I have ACC on my manual Karoq, and I wish I hadn't paid extra for it. It should be ok for motorways, but I don't lie the way it sets the cruise speed. If I am cruising at, say, 65mph and I reach a 50mph restriction, it slows to 50mph. Fine. When you get to the end of the 50mph limit the ACC resets to 70mph, not the 65mph I want.

I tried it on some A roads. I'm in the south/sout-west, and we have many fairly fast A roads. ACC seems fine on the relatively straight bits, but come to a few bends and it is awful. It tries to take bends far to fast, brake late and heavily, and is extremely uncomfortable or me, et alone my wife who would not be happy at all.

Mine is set to ordinary cruise, and is generally ok, I just wish the ovr-run braking was smoother and less intusinve. Not too bad on the motorway, but still causes issues when approaching slower traffic and moving to overtake.

24 minutes ago, NamePlate said:

Idk why you guys are so against it.

now I wouldn't get a car that doesn't have it.

I've had "normal" cruise control on all my cars since 1999 and liked using it when I could, which with our increasingly crowded roads became less and less frequently, otherwise I had to keep turning it on and off and resetting the set speed.

So when I got my first Octavia 3 in 2016 which had ACC I loved the ability to safely use it much more frequently as it really de-stressed long drives as it adapted to the speed of the vehicles in front.

I agree with @NamePlate that I now wouldn't get a car without ACC.

Reading through this I come to the conclusion that many people buy cars and have absolutely no idea what they bought. Fine, but then why complain?

1st - learn what tech you have in your car and how it works

2nd - decide what suits your needs

3rd - disable what you don't like/need

4th - if you can't disable something, then is mandatory, so you should not be allowed to disable it, so you should not even try or complain about it, rather vote to put in power people that share the same vision as yours, someone with whom you can align

5th - if you bought something without being considerate enough to learn about it first, and then you realize it's not what you want, then is completely your fault, Especially when the thing you bought is 40-60 k GBP/EUR, so once again you should not even complain about it, rather grow up and learn from your mistake

Just a question, when the car slows down on ACC, do the brake lights come on?

1 minute ago, Ianrally said:

Just a question, when the car slows down on ACC, do the brake lights come on?

Yes. You can see this at night. It's the same with any automation applying the brakes, be it auto hold or slowing down.

The reason I ask is on ACC, the slowing down starts much sooner and at motorway speeds, muck harsher than you would tend to do driving normally. I have found cars behind think I’m brake testing them!

This is exactly why I never use ACC. Some users have also posted that AEB is also too sensitive and has caused some rear end collisions. My 2.0 litre diesel Kodiaq Sportline has occasionally flashed up the advance collision warning sign on the dash but thankfully has never applied emergency braking. I may just be lucky in this regard !

22 minutes ago, Colin1051 said:

This is exactly why I never use ACC. Some users have also posted that AEB is also too sensitive and has caused some rear end collisions. My 2.0 litre diesel Kodiaq Sportline has occasionally flashed up the advance collision warning sign on the dash but thankfully has never applied emergency braking. I may just be lucky in this regard !

Same here, flashed up many times but luckily not hit the brakes. One aspect I really hate is when passing a junction where a car is waiting to turn out onto the main road, it flashes up then. I just hate it with a vengeance, it frightens everyone in the car to death.

36 minutes ago, Ianrally said:

The reason I ask is on ACC, the slowing down starts much sooner and at motorway speeds, muck harsher than you would tend to do driving normally. I have found cars behind think I’m brake testing them!

You can set the distance, try and see which setting works best for you.

I have it set to the maximum distance, it is far too sensitive.

Then I guess not using it is the only option.

Personally, I use CC for keeping me under the speed limit in villages I'm passing through (like in bulgaria, for example). One lane, 50 MNPH limit, I set it at the begining of the city and deactivate it after, as I like to drive the car, I don't find it useful on twisty / hilly roads. Another use is on highway, where I use the 1st lane, I keep a fair distance from the car in front and rarely someone cuts in front of me, in which case slowing down is something I would do anyway. Maybe preemptively deactivate it when something like this happens is an option?

Still, we are offered an automation that we can simply not use, if we don't like.

