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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: TheCarMadDad on 06 October 2014, 02:58
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Well not me exactly, but my sister.....
She borrowed my car for a weekend to travel to Bristol. She said that a notification on the MFD appeared suggesting she took a break, not once but twice!
Well that's news to me... I've done the exact same journey as she did and have never had that pop up on the display, I'm intrigued now! Does anyone have any more info on this feature?
Ta
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It's in the manual! :angry:
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There are some monitoring devices that can supposedly detect fatigue. Not the usual camera detection that watches the eyes, but a number of factors considered. I forget the things that are monitored now, but have read them somewhere (probably drifting about a little within a lane will be the primary one. I'm sure someone will be along shortly having read the manual and can tell you more! :grin:
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From the MK7 self study manual........
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Between 5% and 25% of all accidents are due to fatigue. Tiredness at the wheel causes more serious accidents
than other causes of accidents.
The Driver Alert System (DAS) is a convenience function which supports the driver by acting as a preventative function for detecting driver fatigue.
Function
The driver's alertness is identified by analysing the way the driver is steering the vehicle. If the system identifies that the driver is about to fall asleep, then an acoustic warning is issued along with a text prompt in the multifunction display of the dash panel insert, telling the driver to take a break.
Along with the way the vehicle is being steered, data about the driving situation (vehicle speed, accelerator pedal use, indicating, time of day, duration of journey, etc.) and the buttons pushed by the driver on the set-up and convenience functions (air conditioning system, telephone use, etc.) are registered and transmitted via the CAN bus to the diagnostic
interface for data bus, where they are analysed. The sensors required for the system are part of the ESC system, with the software integrated in the gateway.
Display
When driver fatigue is detected, a message appears in the dash panel insert for 5 seconds and a “gong” sounds. If
the driver does not take a break within the next 15 minutes, the message and gong are repeated. After this repetition, there is no further message.
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I had the message come on to the MFD during a 200miles drive for the first time and was also suprised. It seems that the car monitors how often do you have do to corrections to the steering especially during a night drive and pops up the coffee break message. For me particularly it showed up because I was changing lanes to often due to the traffic conditions.
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It's in the manual! :angry:
First place I looked but couldn't find it
Thanks for the replies chaps