Vehicle diagnostic system and method with vehicle calibration guidance and confirmation

A method of calibrating vehicle safety systems on a vehicle, said method comprising:

• providing a vehicle diagnostic system comprising a vehicle diagnostic computer tool, and connecting the vehicle diagnostic computer tool to a diagnostic port of a vehicle to be in communication with an electronic system of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle diagnostic computer tool is a portable device;
• determining vehicle safety systems present on the vehicle via the vehicle diagnostic computer tool;
• generating a list of one or more vehicle safety systems equipped on the vehicle requiring calibration;
• providing to a user via the vehicle diagnostic computer tool the list of vehicle safety systems equipped on the vehicle requiring calibration;
• providing to the user calibration instructions for a selected one of the vehicle safety systems via the vehicle diagnostic computer tool, wherein the calibration instructions provide directions for calibration of the selected one of the vehicle safety systems requiring calibration;
• performing calibration of the selected one of the vehicle safety systems requiring calibration while the vehicle diagnostic computer tool is connected to the diagnostic port of the vehicle, wherein calibration of the selected one of the vehicle safety systems comprises a calibration operation that is selected and initiated with the vehicle diagnostic computer tool and then performed for completing the calibration, and wherein the calibration operation is monitored by the vehicle diagnostic computer tool;
• receiving and recording calibration confirmation signals with the vehicle diagnostic computer tool during the calibration operation while the selected one of the vehicle safety systems is calibrated per the calibration instructions, wherein the calibration confirmation signals comprise at least one of data signals from the electronic system of the vehicle or manual entry signals to the vehicle diagnostic computer tool that correspond to steps of the calibration operation and provide an indication that an associated step of the steps has been completed;
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• confirming with the vehicle diagnostic computer tool completion of the calibration of the selected one of the vehicle safety systems upon the vehicle diagnostic computer tool receiving all expected and predetermined calibration confirmation signals associated with the calibration operation.