is this limited to motorway driving only? I thought it was when stuck in traffic it will stick close to the car in front and move along automatically.

1 hour ago, arovbukay said:

is this limited to motorway driving only?

 

Assuming it's the same as the Mk1, no. You can enable it at any time the cruise control is active.

Even at standstill you can enable it.

On 16/12/2024 at 14:49, Yogi-Bear said:

 

Assuming it's the same as the Mk1, no. You can enable it at any time the cruise control is active.

 

yep - my bad, tested again, works perfectly. Just have to switch between Travel Assist and ACC when the road clears.

52 minutes ago, arovbukay said:

Just have to switch between Travel Assist and ACC when the road clears

Why? Do you turn lane assist off as well? TA is simply ACC + Lane Assist that remain active at lower speeds than they otherwise would (ie. down to 0 mph to follow traffic in start/stop traffic). It doesn’t do anything that the two systems do by themselves in free flowing traffic.

 

I always activate it whenever I put the cruise control on… in fact, I quite often just press the TA button on the steering wheel when I get to the speed I want rather than going anywhere near the cruise control stalk.

11 minutes ago, Yogi-Bear said:

Why? Do you turn lane assist off as well? TA is simply ACC + Lane Assist that remain active at lower speeds than they otherwise would (ie. down to 0 mph to follow traffic in start/stop traffic). It doesn’t do anything that the two systems do by themselves in free flowing traffic.

 

I always activate it whenever I put the cruise control on… in fact, I quite often just press the TA button on the steering wheel when I get to the speed I want rather than going anywhere near the cruise control stalk.

I thought Travel Assist was only up to certain speeds, so if you are in a bit of traffic on the motorway and the road clears up, you'd want to go back to using ACC no to go back to say 70+? have to test these things

@arovbukay No, it stays turned on till at least 150 km/h

On 18/12/2024 at 08:30, arovbukay said:

I thought Travel Assist was only up to certain speeds, so if you are in a bit of traffic on the motorway and the road clears up, you'd want to go back to using ACC no to go back to say 70+? have to test these things

Are you confusing traffic jam assist and travel assist? 
 

Even if so, you don’t need to switch either off

1 hour ago, East_Yorkshire_Retrofits said:

Are you confusing traffic jam assist and travel assist? 
 

Even if so, you don’t need to switch either off

Wait what? Traffic jam

assist is not travel assist? How do you enable traffic jam assist? I only see options for lane, Acc, and travel assist

21 hours ago, arovbukay said:

Wait what? Traffic jam

assist is not travel assist? How do you enable traffic jam assist? I only see options for lane, Acc, and travel assist

They’re all the same thing, at least as far as the end user is concerned. A combination of ACC that works all the way down to stopping and starting (rather than having a minimum operating speed of 20mph or whatever), and Lane Assist - again, working at all speeds instead of having a minimum.

 

I had TJA on my first Kodiaq (original Mk1), but it was always operational when LA and ACC were both turned on… there was no way to turn it on/off manually. I now have TA on my second Kodiaq (Mk1 facelift), but for some reason I have to activate it separately to the Cruise Control and Lane Assist via the steering wheel button every time I engage the ACC. Never understood why because surely you’d want it active all the time, but each to their own.

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Does lane assist actually operate below 38 mph?

25 minutes ago, Ootohere said:

Does lane assist actually operate below 38 mph?

If you have TA or TJA and the cruise control is on, yes.

The ACC on my car is active right down to 0 mph and will follow the car in front at a safe distance. It will drive off automatically when the car in front moves forward, even when the engine has stopped due to start/stop, I unlike my 2020 Mk1 Kodiaq which needed a slight press on the accelerator to kick it back into life.

As far as I can see, the only difference between ACC and Travel assist is the TA steers to follow curves in the road. It will do it on any road but can get caught out on minor roads. Motorways and dual carriageways it works fine.

2 hours ago, CFB said:

It will do it on any road but can get caught out on minor roads. Motorways and dual carriageways it works fine.

To be fair, it’s designed for motorways and dual carriageways. Minor road often have poor or no markings at the side (or even the middle!) of the road, which is what the system uses to work out the ‘lane’ and where it goes.

yeh always weary using it on small roads. Keep thinking what if the lack of or poor road markings cause the car to swerve suddenly in the wrong direction

I found that, as a test, which is why I only use it on dual carriageways and motorways.

My engineering brain took over and I just wanted to explore the tech. Just can’t help it. 🤣

I routinely turn lane assist off every time I start the car. The way in which the steering is jerked when you stray out of lane is quite disturbing.

I guess it's down to preferences, it never bothered me in any car, and in my I20 I even like to have the lane centering option activated, you can drive in a very relaxed way, barely caressing the wheel - allows you to rest your hands, but being ready to step if required. I remember driving for 900 KM and feeling very relaxed due to this.

I find he shortcuts on the infotainment very helpful for such issues, so if you don't like it, maybe add it as a shortcut, to turn it off with a simple gesture?

On 13/01/2026 at 08:52, Colin1051 said:

I routinely turn lane assist off every time I start the car. The way in which the steering is jerked when you stray out of lane is quite disturbing.

I couldn’t agree more. I do exactly the same thing. I have travel assist switched off and use ACC which slows the car down when catching the car in front even in traffic then automatically speeds up again when the car in front sets off again.

Remember also that the slowing down is provided by the rear brakes.

Edited 20 January20 Jan by Ianrally

I'm not criticising, it is your choice of course, but why rely on ACC? You are in control of the car and, by law, you alone are responsible for the manner in which it is driven. That said, why do you abdicate that control to an electronic system which may or may not be infallible ?