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Old Nov 7, 2025 | 11:06 AM
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ACC drives like you gave a 12 year old the keys and let him tackle rush hour for his inaugural drive.

Can anyone who has done the dealer calibration explain what that entails, and review your before/after experience for us?
 
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Old Nov 7, 2025 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Pangea123
ACC drives like you gave a 12 year old the keys and let him tackle rush hour for his inaugural drive.

Can anyone who has done the dealer calibration explain what that entails, and review your before/after experience for us?
Calibration is exactly how it sounds. They recalibrate the sensors and camera to factory settings (usually needs to be done after a windshield replacement). Since mine was activated, it was never calibrated from the factory, and it made a huge difference. It got about 80% better. Still not the best ACC on the market by any means, but it is significantly better.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2025 | 06:19 PM
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Thanks for the replies. I used the Gap tool to activate my ACC, so it sounds like the next time I’m at the dealer for some service I should ask them to calibrate it for smoother operation.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2025 | 09:56 PM
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Im curious what if anything the dealer would do.

I'm skeptical mine could do anything.

Gap tool may be able to tweak things perhaps.

Edit: Found the ACC tweaking process in the shop manual. Seems like a doable process with GAP and a road test. Not something I'd fancy tackling. Likely I'd mess it up.
 

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