I don't get on with AAC as it makes decisions for me that I wouldn't make. Can it be "downgraded" to normal cruise through a particular menu ? Thanks. Nick

Why is it making decisions for you that you would not make. ?

Braking and accelerating I'd imagine.

I would be ok with that stops getting to close to the car in front like tailgating. Plus has a quicker reaction time than us humans

1 minute ago, skoda1982 said:

Plus has a quicker reaction time than us humans

 

When it comes to braking yes, however when a car in front of me is switching lanes and my car is free to accelerate it has the reaction time of a dead swamp turtle.

4 hours ago, BGB said:

 

When it comes to braking yes, however when a car in front of me is switching lanes and my car is free to accelerate it has the reaction time of a dead swamp turtle.

Are you in eco mode by any chance ?

 

9 minutes ago, patrolman said:

Are you in eco mode by any chance ?

 

 

No, I have literally never tried eco mode. For the most part in normal. 

3 minutes ago, BGB said:

 

No, I have literally never tried eco mode. For the most part in normal. 

I swiched to sport when using ACC and found it a lot better ,and now I leave in sport mode all the time

If you push the lever, the AAC will be disabled. I guess that then it will be a simple cruise controler. Better to check the manual.

Edited 13 January, 20197 yr by Gabi4

I believe if you have AAC then you do not have CC. I personally prefer the CC hence when specifing a car I have always not spec the AAC.  Stand to be corrected.

NICKFROG there are a few more things to try , make your move to over take befor the radar sees the vehicle in front I’ve noticed that if you wait until it’s slowing down it will react a lot slower and don’t pull out to close to a vehicle overtaking you it will slow you down until the desired distance is reached 

when you have learnt some of the tricks it’s well worth it and better than just cc

I agree with the above - just cannot get on with ACC and would love to return but to date have found no way of doing this.

 

The problem with me is sometimes the car in front will reduce speed for whatever reason. Say we're on a motorway, we're travelling at 70mph and the car in front reduces to 65mph.  If I have CC, I just indicate and pass - simple.  But with ACC activated I can;t tell when the car in front is reducing speed because the gap remains constant  i.e. my car is decelerating with the car in front.  By the time I realise I'm going slower, the cars behind have already reacted to me going slower and have moved in to the overtaking lane. Now find I'm stuck behind the 65mph car waiting until a line of cars tavelling at 70mph have passed before I can pull out and pass.

 

This of course causes another disadvatntage - with CC I remain at a constant 70mph, with ACC it means I'm continually decelerating / accelerating which affects fuel economy. I have found ACC uses more fuel.

 

ACC certainly works in theory, but in the real world I find ACC a higher workload.  I know what's happeing with CC, but with ACC I'm having to anticipate how ACC is going to react. It only really works if you're happy to plod along behind the car in front.

Totally agree with what Scot5 says above. I'm finding I use ACC less and less in a busy motorways situation. The same goes for when for instance ACC is keeping a set distance behind a vehicle, at say 70mph. Vehicle in front starts slowing down to take an exit, your car starts to slow down fine, car in front exits, your car continues to slow down for a while as it doesn't know where the car in front has gone? In some instances my car has actually braked, which must seem crazy to anyone following behind. I then find I have to accelerate manually, back to 70ish, then take my foot off the pedal for the ACC to resume doing its thing.

I presume ACC detects slight speed decreases and uses engine braking initially before actually braking and bringing on the brake lights, otherwise it'd be like following a disco!

Like most of the tech gadgets on cars (High Beam Assist comes to mind), nothing replaces the MK1 eyeball and common sense.

 

On ‎14‎/‎01‎/‎2019 at 00:35, westie38 said:

 

I presume ACC detects slight speed decreases and uses engine braking initially before actually braking and bringing on the brake lights, otherwise it'd be like following a disco!

Like most of the tech gadgets on cars (High Beam Assist comes to mind), nothing replaces the MK1 eyeball and common sense.

 

I have been behind a couple of cars that have been tailgating the vehicle in front and their brake lights have been doing the disco thing you mention.

I assumed that they had ACC that was either malfunctioning or they just did not know how to set the distance to the vehicle in front. There was no intention shown to try and overtake either.

I'm quite happy with the CC on my Octavia but if I were to buy a new Skoda here in Australia now then ACC is standard fitment. Fine if you only keep the car for a few years but could be a very expensive thing to fix after long term ownership. Then again 5 years is standard warranty period here for Skoda (and VW and most other equivalent manufacturers except Kia is 7 years).

Edited 18 January, 20197 yr by Gerrycan