Ford ADAS Calibration. From £162 Per System.

Because replacing the hardware doesn't calibrate it. Each new part (windscreen, bumper, front sensors, forward radar) has to be coded to the car and the forward-facing sensors aimed to the road on the rig. Until that procedure runs through manufacturer-spec diagnostics, Pre-collision Assist reads that it can't trust the inputs and stays offline.

It's a pattern that shows up on the Ranger and Galaxy in particular: multiple front-end parts replaced, dashboard still flagging 'Pre-collision Assist not available' or 'Pre-collision assistance not available'. The fix is a full forward radar and camera calibration with module coding, run in one session. The certificate documents each sensor, post-job readings, and clears the dashboard message for good rather than for a few miles.

Not always, but often. A kerb strike hard enough to need a tyre replacement and wheel alignment usually also affects the steering geometry, and the steering angle sensor on the Puma feeds the lane keeping calculation. If the angle sensor's reference drifts, Lane Keep Assist behaves erratically even though the front camera and radar are still physically aimed correctly.

The honest answer is that wheel alignment alone doesn't trigger ADAS calibration automatically, but the underlying impact that prompted the alignment often does. Worth booking a diagnostic check rather than assuming either way. If the readings come back in spec, the workshop tells you, and nothing is charged for a calibration that didn't run. The diagnostic scan is itemised on the quote either way.

The procedure is the same family but the rig setup differs because of the van's height and length. The Transit Custom carries the forward camera and radar in similar locations to the Focus, but the calibration targets need positioning further forward to account for the van's longer wheelbase and the rig needs to handle the higher centre line.

The typical Transit Custom triggers are windscreen replacement and front camera malfunction warnings. The job runs through the same manufacturer-spec diagnostic stack as a Focus would, just with the rig configured for commercial vehicle dimensions. The calibration completes in one session and the certificate documents the procedure used and the post-job readings. Same manufacturer-spec result, configured for the vehicle's actual geometry.

No. BlueCruise comes back the same way once the underlying camera and radar calibration completes. BlueCruise relies on the forward camera reading lane lines and the radar tracking the car ahead, both of which need calibration after a windscreen swap or front-end repair. Once those are in spec, the system re-engages on supported motorways.

The Mustang Mach-E coverage table lists windscreen swap and front-end repair as the typical triggers. Our service centres carry manufacturer-spec diagnostic equipment that covers the Mach-E and runs the documented procedure. Certificate at the end documents the calibration and the post-job readings. That record is what your dealer's service history needs.

Because dealer diagnostic overhead sits in the labour rate, and when the calibration gets quoted alongside bodywork it tends to be priced at the dealer's standard hourly rate rather than a fixed package. That's how the calibration line on a Focus or Kuga ends up several hundred pounds higher on the final bill. Dealer quotes customers have shown us for ADAS work run £300 to £900.

Our service centres run the documented procedure for Co-Pilot360, AEB and Lane Keep on manufacturer-spec equipment, and price per system. Front camera calibration is £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT), front radar is the same, with the full rate card on this page. Two or more systems in one visit: the highest-priced system is full price and each additional system is 35% off at a centre.

The certificate records the post-job readings against Ford's tolerances, the same standard a dealer issues, and sits on the car's service history. It sits alongside the bodywork record. For owners whose body shop has finished the panel work, our network can take the car straight from the body shop into calibration without going back through the franchised dealer at all.