Hi , When I first had the Superb on motorway I used the ACC all of the time.However , as time goes by I found the ACC dangerous because with so many variables as to how the cars interpretation of vehicles in close location to the action then taken by my car.

From my understanding all new model cars now have to have these mandatory safety devices installed.

In the UK ACC is not a mandatory safety device.

Hi Colin1051 , I have to eat my words , you are correct regarding ACC.

I assumed incorrectly as EU produced cars had to use ACC UK cars would require them.

On 20/01/2026 at 17:01, Colin1051 said:

This is exactly why I never use ACC. Some users have also posted that AEB is also too sensitive and has caused some rear end collisions. My 2.0 litre diesel Kodiaq Sportline has occasionally flashed up the advance collision warning sign on the dash but thankfully has never applied emergency braking. I may just be lucky in this regard !

I successfully rejected my 2.0 TSI Sportline due to the highly dangerous AEB that can't be permanently disabled without voiding warranty and hiking insurance. I'd have kept it otherwise. At least I was given a 100% refund as an out-of-court settlement after a legal battle with Skoda UK. Will NEVER buy or even get into a VAG car with AEB again.

WTF are they thinking?

Edited 23 January23 Jan by BabyDog

2 hours ago, BabyDog said:

I successfully rejected my 2.0 TSI Sportline due to the highly dangerous AEB that can't be permanently disabled without voiding warranty and hiking insurance. I'd have kept it otherwise. At least I was given a 100% refund as an out-of-court settlement after a legal battle with Skoda UK. Will NEVER buy or even get into a VAG car with AEB again.

WTF are they thinking?

Just out of curiosity, let us know what car you're gonna buy. Very curious to see the one without this.

3 hours ago, Colin1051 said:

In the UK ACC is not a mandatory safety device.

Yes, BUT is does contribute to Eurocap and ancap safety ratings under safety assist systems. 3 points out of 18 for that category.

So i dont see companies not providing it going forwards, and it will soon be standard across all makes and models.

As previously noted, you can turn it off, so if it inhibits or impacts your driving experience, leave it off.

Lane assist in Australia can be very dangerous as 2 into 1 lane merges have dotted lines and if you dont indicate it will force the car off the road, at potentially 110kmh. You can turn it off. I leave it off on the Kodiaq RS. My Q3 S-line wont stay off. It resets to on, with every engine power on/start.

Safety assist systems are provided because the driving masses do not have the skills or awareness to be able to drive F1. Drving instructors are concerned about drving skills due to reliance on theseimperfect safety systems. But if a system can save a life, then why not? If saving that life, means you have to change a setting in YOUR vehicle settings to turn it off, for you personally, then that small inconvenience is worth someone elses life.

When that inconvenience of the system proves dangerous and will take more lives than it saves, then that indicates we should not be using that system.

ACC will improve with smoothness, and its influence from side roads etc. Look at early days ABS and ASC.

But to NOT buy a vehicle as it has ACC is a curious decision and i wont comment on that. Each to their own. Resale value, others drving the car, ease in traffic jams etc....

But then i specifically specified a manual in my Octy RS when 99.99% of vehicles are auto, so I cant comment.

11 minutes ago, koditzadispater said:

Just out of curiosity, let us know what car you're gonna buy. Very curious to see the one without this.

On 21/01/2026 at 04:01, Colin1051 said:

This is exactly why I never use ACC. Some users have also posted that AEB is also too sensitive and has caused some rear end collisions. My 2.0 litre diesel Kodiaq Sportline has occasionally flashed up the advance collision warning sign on the dash but thankfully has never applied emergency braking. I may just be lucky in this regard !

I would like to know from these users, just how close they are drving to the car in front of them? Do they actually know what the braking distance is of their car at speed? AEB, ACC, ESP, ABS are all required for ANCAP EUROCAP,ratings. So manufacturers will make them standard on all models globally. Australia has AEB mandatory on all models from Arpil 2025? It was some time last yeat. I have had the sideways AEB activate when slowly pulling out into a T- junction. It was annoying, but i am not going to turn it off permanently.

42 minutes ago, koditzadispater said:

Just out of curiosity, let us know what car you're gonna buy. Very curious to see the one without this.

I'm now going to lease a Volvo XC90 B6.

