Does Your Car Have It?
Check for These Features
If your vehicle has any of these, it likely has a camera mounted to the windshield:
- Lane-keep assist or lane departure warning
- Automatic emergency braking
- Forward collision warning
- Adaptive cruise control
- Automatic high beams
- Traffic sign recognition
Quick tip: Look behind your rearview mirror. A plastic housing there usually means your windshield is part of the system.
Why It Matters
A Camera That's Slightly Off Reads the Road Wrong
Your driver-assist camera is aimed with tight precision. A new windshield can shift that aim just enough that the system misjudges lane lines or the distance to the car ahead.
That can mean false alerts, a lane-keep system that tugs the wheel at the wrong time, or braking that comes too late. Calibration resets the camera so it sees what you see.
When You Need It
Common Reasons to Recalibrate
After a windshield replacement
After front-end collision repair
After a wheel alignment or suspension work
When the camera has been bumped, moved or removed
When a driver-assist warning light comes on
When lane-keep, cruise or collision alerts start acting strange
How Calibration Works
In the Shop, On the Road, or Both
01
Static calibration
With the vehicle parked, targets are set at exact distances and the camera is aimed to match them.
02
Dynamic calibration
The vehicle is driven at set speeds on well-marked roads while the system relearns its surroundings.
Your vehicle's maker decides which method it needs. Some require both.
Our Process
From Cracked Glass to Calibrated Camera
01
Check the glass
We confirm whether your windshield can be repaired or needs to be replaced.
02
Install
If you need a new windshield, our I-CAR certified techs put it in and seal it.
03
Calibrate
We recalibrate your camera to your vehicle maker's specs.
04
Confirm
We make sure no warning lights are on and your systems respond before we hand back the keys.