"apply brakes now"

[Lordie]

Does the automatic braking only happen on the newer models? As I've never experienced it on my 2014

I have seen the the red warning logo which also beeps . It happens when I have ACC on and it thinks I'm getting close to crashing into a slowing down car in front (usually they're turning onto a side road so slow way down before)

[fredgroves]

Nope, my 2014 gtd did the full emergency stop on me a couple of times. If anything the mk7.5 seemed less twitchy, i don't think it ever hit the anchors... It did b!tch, especially after I turned the sensitivity up a notch.

[sjw]

The only time mine has ever done the braking for me is reversing onto my own driveway! It just slams the anchors on for no obvious reason. I reckon it's done it 5 or 6 times in 3 years, so not often. It always brings out a torrent of abuse though!

Tell a lie, it did do it once in a car park when it thought I was going to reverse into a fence. I wasn't, I knew it was there, but the car obviously got uncomfortable

[fredgroves]

Thats just manoveur braking, it doen't trigger the massive red "you are going to die" symbol...I mean on the open road... at speed.

[willni]

The first week I had my mk7.5 GTD I was reversing into a space with a high curb and I didn't know the maneuver braking also worked on the rear sensors, scared the life out of me but did stop me from hitting it   

[sjw]

Thats just manoveur braking, it doen't trigger the massive red "you are going to die" symbol...I mean on the open road... at speed.

Oh yes, that's right. I've had that once or twice. Road bending to the left, with a right hand turn which is actually sort of "straight on", and a car waiting to take it in a turn line. I guess to the car, it did look like I was just plowing towards another vehicle

[fredgroves]

Yup, its not that clever on the Mk7.... the Mk8 is definitely a leap forward with the sensor tech.

My Mk7 once took me from 70mph to zero on an off slip road to a motorway services.... quite the thrill ride that one - even more so for the guy behind me...

[Lordie]

How fast are you guy reversing to activate the emergency braking? 

[willni]

How fast are you guy reversing to activate the emergency braking? 

You mean you don't do J-turns?