Edited 23 January23 Jan by BabyDog

28 minutes ago, spud75 said:

Yes, BUT is does contribute to Eurocap and ancap safety ratings under safety assist systems. 3 points out of 18 for that category.

So i dont see companies not providing it going forwards, and it will soon be standard across all makes and models.

As previously noted, you can turn it off, so if it inhibits or impacts your driving experience, leave it off.

Lane assist in Australia can be very dangerous as 2 into 1 lane merges have dotted lines and if you dont indicate it will force the car off the road, at potentially 110kmh. You can turn it off. I leave it off on the Kodiaq RS. My Q3 S-line wont stay off. It resets to on, with every engine power on/start.

Safety assist systems are provided because the driving masses do not have the skills or awareness to be able to drive F1. Drving instructors are concerned about drving skills due to reliance on theseimperfect safety systems. But if a system can save a life, then why not? If saving that life, means you have to change a setting in YOUR vehicle settings to turn it off, for you personally, then that small inconvenience is worth someone elses life.

When that inconvenience of the system proves dangerous and will take more lives than it saves, then that indicates we should not be using that system.

ACC will improve with smoothness, and its influence from side roads etc. Look at early days ABS and ASC.

But to NOT buy a vehicle as it has ACC is a curious decision and i wont comment on that. Each to their own. Resale value, others drving the car, ease in traffic jams etc....

But then i specifically specified a manual in my Octy RS when 99.99% of vehicles are auto, so I cant comment.

I would like to know from these users, just how close they are drving to the car in front of them? Do they actually know what the braking distance is of their car at speed? AEB, ACC, ESP, ABS are all required for ANCAP EUROCAP,ratings. So manufacturers will make them standard on all models globally. Australia has AEB mandatory on all models from Arpil 2025? It was some time last yeat. I have had the sideways AEB activate when slowly pulling out into a T- junction. It was annoying, but i am not going to turn it off permanently.

A neighbour got rear ended by a van when AEB kicked in at 60mph when a plastic bag of all things flew in front of his car. His car was written off and the van driver successfully sued him for dangerous break-checking. This alone is a reason to have AEB deactivated permanently. Anyway it was enough for me reject my car, and I have!

14 hours ago, BabyDog said:

I'm now going to lease a Volvo XC90 B6.

If new, it has AEB as default feature. Only if you buy previously owned and go back before 2014 you might get one without. And then you have other problems. But the choice is yours. Your money, your car.

13 hours ago, BabyDog said:

A neighbour got rear ended by a van when AEB kicked in at 60mph when a plastic bag of all things flew in front of his car. His car was written off and the van driver successfully sued him for dangerous break-checking. This alone is a reason to have AEB deactivated permanently. Anyway it was enough for me reject my car, and I have!

Funnily enough, I drove through almost half of Istanbul (some 50 KM +) with a plastic bag in front of my car, had no issue, and Turks are not keeping a lot of distance, this is why I, the one driving, do my best to keep a good distance. Not saying it can't be an issue, I guess it's ultimately about choosing the lesser evil.

14 hours ago, spud75 said:

Yes, BUT is does contribute to Eurocap and ancap safety ratings under safety assist systems. 3 points out of 18 for that category.

So i dont see companies not providing it going forwards, and it will soon be standard across all makes and models.

As previously noted, you can turn it off, so if it inhibits or impacts your driving experience, leave it off.

Lane assist in Australia can be very dangerous as 2 into 1 lane merges have dotted lines and if you dont indicate it will force the car off the road, at potentially 110kmh. You can turn it off. I leave it off on the Kodiaq RS. My Q3 S-line wont stay off. It resets to on, with every engine power on/start.

Safety assist systems are provided because the driving masses do not have the skills or awareness to be able to drive F1. Drving instructors are concerned about drving skills due to reliance on theseimperfect safety systems. But if a system can save a life, then why not? If saving that life, means you have to change a setting in YOUR vehicle settings to turn it off, for you personally, then that small inconvenience is worth someone elses life.

When that inconvenience of the system proves dangerous and will take more lives than it saves, then that indicates we should not be using that system.

ACC will improve with smoothness, and its influence from side roads etc. Look at early days ABS and ASC.

