39 minutes ago, Zoig said:

Thanks for the guide, although my car has no DCC i found the option in the Bolero driving asists section. is it only me or the sport setting in ACC also affects the breaking making it a bit more aggressive?

The short answer is no. Mine has the Columbus and I have not noticed any increase in ACC braking. I'm interested to see whether others have found this though. 

I totally share the frustration people are feeling about gap stealers. As others have said, ACC set to sport and distance set to very close does help with this, albeit at the cost of a slightly more aggressive ride. It can be quite comical if your target speed is set high and someone going slow in front pulls out of your way, the car doesn’t waste time in accelerating!

 

Like cars with standard cc you can always accelerate above your set speed and then release the accelerator and return to it. 

 

A couple if things I have noticed:

 

When approaching a car in front that is travelling slower than you, acc will obviously start to slow the car which can be annoying when you are looking to pull out into the fast lane and go past. Switching the indicator on seems to stop the car from slowing down so the trick here is to indicate early in that situation. 

 

ACC can get confused when the car in front turns into a junction. I’ve had it a few times where a car is slowing down as it turns off and my car has unexpectedly slammed the brakes on. God knows what people behind must have thought! I normally floor the accelerator to override this. I guess in time I will get used to predicting this behaviour. Overall ACC does seem at its best on the motorway. One things for sure though, I’d hate to go back to not having it. 

I swapped my car specifically for it.

 

I love an open road and don't do as much communiting as I used to. So when I do encounter traffic I find it taxing.

 

AAC for me on paper solved that.

 

The day I collected it, having never tried aac before... I too kit out of bath manually, got to the motorway, moderate traffic, put acc on. Didn't touch either pedal for the next 100miles.

 

I know a few folk who have said acc and gap hunters, I think it really depends on where you life and times you drive. I imagine in rush hour mayham any gap is exploited.

 

I used to chuckle to myself when I was communiting how an artic seemigly got to my exit about the same time I did despite the mad hare dashing... of late I tend to grab the inside lane and chill out when it gets heavy. ACC behind a lorry is very smooth, assuming the lorry is concious of there energy use.

 

The tip about a paddle flick from staionary is great, I'd been tapping the pedal, which didn't feel so smooth. TY.

Edited 2 September, 20196 yr by ColinD

Got it as standard on the Superb, wasn't too bothered until I used it. It went from the 'whatever' to the 'essential' list in one trip down to the West Country, so much so that for our new Karoq (that we collect in 2 weeks, yay!) it went on the 'things we must have' list. My wife never liked the normal cruise on my old car but she loves the ACC.

 

I also love the ACC. Having come from a 1.6 2015 plate Octavia  SE that was written off after 55k miles and 2.5 years old, I was forced to buy 2nd hand and chose a 2-year old Superb SE Business 28k on the clock. So I went from no gadgets to having a bit more luxury, gadgets and of course the ACC.. I've never looked back

 

I use ACC daily on my commute, Also long distance across Europe. Currently, on 68k miles, so 40k miles driven, and most of it on ACC. I will ensure any replacement has it. My drive across Europe  I can sit for 3 hours on the road with ACC engaged and it allows me to relax and steer. 

 

An observation. Most commutes on the motorway I sit in the inside lane, as I watch the impatient drivers stick in the outside lane, drive fast then brake repeatedly, I find the inside tends to move more smoothly to the point I am undertaking cars. The dash indicates a car on the outside, and tries to slow you, I just blip the accelerator to override this. 

 

I once had an ACC fault whilst driving with a cycle rack connected,  The ACC gave an error mid drive on the motorway and disengaged. Sorted it by fixing the cycle rack that I had not connected to the plug correctly. Obviously a safety issue.

 

Limitations...I was also unable to use ACC to go any faster than 100mph on the German Autobahn. But then that's a good thing. 

 

Somehow the car know what side of the road you are driving on, as the 'undertaking' limitation would be a nightmare driving in Europe. But it's not. It swaps over....any ideas how? 

You can disable the undertake prevention using VCDS. I have done this on mine as there is a long filter lane I use a lot going uphill and all the lorries not turning off (so on my right) slow down up the hill. 

39 minutes ago, PMA_Bob said:

I was also unable to use ACC to go any faster than 100mph on the German Autobahn. But then that's a good thing. 

That's because there was an option to either get the 160kmh or 210kmh ACC fitted from factory. Since the price difference was around 300 euros, i guess most people opted for the cheaper variant. After the facelift this option was removed, only the more expensive 210kmh ACC is available.

I wonder if the ‘faster’ version is better/faster reacting/smother at lower speeds? I would assume that detection range is greater on the faster version allowing more time for the car to respond. 

