New Q7 – now afraid to turn left
#1
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New Q7 – now afraid to turn left
I am loving my new '19 Q7 Prestige, except for one thing: I am afraid to turn left in the darn thing. I've had it less than a week and twice Audi Pre-sense has SLAMMED on the brakes as I started to make a left turn. I live in a development that frequently requires me to make a left turn across two lanes of oncoming traffic. The speed limit is 45 here, so oncoming cars can being going fast or slowly. You need to be safely aggressive in turning left or you will wait and wait and wait. In the meantime, traffic exiting my development will pile up waiting for left turn traffic to clear (traffic turning in has the right of way). IMO, Pre-sense is way too cautious. I have lived here 10 years and never had a close call when turning. Not even close. And this Q7 is plenty fast enough to get across traffic safely.
So now I am very gun shy about turning left, especially with our dogs in the car, since they get slammed against the front seats when Pre-sense kicks in.
I really hate this part of the driver assistance package.
From reading about this on AW, my understanding that the only work-around is to not have your turn signal on. That may be ok for me because there is a dedicated left turn lane where I live, but I can't see doing this everywhere. Can you disable Pre-sense altogether? I like the idea of having protection against turning left in front of that "unseen" oncoming car, but sheesh I think this "protection" is definitely a mixed blessing.
So now I am very gun shy about turning left, especially with our dogs in the car, since they get slammed against the front seats when Pre-sense kicks in.
I really hate this part of the driver assistance package.
From reading about this on AW, my understanding that the only work-around is to not have your turn signal on. That may be ok for me because there is a dedicated left turn lane where I live, but I can't see doing this everywhere. Can you disable Pre-sense altogether? I like the idea of having protection against turning left in front of that "unseen" oncoming car, but sheesh I think this "protection" is definitely a mixed blessing.
#2
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I make these sorts of "safely aggressive" turns all the time and the Q has never slammed. I know there is way to change the presense setting to early, medium, late, etc. Perhaps start there and see if it changes anything
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From reading about this on AW, my understanding that the only work-around is to not have your turn signal on. That may be ok for me because there is a dedicated left turn lane where I live, but I can't see doing this everywhere. Can you disable Pre-sense altogether? I like the idea of having protection against turning left in front of that "unseen" oncoming car, but sheesh I think this "protection" is definitely a mixed blessing.
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I am driving P+, so it has no DA package and my comment might be off the mark... But, from my Prestige test driving experience and your description of the issue it looks like lane assist is playing a role here. Is it not so? I know for certain that at least this portion of the DA can be disabled.
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I am loving my new '19 Q7 Prestige, except for one thing: I am afraid to turn left in the darn thing. I've had it less than a week and twice Audi Pre-sense has SLAMMED on the brakes as I started to make a left turn. I live in a development that frequently requires me to make a left turn across two lanes of oncoming traffic. The speed limit is 45 here, so oncoming cars can being going fast or slowly. You need to be safely aggressive in turning left or you will wait and wait and wait. In the meantime, traffic exiting my development will pile up waiting for left turn traffic to clear (traffic turning in has the right of way). IMO, Pre-sense is way too cautious. I have lived here 10 years and never had a close call when turning. Not even close. And this Q7 is plenty fast enough to get across traffic safely.
So now I am very gun shy about turning left, especially with our dogs in the car, since they get slammed against the front seats when Pre-sense kicks in.
I really hate this part of the driver assistance package.
From reading about this on AW, my understanding that the only work-around is to not have your turn signal on. That may be ok for me because there is a dedicated left turn lane where I live, but I can't see doing this everywhere. Can you disable Pre-sense altogether? I like the idea of having protection against turning left in front of that "unseen" oncoming car, but sheesh I think this "protection" is definitely a mixed blessing.
So now I am very gun shy about turning left, especially with our dogs in the car, since they get slammed against the front seats when Pre-sense kicks in.
I really hate this part of the driver assistance package.
From reading about this on AW, my understanding that the only work-around is to not have your turn signal on. That may be ok for me because there is a dedicated left turn lane where I live, but I can't see doing this everywhere. Can you disable Pre-sense altogether? I like the idea of having protection against turning left in front of that "unseen" oncoming car, but sheesh I think this "protection" is definitely a mixed blessing.
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#8
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If turning left with on coming traffic why wouldn't you use the turn signal?
#9
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Why have a car with 330 horsepower and sport modes if you can't use it to your advantage to safely maneuver through traffic?
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Because sometimes the Q7 slams on the brakes, stops you in your tracks, and scares the poop out of everyone in the car, even though you could have crossed safely.
Why have a car with 330 horsepower and sport modes if you can't use it to your advantage to safely maneuver through traffic?
Why have a car with 330 horsepower and sport modes if you can't use it to your advantage to safely maneuver through traffic?
^^^^This guy, he gets it.^^^^