drbooya

https://www.audiworld.com/forums/a4-.../#post24813772

See above for details on my lease if you're curious.

Took delivery today and drove about 120 miles home from the dealer.

Some thoughts:

Lane Assist did not work - did not recognize a single lane marking.

Traffic sign recognition was perfect for speed limit signs.

CarPlay was buggy - disconnected at random at one point and just plain didn't work at another point - had to disconnect and reconnect.

Never saw evidence that Congestion Assist worked, despite being in stop and go traffic under 40 mph behind multiple cars.

Hate - hate - hate auto on/off engine BS. I'm sure I'll get used to either pushing the button to disable or leaving it alone and tolerating it. Feels like just another federal government finger where the sun don't shine. Frustrating but trying not to let it darken an otherwise great experience/car.

Dr. B

SYMAWD

Are you sure lane assist was on? Congestion assist will not work unless lane assist is on and it's odd that it would not pick up a single lane marking during your trip.

drbooya

Actually I'm not sure - it was checked in the settings. If there's another magical setting or button I'm unaware of, I'd like to know.

drbooya

Oh joy - I'm slightly less retarded now - some YouTube searching solved the problem. I didn't realize ALA wasn't on by default, and I never took my eyes off the road long enough to look at the end of the turn signal stick, where you turn it on. Lovely.

SYMAWD

The button on the end of the turn signal stalk. When lane assist is on, 2 yellow lane lines will show up in the virtual cockpit. When a lane is detected (40 MPH+), it changes to green.

drbooya

Thanks

adg44

40mph is the handoff from traffic jam assist (congestion) to active lane assist. You will have lane assist under 40mph.

But yes, as everyone else has said, the lane assist needs to be enabled for traffic jam assist to work. You will notice it is on when you see three little cars in green next to the cruise control display.

SYMAWD

You really don't have lane assist under 40 though. During congestion assist, it follows the car in front of you and not the lane markings.

steelersmb@gmail.com

Lane assist seems to work well for me but I'm not sure I like driving with it on all the time. I may only use it on the interstate when driving longer distances.

adg44

Lane assist starts at 37mph. Traffic jam assist uses the sensors and camera (including the lines) to follow the other cars.