Can Adaptive Cruise Control be disabled?
07-27-2016, 06:25 AM
#2
AudiWorld Super User
Not in the MMI permanently, just on the stalk. Why would you want to disable it? It's so much better than the old cruise control and front Presense with braking guard, a component of ACC, is an important safety feature.
07-27-2016, 08:05 AM
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Personal preference. I just find it way too intrusive for my type of driving. More than 90% of my driving is on the highway so I always use cruise control. It's annoying everytime a car passes you and then moves into your lane, only to have ACC engage the brake. It's really bad when I have to drive thru cities like Chicago where there are always drivers cutting in and out of lanes...ACC makes it seem like you're moving backwards sometimes. Then you **** off the drivers behind you who think you're riding the brake and pass you while giving you the finger. Also many a times I've spilt drinks on my lap because I wasn't expecting ACC to brake...like when a piece of plastic bag blew across the highway and it braked.
Yes I understand the presense brake guard is a safety feature just like lane departure and blind spot, which BTW can all be disabled in MMI, but why can't ACC be disabled too???
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07-27-2016, 09:22 AM
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If a vehicle begins to cross into your lane in front and you anticipate the ACC will start to activate the brakes, all you have to do is just lightly touch the gas pedal to temporarily disengage it and allow the car to fall back to the preset distance. Then remove your foot. After a bit of practice it becomes automatic without thinking about it.
Other than that, if you are in heavy traffic with lots of drivers cutting in and out and don't like ACC, just don't activate it. Simple solution.
FYI, a plastic bag blowing across the highway should not set off the ACC or brake guard. Only a followed moving vehicle can be recognized by the camera and sensors.
Other than that, if you are in heavy traffic with lots of drivers cutting in and out and don't like ACC, just don't activate it. Simple solution.
FYI, a plastic bag blowing across the highway should not set off the ACC or brake guard. Only a followed moving vehicle can be recognized by the camera and sensors.
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07-27-2016, 10:21 AM
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Yes simple solutions that I have already been doing up to this point. Lightly touching the gas pedal which depending on your foot steadiness will either maintain speed or will very slowly accelerate the car. Also you can't use this technique if the car in front just moved into your lane and stays there as you can't continuously hold the pedal in that position. You'll eventually have to let go of the pedal at which point ACC engages.
Honestly a blowing plastic bag on the highway did trigger ACC. So will vehicles turning onto the road in front of me when they are way way down the road.
This is my first vehicle with ACC and so far I'm not happy with it. I won't order this feature in future cars...unless you can disable it. I've stopped using the cruise control for most of my driving because of the above incidents. Just wish there was a way to just disable ACC and use it as a simple cruise control. Can this be done with Vag Com???
Honestly a blowing plastic bag on the highway did trigger ACC. So will vehicles turning onto the road in front of me when they are way way down the road.
This is my first vehicle with ACC and so far I'm not happy with it. I won't order this feature in future cars...unless you can disable it. I've stopped using the cruise control for most of my driving because of the above incidents. Just wish there was a way to just disable ACC and use it as a simple cruise control. Can this be done with Vag Com???
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07-27-2016, 11:35 AM
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Are you reducing the distance for the ACC to 1? If so and cars are pulling into that too small space you should back off anyway. No automated system is going to allow you to drive that close together at high speed. Personally I love my ACC and will never buy another car without it. I've never had mine trigger for anything other than a vehicle. But my current car has the 1st gen ACC and maybe it behaves differently.
07-27-2016, 04:24 PM
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Are you reducing the distance for the ACC to 1? If so and cars are pulling into that too small space you should back off anyway. No automated system is going to allow you to drive that close together at high speed. Personally I love my ACC and will never buy another car without it. I've never had mine trigger for anything other than a vehicle. But my current car has the 1st gen ACC and maybe it behaves differently.
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07-27-2016, 05:38 PM
#9
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That option has been available on all C7s since introduction in 2011. Though, honestly, I can't see why anyone would want to defeat that safety feature. Saved my bacon once when I was distracted for just a moment. It only has to work once to avoid an accident and more than pay for itself in damage and potential injury
07-28-2016, 04:46 AM
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All of Audi's other safety features you can toggle on/off...at least in my 2015. Don't understand the reasoning why you can't do the same with ACC. Looks like I'll have to live with it.