Kia ADAS Calibration. From £162 Per System.

The forward camera that feeds Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist and Lane Following Assist sits on the windscreen glass, behind the mirror. Replacing the screen means the camera comes off and goes back on, and its aim shifts by more than the self-check allows. Many glass companies fit the screen and stop there, which is why the warning tends to appear on the drive home rather than at the fitter's.

A typical case looks like this: new screen on a Sportage, Niro or Ceed, then FCA and lane warnings together within the first few miles. The fix is a static calibration of the forward camera to Kia's documented procedure, run to full manufacturer specification. On the rate card that job is one front camera calibration: £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT) at a centre.

No, not by itself. Under UK block exemption rules, Kia can't refuse a warranty claim just because service or repair work ran outside its dealer network. What the rules expect is that the work follows the manufacturer's documented procedure, and that's what our service centres run: Kia's documented calibration procedure, in a controlled bay, to Kia's tolerances.

The condition is worth stating plainly. If a job were done off-procedure and caused a fault, Kia could challenge a claim on that fault, so the paperwork is your protection. The certificate records the post-job readings against Kia's tolerances, the same standard a dealer issues, and sits on the car's service history, so there's written evidence the calibration met spec if a warranty question ever comes up during the 7 years.

Usually, yes. Where FCA reads through a front radar as well as the camera, that radar sits behind the front bumper skin or the badge area. Bumper-off work shifts its aim by a fraction of a degree, which is enough for the system to stop trusting its readings and post Check FCA on the dash. No visible damage is needed; unclipping and reclipping the bumper can be enough.

The fix is a static radar calibration to Kia's documented procedure once the bodywork is back on. If the repair physically damaged the radar or its bracket, that part has to be put right first, and the centre confirms which case yours is in the written quote. Front radar calibration is £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT) at a centre.

It's a different line on the rate card, not a mystery job. A replaced radar doesn't know where it sits on the car, so Smart Cruise Control stays unavailable until the new unit is set up: coded to the vehicle where the build requires it, then calibrated so its aim returns to specification. That's why replacement work carries its own rate rather than the standard calibration price.

One honest caveat: with a second-hand radar rather than a new unit, coding isn't guaranteed to succeed, and the centre will say so before you commit to anything. The job described here prices at the 'following replacement' rate on the price list, £232.80 inc VAT (£194 +VAT) at a centre, covering the coding and the calibration.

Not usually. Highway Driving Assist 2 on the EV6 reads through the same forward camera as FCA and Lane Following Assist, so a windscreen swap that disturbs the camera takes the whole stack with it. HDA 2 tends to be the fussiest of the three: it can show as unavailable or drop in and out until the camera is back to factory aim. On the EV6 and EV9, HDA 2 set-up after glass work is one of the standard triggers we see.

The visit is a static calibration of the forward camera to Kia's reference, and any configuration step your build needs is confirmed by the centre in the written quote. Priced as one system, front camera calibration at a centre: £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT).

Dealer quotes customers have shown us for ADAS work run £300 to £900, and the figure usually arrives after an inspection rather than before it, so you commit the car without knowing the total. The procedure itself doesn't change with the badge on the building: a franchised Kia workshop follows the same documented calibration workflow our centres run.

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. Your quote is confirmed in writing before anything is booked.