From 1st October 2022, service and repair facilities will be under new management.
The same service team to greet you, the same expertise, the same facilities.
Important contact information for new bookings from 1st October 2022:
Telephone: 01753 978 999
Mobile: 07961 138942
Email: service@rennautomotive.co.uk
Our day to day sales and purchasing business continues unchanged, but from October 2022 the aftersales division of Fontain Motors will be known as Renn Automotive. Headed up by Luke Browne (our experienced and long-servicing master technician), all of the expertise, services, and facilities formerly offered by Fontain will remain unchanged but operate under a new name. The specialisation in performance Audi will remain, as will repair and maintenance facilities for other Audi, VW, Seat, and Skoda cars.
Whilst the two operations will remain closely related, aftersales bookings will be made directly through Renn Automotive rather than through Fontain Motors. All existing customers will have the option to have their maintenance records and notifications transferred, and access to service history will remain. The staff at Renn Automotive will be very familiar to any Fontain customers, and they’ll be operating from the very same workshop in Iver Village.
Prices from just £168. Take advantage of our while-u-wait service.
It is estimated that more than 40% of new vehicles are now fitted with some form of advanced driver assistance system. These systems are designed to significantly increase occupant safety but require periodic re-alignment to ensure they are working to optimum performance. Fontain can now offer cost-effective calibration for all Audi, Volkswagen, Seat, Skoda and Porsche along with a host of other brands.
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Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), are intelligent systems to help assist motorists on the road. LED Matrix Headlamps and Lane departure warning systems, for instance, use a camera mounted in the top of the windscreen to see the road ahead whilst Adaptive Cruise Control and Braking guard collision detection and emergency braking systems utilise a radar mounted in the front lower grille.
ADAS systems rely on a combination of cameras and radars to work as intended. Following wheel alignment, windscreen replacement or any kind of collision, either major accident or even a minor kerb bump, the camera or radar device can become mis-aligned and this could have a significant impact on the functionality of an ADAS feature, which could be the difference between avoiding an accident or not.
In order to ensure your vehicle’s ADAS technology is working correctly, we strongly recommend getting an ADAS calibration after any of the following events:
Using a state of the art Hella Gutmann calibration machine we are able to offer a complete calibration service for any vehicle equipped with advanced driver assistance systems. We work closely with Hella Gutmann to ensure that we are following the ADAS Approved Code of Practice.
Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems or ADAS, are a family of safety systems designed to work together to automate and enhance vehicle safety. Each system either alerts the driver to potential hazards, aids vision on the road ahead or can even step in to apply semi-autonomous emergency braking or steering. The standard form of ADAS, often found fitted as standard to models such as the Golf Mk7, consists of a radar device located in the centre of the lower front grille. More sophisticated setups also employ a camera to read the road’s white lines in a system called Lane Keeping Assist or adjust headlamps so as not to dazzle oncoming traffic and place a light pattern on the road ahead.
If you are unsure whether your vehicles benefit from ADAS features that require calibration, please contact our service team who will be happy to assist. Your car will be fitted with ADAS if it has any of the following features:
Here’s a breakdown of how to prepare your vehicles before you arrive for your ADAS calibration.
Remove any additional loading: In order for us to carry out a successful ADAS calibration, we need to make sure that your vehicle has no additional loading. This includes fixed loading such as external racking, roof racks and canopies wherever possible.
Full size wheels: In order for us to carry out a successful ADAS calibration, your vehicle needs to be fitted with 4 full-sized wheels. Each wheel needs to have their tyre pressures in line with the manufacturer’s specification. Information regarding tyre pressures can be found in your vehicle handbook.
