dtbaker61
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I am NOT a fan of some of the automatic Alerts and Driver Assistance features. I find them distracting at best, and dangerous when they activate unexpectedness. The purpose of this thread is to document the specific ones that I have found that reset themselves to factory setting to provide assistance that I DO NOT want.
- Traction control. This is a minor one, but when driving in snow I usually turn this off. I want this to STAY off, and it would be nice if it were a button to push while driving rather than digging thru the menus.
There are a few that I leave on:
+ blind spot system
+ auto hold
And several that won't stay off, these are 'features' that I really wish would STAY off if you turn them off.:
- Driver Assistance - Pre-Collision Assist - Automatic Emergency Braking
This one almost got me rear-ended at an intersection yesterday.... turning left at an intersection, car in front starts left at a gap so I follow, then they tap their brakes so I was closing on them at 5 mph, and the Assist slammed on my brakes! The car in front had already resumed, and the car behind me kept coming.... almost nailed me.
- Driver Assistance - Pre-Collision Assist - evasive steering
No thank you! I don't want the car to EVER steer itself.
- Driver Assistance - Pre-Collision Assist - Cross Traffic Alert
No thanks! I see them, and I find the flashing red and beeping on the dash distracting and takes my eyes OFF the road.
- Traction control. This is a minor one, but when driving in snow I usually turn this off. I want this to STAY off, and it would be nice if it were a button to push while driving rather than digging thru the menus.
There are a few that I leave on:
+ blind spot system
+ auto hold
And several that won't stay off, these are 'features' that I really wish would STAY off if you turn them off.:
- Driver Assistance - Pre-Collision Assist - Automatic Emergency Braking
This one almost got me rear-ended at an intersection yesterday.... turning left at an intersection, car in front starts left at a gap so I follow, then they tap their brakes so I was closing on them at 5 mph, and the Assist slammed on my brakes! The car in front had already resumed, and the car behind me kept coming.... almost nailed me.
- Driver Assistance - Pre-Collision Assist - evasive steering
No thank you! I don't want the car to EVER steer itself.
- Driver Assistance - Pre-Collision Assist - Cross Traffic Alert
No thanks! I see them, and I find the flashing red and beeping on the dash distracting and takes my eyes OFF the road.
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