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Additional Calibration Requirements: Tesla
I-CAR · November 10, 2020 · Tesla
Summary
This article clarifies that the OEM Calibration Requirements Search tool focuses specifically on ADAS-related calibrations and does not cover non-ADAS initializations. It highlights that Tesla vehicles require additional, separate calibrations and initializations for components like power windows, passenger doors, steering angle sensors, occupant classification sensors, and environmental sensors after removal, replacement, or battery disconnection.
What to do on the job
Always consult the Tesla service manual to identify and perform all required non-ADAS calibrations and initializations—such as those for windows, doors, steering angle, and occupant classification sensors—following any component removal, replacement, or battery disconnect.
How to use it
Use this document to justify the labor and sublet operations required for non-ADAS initializations (like window, door, and occupant classification sensor calibrations) that are not automatically populated by standard ADAS calibration search tools. It serves as official documentation that a battery disconnect or component removal triggers mandatory calibration procedures beyond basic ADAS camera/radar aiming.
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