Hi folks. Looking for some help here. 
Hit a deer last night (it survived!)

since that tho there is a warning saying 

“front assist unavailable” 

now the car is a Fabia Mk3 colour edition and has not got ACC only front assist is for collision breaking. 
please can anyone tell me if I’m missing any part of the assembly on the front of my car?

1 hour ago, Mints77 said:

please can anyone tell me if I’m missing any part of the assembly on the front of my car?

Looks like yes. The plastic around the sensor?

 

Has the sensor been moved / hit?

 

Two sets of photos in this thread. Some are at the bottom of the thread.

 

 

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/487885-hot-car-front-grill-cover-photos/#comment-5487159

 

Thanks. AG Falco

Edited 10 January, 20251 yr by AGFalco
Grammer.

16 minutes ago, AGFalco said:

Looks like yes. The plastic around the sensor?

 

Has the sensor been moved / hit?

 

Two sets of photos in this thread. Some are at the bottom of the thread.

 

 

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/487885-hot-car-front-grill-cover-photos/#comment-5487159

 

Thanks. AG Falco

Thanks for the reply, yes it does look a bit off to the side so likely bracket is bent. Ill know more when I get some time off in daylight and weather improves. 

Just a note, this is the Fabia Mk3 forum, your name shows as you have a Superb, not that it matters generally.  If the message is annoying you (depending on your year of car for MoT(?)s perhaps) you may be able to turn off front "assist" in the car's menu.  Often these are a PITA anyway warning or activating prematurely like the world's most nervous passenger but this one has control over the car and not you, also a leaf can put it into deactivation.

 

If it's out of alignment it might be great 'fun' sorting it, depending on your car insurance you might want to find out how much this might cost to realign if needed ASAP.

 

Good luck.

 

Hi yeah I’ve 2 cars. Still have superb but wife has the Fabia. She hit the deer. 
 

I’m not fussed about how difficult it is to calibrate as I’m not needing it to be as accurate as I’d need for ACC. 
 

trying to work out the part I need to order to cover the sensor again before I straighten it and calibrate it again. 

For plastic cover I'd just ring a local Dealership, they can often be cheaper and easier to get some the parts and should be able to identify the correct part and part number based on your VIN or reg, unlike some places with misinformation, errors and omissions in their parts databases (which of course still can happen with manufacturer's databases too).

 

Some members on here have access to parts numbers based on VIN.

 

That grill and sensor (and cover) position looks different to that on my wife's 2015 MK3 Fabia.  Thinking about it if it's just a  minor recalibration it's not worth bothering with insurance, perhaps it can be recalibrated with an appropriate scan tool.

 

Good luck.