I have a question about theLevel Sensor Calibration function in the Seestar S50 app.

When using EQ Mode, the app shows the current latitude as 44°— which is correct for my location near Bologna, Italy — but the actual tilt angle shown by the app is about 46°, with a polar alignment deviation of about 0.3° downward.

If I understand this correctly, this would imply an effective angle of about 45.7°, which is still noticeably different from the local latitude of 44°. I am not sure whether I am interpreting this display correctly, but it looks a little inconsistent to me.

For this reason, I am wondering whether it would make sense to perform the Level Sensor Calibration shown in the app tutorial, placing the Seestar on a truly level surface and recalibrating its internal leveling sensors.

However, I have also heard from some dealers and experienced users that this calibration should generally be avoided unless really necessary, because it overwrites the existing factory calibration values.

So my question is:

Is Level Sensor Calibration a safe and legitimate operation to perform when the EQ Mode angle/latitude indication seems inconsistent, or is it better to leave it untouched unless there is a clear and serious problem?

I am not trying to “improve” the factory calibration unnecessarily. I just would like to understand whether this discrepancy could indicate that the level sensor calibration is off, and whether recalibrating it is considered a normal maintenance operation or something that should be avoided.

Any experience or clarification would be very welcome.