But to NOT buy a vehicle as it has ACC is a curious decision and i wont comment on that. Each to their own. Resale value, others drving the car, ease in traffic jams etc....

But then i specifically specified a manual in my Octy RS when 99.99% of vehicles are auto, so I cant comment.

I would like to know from these users, just how close they are drving to the car in front of them? Do they actually know what the braking distance is of their car at speed? AEB, ACC, ESP, ABS are all required for ANCAP EUROCAP,ratings. So manufacturers will make them standard on all models globally. Australia has AEB mandatory on all models from Arpil 2025? It was some time last yeat. I have had the sideways AEB activate when slowly pulling out into a T- junction. It was annoying, but i am not going to turn it off permanently.

I am actually arguing that AEB should be kept on, please don't get me wron, the message you quoted was from a question I asked abother member rejecting the car due to AEB. I was pointing out most modern car have it by default, just checked the Volvo cofiguratior for RO and it has it.

Regarding your question, actually do know, for a passenger vehicle on a dry surface you need 65 meters of breaking distance at 100 kmph, and you need to add reaction time, which can lead to even 100 meters. So yeah, I know, I "always" keep enough distance from the car in front of me. There are rare occasions when I approach a slower vehicle that is moving out of the way, in which case I lift off or even break a bit.

One thing people do not factor in this AEB issue is the entitlement most of the drivers these days feel and act upon. Everyone drives like owning the road, like a F1 champ in a last lap championship winning battle. They accelerate and try to block whoever is trying to overtake them, resulting in driving closer to the one in front of you and keeping someone in your ass. Doing so reasults in being rear ended, even without AEB. Personally, if I see someone closing in fast, I move and let that person go, trying to keep as much distance laterally as possible. This and getting older and understanding the risks and the gains made me feel safer, drive slower, allow time and space. Simply put, I rarely risk and I try to take only calculated, small risks on short time and distance.

When young, I drove from home to work, 14-15 KM throughout the city in 15 minutes, like a madman. Later I realized that driving normally takes 20 minutes or so and the risks are way smaller. For 5 minutes, it's not worth the risks you take. Same for "who is right" - you might lose 5-10 seconds yealding when you have the right of way, vs being stubborn and causing an accident, where you are not liable, but you lose hours, not to mention money.

Keep distance, by courteous towards the others, cut them some slack, think before acting, be the bigger person. I try, succeed most of the time. I guess I'm human after all.

On the flipside a lot of these "aids" can make once-good drivers complacent. All I ever wanted was the option to turn these things off permanently, even with a red warning displayed on the dash, the driver should be given a choice. Of all the cars I've test driven over the last 3 months, the Kodiaq has by far the most aggressive AEB, the Tayron is much better. I see more complaints here than any other car forum, something is clearly wrong IMHO. My 2¢.

11 hours ago, BabyDog said:

On the flipside a lot of these "aids" can make once-good drivers complacent. All I ever wanted was the option to turn these things off permanently, even with a red warning displayed on the dash, the driver should be given a choice. Of all the cars I've test driven over the last 3 months, the Kodiaq has by far the most aggressive AEB, the Tayron is much better. I see more complaints here than any other car forum, something is clearly wrong IMHO. My 2¢.

Not with the Kodiaq in general... "Your" Kodiaq maybe.....my Kodiaq "remembered" the existence of aeb just a couple of times during parking process, and were absolutely justified, as there were a couple of pedestrians that I had not seen....and once more during driving, where I was trying to fasten seat belt during driving over me jacket, and aeb got involved as soon as it realised I had raised myself from the seat for a second.....other than that, no issues at all...quite a few times red warning of an oncoming collision, but no action....cross fingers....6 months, 14.000 Kms, no problems....

You’re right about the AEB when manoeuvring.

Several times it has activated with such a bang, I thought that I had actually hit something solid, which I hadn’t. Scared the hell out of me!

Got out to look for the expected damage and was surprised to find none.

During normal driving I have had no issues with it.

I’m now of an age where I don’t have to rush anywhere so just chill and enjoy the ride.

I use ACC set to the standard settings, all the time with lane assist turned off and often use travel assist on long motorway journeys.

I guess it all comes down to learning the systems limitations, accepting the shortcomings and learning how to manage them.