Is it possible to turn off the adaptive part of the cruise control. Whilst it is a great feature in certain circumstances it is also too intrusive in others. Kodiak is SE L spec. 

Unfortunately not

Simply set it to minimum distance? That way it shouldn't trigger unless you get too close to the car in front... and if you do, consider it a gentle reminder from the car to leave a bit more room :-)

Explain where it is 'too intrusive'? I'm struggling with this?

I'm guessing anything over and above regular non-adaptive cruise control could be classed as intrusive.

But how?

 

It would be a bit more intrusive if you just ran in to the back of the car in front instead LOL

To those who actually answered my question, many thanks. The answer was what I was expecting but it's a shame there no on/off switch.

 

To the others:

 

On the SE L spec ACC is an option so the fact I have it implies I want the feature and am prepared to use it. The fact is after using it over the last few months I've come to realise that for me it's not the panacea to all driving conditions therefore there are times I'd like the CC feature without the adaptive feature coming into play. Two examples:

 

1. I use a stretch of motorway with major roadworks so it is down to three narrowed lanes. ACC excellent except when my LH lane is moving faster than the lanes to my right and ACC slows me down to the speed of the traffic in that RH lane, frustrating to me and the traffic behind me.

 

2. Am I the only one to have had traffic overtake on a motorway only to stay in the RH lane and slow down? again ACC will slow you down, sensing the speed of the overtaking vehicle.

 

3. I've had it brake the vehicle when a car in  front of me was slowing down on a slip road when the distance between the vehicles did not require it, again creating the possibility of causing confusion behind me. I did have the sensing distance at its' minimum.

 

I accept that I could turn the ACC of and indeed I do if I feel my circumstances demand.

 

PS

intrusive

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adjective

 

1. 1.

   causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited.

   "that was an intrusive question"

   synonyms:

   intruding, invasive, obtrusive, interrupting, trespassing

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In all seriousness though - no, ACC is not the panacea to all driving situations. I don't think anyone has ever claimed that it is. There are limitations to the system, just as there are to all automated driving aids (despite Tesla's best efforts so far).

 

As for your point # 2 above, that is covered explicitly in the manual:

 

Regulation according to the vehicle in the adjacent lane

During regulation your vehicle may be regulated according to the vehicle in the adjacent lane.

This could occur at speeds above about 80 km/h when your vehicle is moving faster than the vehicle in the adjacent lane on the driver's side. The display shows the detected vehicle is in the adjacent lane.

Have you tried to switch it into speed limiting mode using the little switch underneath the stalk?  Is that any better?  Obviously you need to keep you foot on the pedal but less workload to keep to a target speed.

I had ACC on my last Golf. Once I had it set correctly, it was brilliant. I used to go from Mansfield to Birmingham 3-4 times a week and from getting on at j28 to j9 of the M42, if traffic was normal, I didn’t have to touch a pedal. It was brilliant, but took a while to set up.

4 hours ago, Caller68 said:

To those who actually answered my question, many thanks. The answer was what I was expecting but it's a shame there no on/off switch.

 

To the others:

 

On the SE L spec ACC is an option so the fact I have it implies I want the feature and am prepared to use it. The fact is after using it over the last few months I've come to realise that for me it's not the panacea to all driving conditions therefore there are times I'd like the CC feature without the adaptive feature coming into play. Two examples:

 

1. I use a stretch of motorway with major roadworks so it is down to three narrowed lanes. ACC excellent except when my LH lane is moving faster than the lanes to my right and ACC slows me down to the speed of the traffic in that RH lane, frustrating to me and the traffic behind me.

 

2. Am I the only one to have had traffic overtake on a motorway only to stay in the RH lane and slow down? again ACC will slow you down, sensing the speed of the overtaking vehicle.

 

3. I've had it brake the vehicle when a car in  front of me was slowing down on a slip road when the distance between the vehicles did not require it, again creating the possibility of causing confusion behind me. I did have the sensing distance at its' minimum.

 

I accept that I could turn the ACC of and indeed I do if I feel my circumstances demand.

 

PS

intrusive

ɪnˈtruːsɪv/

adjective

 

1. 1.

   causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited.

   "that was an intrusive question"

   synonyms:

   intruding, invasive, obtrusive, interrupting, trespassing

 

Sounds like it is working as designed and believe or not the accelerator pedal still works when ACC is enabled, so you could override all 3 scenarios above. It should not be regulating your speed through the roadworks to match the adjacent lane if you are travelling at less than 80km/h though - if it is then I would ask your dealer to take a look at it.

 

What setting have you got the Emergency Assist set to - try changing that to Late, it might help

On 10/01/2018 at 20:12, andyvee said:

But how?

 

It would be a bit more intrusive if you just ran in to the back of the car in front instead LOL

 

As much as ACC is a giant step forward vs. regular CC I can understand where the OP is coming from.

 

ACC vs. regular CC could be classed as intrusive if it does things you don't want it to do, that regular CC wouldn't do.

 

If the only option is to either turn ACC on or turn it off, then coming from a car with regular CC and not wanting to use ACC means you end up with no CC at all.

All 3 scenarios can be overridden though, and that is less effort than standard CC where you have to keep adjusting your speed or braking. Undertaking is an offence in some countries, so I can see why they have tried to prevent it, and 80km/h is a pretty reasonable guess at a 'congestion' speed for Europe when you are allowed to undertake. An interesting thing I have noticed is I regularly use a motorway junction with about half a mile of filter lane for the turn off - either by using the LA camera or the sat nav the ACC is aware of when the filter lane starts and will undertake as soon as the lane starts, which again is permitted.

 

I know which I prefer, but if the expectation is a self driving car, or a car with AI, then ACC will disappoint. Perhaps if they called it distance regulated CC rather than trying to make it sound like something it isn't with emotive words like 'Adaptive' it would help.