Calibrating 360 surround view cameras after leveling front

[eclipse5302]

I hope this is in the right area. If there's a better forum to put this in, let me know.

I have a 2019 Limited with the 360 cameras. I lifted (leveled) the front, and wanted to calibrate the cameras. I have AlfaOBD and a bypass and have tried the camera calibration, but I can't seem to get it right.

You're supposed to start the calibration procedure, then drive slowly for a while and it will figure everything out. I have better luck when I drive along areas with dashed lines, or other things on the road that help the cameras figure out how to de-warp the image. I just can't get it right...they still look "wrong" even when they successfully calibrate.

Clearly there is an OEM procedure that must be followed, but I can't figure it out. Maybe a certain pattern they lay down, or something...

 

[vincentw56]

Try driving in a parking lot during the day. I've heard that works better. I think it likes lots of cars it can see.

 

[mikeru82]

Just curious why you want to recalibrate. I lifted the front of my Limited by about 1.5 inches using adjustable suspension links. But my surround view cameras still work just fine. It's an optical image, what would have changed?

 

[eclipse5302]

I went up 2" in front only using spacers. It was very apparent that it was wrong. If I could have physically adjusted the front camera, it would have been fine.

From what I can tell, if I can find dashed lines (like the middle of a road), it helps a little. But it still seems more "warped" than it was from the factory, which tells me there's more to it.

 

[jdpanero]

I hope this is in the right area. If there's a better forum to put this in, let me know.

I have a 2019 Limited with the 360 cameras. I lifted (leveled) the front, and wanted to calibrate the cameras. I have AlfaOBD and a bypass and have tried the camera calibration, but I can't seem to get it right.

You're supposed to start the calibration procedure, then drive slowly for a while and it will figure everything out. I have better luck when I drive along areas with dashed lines, or other things on the road that help the cameras figure out how to de-warp the image. I just can't get it right...they still look "wrong" even when they successfully calibrate.

Clearly there is an OEM procedure that must be followed, but I can't figure it out. Maybe a certain pattern they lay down, or something...

How exactly does one access and perform the calibration in AlfaOBD?

 

[Trooper4]

Surroundview camera

I bought the tow mirrors with built in cameras used off eBay, everything else I got through allmoparparts.com I'll go through my order history and copy over all the part numbers in a little bit. Still trying to get my truck to calibrate at the moment.

5thgenrams.com

 

[ekaz]

I think the calibration you are looking at is for the adaptive cruise control, that's why you need the lines, it has nothing to do with de-warping images from the cameras.

 

[jdpanero]

Surroundview camera

I bought the tow mirrors with built in cameras used off eBay, everything else I got through allmoparparts.com I'll go through my order history and copy over all the part numbers in a little bit. Still trying to get my truck to calibrate at the moment.

5thgenrams.com

Thank you for the help. Unfortunately, I've looked at that thread a few times and can only find the procedure for adding the 360 camera, not calibrating the system. I've been studying for weeks and am still lost.

 

[1500DFW]

Thank you for the help. Unfortunately, I've looked at that thread a few times and can only find the procedure for adding the 360 camera, not calibrating the system. I've been studying for weeks and am still lost.

Did you ever figure out how to calibrate your cameras? Or figure out the warping issue?

 

[vincentw56]

Did you ever figure out how to calibrate your cameras? Or figure out the warping issue?

You have to have the dealer do it or buy AlfaODB and an MX+ ODB reader or compatible.