1 hour ago, Kamikazekid said:

I wonder if the ‘faster’ version is better/faster reacting/smother at lower speeds? I would assume that detection range is greater on the faster version allowing more time for the car to respond. 

 

I think the range increases in proportion to speed. I have mine set to smallest gap, which I find to be still too large on the motorway. However, when around town, I think that smallest gap is too small. 

It's amazing how few cars have ACC as standard in the 2015/2016 age range - Audi A6, nope. Mazda 6, nope. My 2 must haves are adaptive cruise control and android auto, the only other car to have these at the same age is the VW passat, which is just a skoda superb but a whole lot uglier! 🤣

On 29/08/2019 at 14:58, Brusk57 said:

Hi is there anyway to turn off only the adaptive part of cruise control?

 

I'm still interested in this one..

17 minutes ago, Dajver said:

 

I'm still interested in this one..

I asked this on another thread (Octavia 3 forum).  Apparently the answer is no.

 

But like others on this thread, I have come to appreciate the benefits of ACC - often long intervals without touching either pedal, for instance.  
 

So FWIW, I’d say stick with it, and enjoy!

32 minutes ago, Dajver said:

is there anyway to turn off only the adaptive part of cruise control?

Yes - adjust the set speed so you're going slower than the traffic in front of you!

51 minutes ago, D402 said:

Yes - adjust the set speed so you're going slower than the traffic in front of you!

Didn't know i can get driving instructions here too. Thanks. 

17 hours ago, Dajver said:

 

I'm still interested in this one..

 

No, it isn't possible via legit means, i.e. nothing in the manual, nothing in any of the menus.

Is there anyway of stopping the car slamming the brakes on, when on a dual carriageway at 110 km/h when it thinks you are on a 50 km/h road? It may be linked to bridges. I have had this happen a few times now when using ACC and it is quite annoying, and could be dangerous.

 

I bought the car for comfort, and sudden application of the brakes unexpectedly is not very comfortable.

3 hours ago, CageyH said:

Is there anyway of stopping the car slamming the brakes on, when on a dual carriageway at 110 km/h when it thinks you are on a 50 km/h road? It may be linked to bridges. I have had this happen a few times now when using ACC and it is quite annoying, and could be dangerous.

 

I bought the car for comfort, and sudden application of the brakes unexpectedly is not very comfortable.

im assuming you have predictive cruise control? This speed control feature can be turned off in the menu

Thanks for the reply.

I assume it is predictive. I shall have a look at the menu tomorrow.

Some features of it are quite nice, but not the sudden braking ones. 
 

Do you know if it is the road sign recognition option (it could be a slip road sign being picked up) or another option?

Mine does not show this behaviour. I generally have no problems with ACC but I have experienced the issue where you see a car turning off some distance ahead of you and the system slams the brakes on just as it is disappearing out of the way. Best way to avoid this is to anticipate it as you see the car is turning and momentarily kill the system by pushing the lever away, then pull back to reactivate it when the car has gone.

9 hours ago, Superbio said:

Mine does not show this behaviour. I generally have no problems with ACC but I have experienced the issue where you see a car turning off some distance ahead of you and the system slams the brakes on just as it is disappearing out of the way. Best way to avoid this is to anticipate it as you see the car is turning and momentarily kill the system by pushing the lever away, then pull back to reactivate it when the car has gone.

I work around the problem by just touching the accelerator momentarily………..

12 hours ago, Superbio said:

Mine does not show this behaviour. I generally have no problems with ACC but I have experienced the issue where you see a car turning off some distance ahead of you and the system slams the brakes on just as it is disappearing out of the way. Best way to avoid this is to anticipate it as you see the car is turning and momentarily kill the system by pushing the lever away, then pull back to reactivate it when the car has gone.

You do not have a predictive ACC, so its normal ACC not pACC, thats why you dont have the problem mentioned..

 

As for the pACC, you can disable the feature in drivers assists, in the MIB!

I have just had a chance to check the menus.

I have a choice of ACC or Speed Limiter. Next motorway trip, I think I will give the limiter a go. This should avoid the random braking issue.

1 minute ago, CageyH said:

I have just had a chance to check the menus.

I have a choice of ACC or Speed Limiter. Next motorway trip, I think I will give the limiter a go. This should avoid the random braking issue.

The limiter is not a form of cruise control, on the contrary, its a limiter, so you set it at lets say 100km/h, and you wont be able to drive faster than that no matter how hard you press the gas pedal, and you wont have any cruise control at all!

A good point, well presented.

 

So, it is “predictive speed” that needs to be turned off?

Well, there should be a option to disable the predictive part, mine is a 2016, so i dont have that option, nor do i know for sure what it is called, ill have a look for an online manual, and try to find it for you, unless someone beats me to it!