Hi,

 

First Skoda here. How do I prevent the Traffic Sign reading function from controlling the cruise control speed?

It is extemely annoying to me that the car interfers with normal driving, I just wanted the speed information on the dashboard.

 

Daniel

 

Is this a new feature, as mine doesn’t alter set cruise control speed?

 

Having said that I seem to recall a requirement for all cars to have automated limiters to the speed limit applying by a date not too far ahead?

As you mention acc, I assume you have adaptive cruise? Can you add which model you have to your signature ( via profile) as this helps fellow forum users?  I don’t have acc though so don’t know the answer!

Edited 28 June, 20214 yr by mistac

Trust me, it does do this. I expect the setting to be the same regardless of engine choice etc, but fwiw its a Style Adventure TSI150 and yes with ACC.

8 minutes ago, btrevor1 said:

Trust me, it does do this. I expect the setting to be the same regardless of engine choice etc, but fwiw its a Style Adventure TSI150 and yes with ACC.

Don’t know that model? Are you uk based ? Is that a uk model ?

Edited 28 June, 20214 yr by mistac

2 minutes ago, mistac said:

Don’t know that model? Are you uk based ? Is that a uk model ?

 

No I am in Sweden. I am quite certain though that we don't apply very odd implementations as compared to rest of Europe, so I am hoping someone knows the answer.

Can you temporarily override it by pressing the accelerator?

5 minutes ago, Berisford said:

Can you temporarily override it by pressing the accelerator?

 

Yes

1 hour ago, btrevor1 said:

How do I prevent the Traffic Sign reading function from controlling the cruise control speed?

By not switching ACC on. Part of the function of ACC is to reduce your speed if you have selected a speed above the ruling speed limit.

Just now, KenONeill said:

By not switching ACC on. Part of the function of ACC is to reduce your speed if you have selected a speed above the ruling speed limit.

 

So you are telling me that If i dont want the car to break hard on a "70km/h in 200 meters" sign, or that it breaks after incorrectly reading a Speed sign on the road next to mine, I have to disable the whole ACC package and all its features??

That would imply I wouldnt even have basic cruise control?

 

1 hour ago, btrevor1 said:

That would imply I wouldnt even have basic cruise control?

Yes. I am telling you how the package actually works, since that's what you;re complaining about.

This is the so called "Predictive cruise control" which I turned off few weeks after getting the car, because it is dangerous to drive with it

 

Go into the infotainment system settings for the assistive systems and one of the settings (either for the traffic sign recognition or the adaptive cruise control) has a checkbox whether the set speed for the cruise control should be affected or not by the traffic sign recognition. It is probably explained somewhere in the manual, but I can't find a pdf version any more and it is hard to find the information the current way.

 

Also check out this topic: 

 

8 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

Yes. I am telling you how the package actually works, since that's what you;re complaining about.

 

I am not complaining about  any named package. I am claiming it is totally idiotic to have the car break hard suddenly on a motorway, because a possibly incorrect Traffic Sign readout.

I was thinking maybe I can disable at least only the Traffic Sign or the Travel Assist package. But it seems then the whole software is "Simply Stupid".

5 minutes ago, skoda_disconnect said:

This is the so called "Predictive cruise control" which I turned off few weeks after getting the car, because it is dangerous to drive with it

 

Go into the infotainment system settings for the assistive systems and one of the settings (either for the traffic sign recognition or the adaptive cruise control) has a checkbox whether the set speed for the cruise control should be affected or not by the traffic sign recognition. It is probably explained somewhere in the manual, but I can't find a pdf version any more and it is hard to find the information the current way.

 

Also check out this topic: 

 

 

Thank you sir. You have given me a glimpse of hope. Will try this when car gets back from hopefully addressing the Kangaroo problem with the TSI150 engine at workshop...

8 minutes ago, btrevor1 said:

I am claiming it is totally idiotic to have the car break hard suddenly on a motorway, because a possibly incorrect Traffic Sign readout.

Well yes, but that is my objection to all semi-automated driving features, like the "emergency brake assist" that can't tell a toddler from a crisp packet!

1 minute ago, KenONeill said:

Well yes, but that is my objection to all semi-automated driving features, like the "emergency brake assist" that can't tell a toddler from a crisp packet!

 

Wow is it that bad?

I guess that will be the next "feature" to push me even more towards selling this new Skoda again then. Even my 2014 Nissan Qashqai handles Emergency brake assist flawlessly.

 

I think I've found it in the new manual: https://digital-manual.skoda-auto.com/w/en_GB/show/d250755b4d6a2f9f5bf5b382ab4bc43b_10_en_GB?ct=d250755b4d6a2f9f5bf5b382ab4bc43b_10_en_GB#titled110514630e161883

 

You should turn off "Road layout preview - Switch the cruise control on/off according to the road profile (e.g. reduce speed before a bend)" and "Speed limit preview - Switch the speed control on/off according to the permissible speed" and this will effectively turn off the predictive cruise control. 

2 minutes ago, skoda_disconnect said:

I think I've found it in the new manual: https://digital-manual.skoda-auto.com/w/en_GB/show/d250755b4d6a2f9f5bf5b382ab4bc43b_10_en_GB?ct=d250755b4d6a2f9f5bf5b382ab4bc43b_10_en_GB#titled110514630e161883

 

You should turn off "Road layout preview - Switch the cruise control on/off according to the road profile (e.g. reduce speed before a bend)" and "Speed limit preview - Switch the speed control on/off according to the permissible speed" and this will effectively turn off the predictive cruise control. 

 

This is great. Thank you so much!

Mine doesn't have the predictive cruise control, but does have the traffic sign camera. At first I let it sound an alarm when I exceeded a speed limit (according to the speed limit sign it had detected) but I got fed up with the false alarms as it reacted to signs on junctions. 

 

Now I just have the detected speed limit on the virtual display, and ignore it when it is telling porkies. (For non-UK readers: porkies = pork pies = lies).

 

Chris