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What Does Installation Mean?
I-CAR · July 27, 2018
Summary
This article clarifies the definition of 'installation' regarding ADAS cameras and sensors, explaining that any action that removes, replaces, repositions, or unplugs a sensor or its housing/mounting bracket constitutes an installation. It emphasizes that breaking an electrical connection or altering a mounting location can affect sensor positioning and trigger the need for system checks or calibrations.
What to do on the job
Perform a calibration or system check whenever an ADAS camera/sensor, its housing, mounting bracket, or mounting location is replaced, repositioned, removed, or unplugged.
How to use it
Use this document to justify and defend the necessity of ADAS calibrations on estimates and supplements when insurers argue that a camera or sensor was not 'replaced' or 'removed' from its housing. It provides industry-standard clarification that unplugging a component (like a side mirror with a camera) or removing its mounting assembly constitutes an installation that requires calibration.
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