February 2023 - 18

ADVERTORIAL
Mechanical Repair Shops
It's YOUR Time for ADAS >>>
Every problem is an opportunity in
disguise, the old saying goes. Mechanical
repair shop owners faced with the growing
number of Advanced Driver Assistance
System (ADAS)-equipped vehicles
coming into their repair bays may want to
take note of the adage.
But, first, they must rid themselves of
the misconception that the repairs and
services they perform don't affect the
functioning of the components and
cameras integral to ADAS. Any engine
or transmission repair or replacement
that involves the removal of the front
grill housing a radar or camera unit will
necessitate a calibration once the grill is
reinstalled. Further, most vehicle manufacturers'
position statements recommend
an ADAS calibration after any alignment
that changes a vehicle's thrust angle or
ride height. The simple truth is if your
shop is doing alignments or a host of any
number of repairs, your shop should be
doing ADAS calibrations.
With 99 million ADAS-equipped vehicles
already on North American roads and 210
million projected by 2030, ADAS calibrations
will likely become a commonplace
last step in mechanical repair services.
So, general repair shops must face the
same " problem " as collision and glass
shops have since safety systems became
popular options on brand models: How to
handle vehicles needing ADAS calibration
after the repair? The shops that
choose to sublet calibrations to dealerships
and others lose the revenue from
the calibration, the time associated with
scheduling and moving the vehicle, and
the assurance of quality care that comes
with key-to-key, in-shop service control.
The Autel MaxiSYS IA900WA, an industry-first
all-in-one wheel alignment
system, and ADAS calibration frame,
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presents a new, comprehensive approach
to vehicle servicing, the type required
by today's sophisticated vehicles. The
IA900WA guides the technician through
an all-systems diagnostic, a digital chassis
and tire inspection, a four-wheel alignment,
and ADAS calibration.
MAXISYS IA900WA
Compatible with
any standard, fourwheel
alignment
rack, the IA900WA
offers alignment
coverage for U.S.,
Asian and European
vehicles, 1996 and
newer. The system
guides the user
through the process
with illustrated
alignment instructions,
live readings,
and action steps. Alignment readings
displayed on a mounted 24-inch touchscreen
monitor mirror those on the Ultra
ADAS tablet, enabling the technician to
manipulate the vehicle and monitor the
adjustment effects freely.
Regarding ADAS calibration systems,
Autel offers the industry's most expansive
vehicle and safety-system camera and
component coverage. To grasp how innovative
the IA900WA system is, one only
must look at the most time-consuming
and laborious part of any ADAS calibration,
the pre-calibration vehicle-to-target
positioning. It takes, on average, 40
minutes to align and center a vehicle
using mechanical aids like lasers, mirrors,
plumb bobs, and chalk. The IA900WA,
which employs six-high resolution tracking
cameras, targeted wheel clamps, and
location software, transforms the frame
into a rapid yet precise centering and
positioning unit, enabling technicians to
accomplish target-to-vehicle placement in
as little as three minutes.
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The shop owner's major investment
decisions often involve three questions:
Do I need it?; Can I Use it?; Am I able
to afford it? ADAS will continue to
grow, whether prompted by government
mandates or consumer interest. If it's not
already here, there will come a time when
every vehicle you touch will have ADAS.
How you deal with that fact will be integral
to the success of your business.
Can I Use it? This question is a twoparter:
First, can my technicians and I
learn to use this system efficiently, or is
it so overly complicated that any level of
comfortable usability seems years away?
Autel designs its hardware and software
to be used by knowledgeable and conscientious
technicians. With that said, the
IA900WA offers a detailed, process-driven
approach to complete vehicle servicing
that guides the technician to perform
each needed task step-by-step. Second: Is
my shop large enough to perform ADAS
calibrations? Eighty-eight percent of the
most popular and, therefore, the most-often
calibrated systems, forward-facing and
blind spot monitoring calibrations, can
be executed in a typical sixteen-by-thirtyfoot
repair bay.
And the final question, Can I afford the
investment? The IA900WA comes in
three packages, and each caters to your
shop's evolving needs. Choose from the
Alignment-only unit package, Alignment
with Lane Departure Warning targets and
patterns, or Alignment with All (ADAS)
Systems calibrations capability. Each
package is available with the Ultra ADAS
tablet. Shops using the IA900WA have
realized a return on investment in as little
as a month. Considering the national average
for a four-wheel alignment is $134,
and the average calibration cost is $350,
depending on your shop's volume, the
potential is there for your shop to realize
the same return. Visit the ADAS page on
Autel.com and work the numbers out for
your shop with our Return-on-Investment
calculator.
Increased profits may be your ADAS
problem's most alluring disguise.
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