Hi all,

 

New to the forum but a Skoda driver for almost 3 years now. Octavia Estate and now a Super Estate. 

I have a query on ACC for the Superb. 

Having used for some time both here and abroad I can see that the sensor detects cars in the 'outside' lane, and does not allow you to undertake, which in some cases where motorways split, you can legally do so. You are shown the car to you offside or nearside if in Europe and it can be dangerous as you need to keep your speed. I found an override by pulling ther ACC lever towards you. It will make this car in the other lane disappear from your dashboard, and allow you to 'undertake' However it does add an additional MPH or KmH to the ACC speed. 

 

Has anyone found another way to override? Or have I found a solution. I am aware you can just accelerate past too. 

Yes it does do this, can also be annoying on dual carriageways when a car ahead is slowing to turn right across the carriageway. I just press the throttle pedal to override.

If you are below 50mph it will allow you to undertake with no warning on the maxidot.

 

I have found a override on the throttle works best...

 

 

17 hours ago, RickTT said:

If you are below 50mph it will allow you to undertake with no warning on the maxidot.

 

I have found a override on the throttle works best...

 

 

 +1

Just press the throttle slightly, the car will then undertake and if you are undertaking a line of cars will continue to do so.

Indeed, a little blip of the throttle pedal is all it takes. No need to keep your foot on it until you’re past.

Thanks all, I tried both a blip in the stick or a rev on the foot. Both work the same. 

 

Now another question. Rather than start a new thread. I am interested how Account knows whether you are driving in the UK or Europe. It clearly does know as it switches the undertaking lane. I am very curious. Must be GPS. But what if you have no satnav? 

56 minutes ago, PMA_Bob said:

Thanks all, I tried both a blip in the stick or a rev on the foot. Both work the same. 

 

Now another question. Rather than start a new thread. I am interested how Account knows whether you are driving in the UK or Europe. It clearly does know as it switches the undertaking lane. I am very curious. Must be GPS. But what if you have no satnav? 

 

Nothing as complicated as GPS involved, pretty sure it will look at the dipped light setting 

What is this dipped light setting? I changed nothing apart from the time. But have even forgotten to do this. 

Do you have bi-xenons fitted? If so there is a setting that allows left hand or right hand drive. Have a look at Page 71 of the manual entitled "Driving Abroad"

 

Infotainment CAR > Settings >  Light > Travel Mode

Edited 5 January, 20188 yr by TerryMcK

Well we can count that setting out, as I don't have flash headlights. Only top of the range get those. Sadly I have an SE.  Must be something else? 

I am sure it is linked to the sat nav - when I went to france in the summer, after i drove off the ferry the sat nav told me the speed limits for france and I am sure it adjusted the headlight and ACC automatically.

Yes press the throttle and all is well and the car overtakes as normal.

Just a note:

Undertaking is taking care of the dead.

Even if you do not have sat nav I believe the clock is connected to the satellites so it may know where it is in the world by this, might be wrong on this but cannot think of any other way.

I have a 2018 Superb with acc and it does prevent undertaking. I am taking it abroad and thought this would be a problem. However there is a setting for front assist which you can turn off. This then means that the cruise control will work as a standard cruise control without the radar.

U can disable undertaking prevention using vcds or obdeleven.

I've done it to mine.

 

On 29/05/2020 at 17:07, Mark8763 said:

I have a 2018 Superb with acc and it does prevent undertaking. I am taking it abroad and thought this would be a problem. However there is a setting for front assist which you can turn off. This then means that the cruise control will work as a standard cruise control without the radar.

I thought that the car recognised when it was abroad and changed automatically.

I don't rely on the car recognising but spend a few minutes while we are waiting switching mph/kph, time zone, driving on the right etc.

On 30/05/2020 at 01:41, JR RS said:

U can disable undertaking prevention using vcds or obdeleven.

I've done it to mine.

 

Does anyone know what these bits correspond to?

- Bit 3: Speed_limit_assistent

- Bit 4: Curve_assistent

- Bit 7: Boost_function

What would bring their activation?

I have some ideas, but not sure I'm right.

 

Thanks.

 

 

1 hour ago, Bap33 said:

Does anyone know what these bits correspond to?

- Bit 3: Speed_limit_assistent

- Bit 4: Curve_assistent

- Bit 7: Boost_function

What would bring their activation?

I have some ideas, but not sure I'm right.

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

My understanding is that speed_limit_assistent relates to the car slowing down automatically based on TSR speed.

While curve_assistent makes the car automatically slow down for curves, bends, roundabouts, then automatically resumes the set cruise speed.

Both are to do with the next gen ACC, or Predictive ACC.

 

Ticking those boxes in the mk3 Superb will have no effect as it needs to b SWAP enabled.

 

The newer mk3.5 Superb will have this capability enabled on some models.

On 06/01/2018 at 10:04, vfrvrs said:

Just a note:

Undertaking is taking care of the dead.

 

It is also a formal pledge or promise to do something.

 

No need to be pedantic, we all know how the term is meant to be referenced in this thread.

@JR RS Thanks. Any idea about "Boost_function"?

With regards to ACC and using the pedal to override, I’ve noticed that you can do this as soon as the radar picks up the car you’re about to undertake - as soon as it appears on the screen - which makes it all seamless if you time it right.

4 hours ago, drewellis said:

With regards to ACC and using the pedal to override, I’ve noticed that you can do this as soon as the radar picks up the car you’re about to undertake - as soon as it appears on the screen - which makes it all seamless if you time it right.

 

And a little blip is all that's needed, literally just enough so that the set figure varies in brightness, no great stamping on the loud pedal and actually changing speed for it to do the override - though that works too.

On 29/05/2020 at 17:07, Mark8763 said:

I have a 2018 Superb with acc and it does prevent undertaking. I am taking it abroad and thought this would be a problem. However there is a setting for front assist which you can turn off. This then means that the cruise control will work as a standard cruise control without the radar.

 

I can turn off front assist but ACC stays exactly as before, just without the wonky/wobbly car symbol (with tone) warning. I assume on mine it only stops the <8mph parking bump avoidance or the <panic voice> "WTF was that" as it anchors up with tones and 'apply brake pop ups'. Upset my missus it has to be said 😄