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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: dubber36 on 04 December 2012, 15:27

Title: Cruise control
Post by: dubber36 on 04 December 2012, 15:27
Or more to the point, adaptive cruise control.

Can it be retro fitted?
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: The Doc on 04 December 2012, 16:57
Cruise yes

Adaptive don't think I've seen a golf with this?
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: dubber36 on 04 December 2012, 17:27
GT's come with cruise as standard, it's just boggy cruise is crap in this country.

I wondered if there were any aftermarket kits, but then again, who'd accept responsibility if it went wrong and ended up in a monumental accident?
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: Big_Dave on 04 December 2012, 17:44
No retrofit's as far as I'm aware...it's a bit more complex than just holding speed like standard aftermarket cruise.

Have you ever driven an adaptive cruise fitted vehicle? I've driven the Jag XJ, 7 Series and Range Rover and it's crap in all. So slow to respond, rough, and wears brakes out at an alarming rate. It was extremely frustrating also.
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: dubber36 on 04 December 2012, 17:57
I drove a RRS with it and thought it was brilliant. It only seemed to be hard on the brakes if it was set at too high a speed. 70-80mph on the motorway it was spot on.
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: ajmoir36 on 04 December 2012, 21:12
There are adaptive cruise items when I have been scanning the modules in the GTD.
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: evo1986 on 04 December 2012, 21:25
Had it on a cc drove to Edinburgh, 3 hours with out touching the medals awesome piece of kit. Even at 40-50 mph following traffic just steering in a dsg. Of course standard on mk7 se and above......
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: dubber36 on 05 December 2012, 08:28
A mate works in R&D for Honda. The new CRV has lane detection. If it senses you have drifted out of your lane without making any steering inputs, it will take over the steering, keeping the car between the lines for 10 seconds whilst it beeps at you to wake you up.

When they were testing it on the M4, they changed the 10 seconds that the car takes over to an infinite time and let go of the steering wheel. With the adaptive cruise on, the car literally drove itself for mile after mile.
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: ajmoir36 on 05 December 2012, 12:21
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When they were testing it on the M4, they changed the 10 seconds that the car takes over to an infinite time and let go of the steering wheel. With the adaptive cruise on, the car literally drove itself for mile after mile.

I could see falling asleep easy then.
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: Big_Dave on 05 December 2012, 15:50
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When they were testing it on the M4, they changed the 10 seconds that the car takes over to an infinite time and let go of the steering wheel. With the adaptive cruise on, the car literally drove itself for mile after mile.

I could see falling asleep easy then.

Therefore aiding in promoting what it's trying to save you from doing in the first place...
Title: Re: Cruise control
Post by: evo1986 on 05 December 2012, 20:07
Lane assist on Passat, tiguan etc does this and counter steers so you can let go and it will steer you along until it realises you are dicking about and tells you to actually drive......