Searching for 'Front Assist not available' on an Audi? Start with the exact words on your dashboard: Audi uses names such as pre sense and adaptive cruise assist, and the fitted systems vary. This guide helps you identify the warning, check what changed and understand when sensor calibration is appropriate, from £162 inc VAT per system.
Do not rely on the assistance function named in an unavailable or restricted warning. Check the message and the handbook for your Audi, including any instruction to stop. If you have a red warning, abnormal braking or steering, or collision damage, stop safely and arrange assistance. The warning wording alone cannot confirm that the rest of the vehicle is safe to drive.
Pre sense is a family of Audi systems. Keep a photograph of the actual message and a record of recent work. These checks concern front sensing; the [Audi pre sense guide](/audi/pre-sense-fault) separates the other variants.
Give the workshop the repair invoice and any radar inspection or calibration record. Work near a fitted front radar can affect its mounting or view, but the warning still needs diagnosis. A completed body repair does not by itself establish which ADAS checks were performed.
Where a windscreen camera is fitted, ask the glass installer which calibration checks were completed. Persistent warnings should be investigated with those records. Front camera calibration, if required, is £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT) at a centre; the repair and model determine the procedure.
If the warning began after a grille or styling change, include the fitted part's details in your enquiry. Ask the workshop to check whether the sensor area or mounting was affected. Do not remove trim or adjust the radar yourself, and do not assume calibration will compensate for an unsuitable part.
A battery change or low-voltage event belongs in the history you give the workshop. It does not establish that the radar lost its aim or that calibration is the remedy. Persistent warnings need electrical and diagnostic checks before a sensor-setting job is quoted.
Ask the workshop to check the replacement part and the setup required for your Audi. Coding after replacement and calibration are separate rate-card lines: radar coding is £232.80 inc VAT (£194 +VAT), and camera coding is £229.20 inc VAT (£191 +VAT). Their standard calibration rates are £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT) for radar and £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT) for camera. The quote confirms the required lines, any applicable discount and whether additional security or programming work is needed.
Check the sensor areas identified in your handbook for snow, dirt or an obstruction, with the car safely parked. A temporary visibility restriction may clear after cleaning or better conditions. A warning that persists on a clean car needs investigation; it does not prove the sensor is misaligned.
C110300 reports a sensor-misadjustment condition. It is not proof that a bracket is beyond adjustment or that a sensor needs replacement. Send the complete diagnostic report, including the control unit and any associated communication faults. The workshop must check the model-specific fault procedure before choosing a repair.
First identify the warning. 'Front Assist' is Volkswagen terminology; an Audi enquiry should include the exact pre sense or cruise message, model and year. If it names pre sense rear or basic, start with the Audi pre sense fault guide, because a front-radar job may not be relevant.
Follow the handbook's checks for the sensor view. If the message remains, send the warning photograph and repair or fault reports. A diagnostic scan is £54 inc VAT (£45 +VAT) and is itemised separately. Its findings, together with an inspection, guide the quote.
A wiring, hardware or configuration fault may need another repair before calibration is appropriate. Keep the calibration result with your repair records. Your quote is confirmed in writing before anything is booked. Our ADAS calibration guide explains what the calibration visit involves.
The usual quote here is one system: the front radar behind the grille or bumper, or the windscreen camera when the glass has been changed. Rates are the same at every service centre, per system, shown inc VAT with the net figure alongside. Your total is confirmed in writing before anything is booked.
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They are related search terms, not interchangeable diagnoses. Volkswagen uses Front Assist; Audi uses pre sense names and separate cruise-assistance messages. The equipment varies by model and year, and pre sense basic, rear and front do not all refer to the same sensors. Read the exact dashboard message and include a photograph when you enquire. Our Audi pre sense fault guide explains the variants so you do not book a front-sensor job for a different warning.
The message needs diagnosing before there is a repair price. Where calibration is required, front radar calibration is £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT) and front camera calibration is £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT) at a centre. Coding after a replacement sensor is a separate service, not included in those calibration figures. A diagnostic scan, when your job needs one, is priced and itemised separately. Your quote is confirmed in writing before anything is booked.
Ask the garage for its fault report, replaced-part details and any calibration record. A remaining warning can involve an incomplete setup, a sensor or mounting issue, wiring or another fault; the repair invoice alone cannot identify it. If front radar calibration is required, it is £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT) at a centre; front camera calibration is £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT). The quote follows diagnosis, rather than promising that clearing a code or repeating calibration will fix it.
For an A4 or Q5, start with the model year, the actual warning and the work done before it appeared. A bumper repair, grille change or new windscreen is relevant, but does not identify the fitted sensor or prove it needs calibration. Supply the repair records so the workshop can check the right system. Confirmed front radar calibration is £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT); front camera calibration is £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT) at a centre.
Look for a temporary visibility restriction in the areas your handbook identifies, then note whether the warning persists in clear conditions. Also mention electrical symptoms or a recent battery event. Neither a clean sensor nor a battery change proves an alignment problem. A diagnostic scan is £54 inc VAT (£45 +VAT), with further checks as needed before calibration or another repair is quoted.
The workshop needs the correct vehicle procedure, suitable equipment and any required diagnostic access. Send your registration, exact warning, repair history and location for a quote and appropriate appointment. Support depends on the particular system and task, not simply the badge on the car or the equipment brand.
One knocked sensor rarely raises just one message, and dashboards don't agree on wording. If yours says something different, start with the guide that matches it.
Identify which pre sense variant the dashboard names before choosing a front-sensor job.
Checks and calibration questions to raise after work around the front of the car.
Send your registration and what's been done. We come back with the price, the nearest service centre, and the soonest slot.