replacement of a new front radar.

Accuracy of the front radar cannot be guaranteed if inspection and adjustment have not been performed properly.

Front radar inspection/adjustment have to be done with either stop mode (C1) using the KDS.

Perform adjustment procedure with exclusive adjustment reflector (SST) for stop mode (C1).

Information

The front radar installation angle checking/adjustment are needed in the following cases.

Front radar has been replaced
Front radar has been removed and reinstalled.
Calibration failure DTC is present
Front radar detecting and recognition function failure
- failed to detect vehicle in front while functioning
- often detecting error of road side lane
- often detecting error of object when no objects are present