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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Mag_Pie on 29 February 2016, 14:09

Title: Identifying ACC
Post by: Mag_Pie on 29 February 2016, 14:09
Hiya, I've been pondering if it's possible to physically check if a Golf has ACC fitted?  Maybe some form of connector or wires from the suspension?

Thanks.
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: peterdoherty on 29 February 2016, 14:22
Radar sensor on the front is an obvious one:
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/attachments/f197/6693d1386229753t-radar-adaptive-cruise-control-city-emergency-brake-questions-issues-front-radar-jpg
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: Gnasher on 29 February 2016, 14:23
If you go to the driver profile menu (button next to gearstick), select individual and settings, you'll have suspension settings under there I think).

Not 100% I'm right as to the submenu, but it's deffo in there somewhere.
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: Mag_Pie on 29 February 2016, 14:45
Radar sensor on the front is an obvious one:
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/attachments/f197/6693d1386229753t-radar-adaptive-cruise-control-city-emergency-brake-questions-issues-front-radar-jpg

Sorry for the confusion as I made that sound like the adaptive cruise control, I was meaning the chassis control.  Thanks anyway.
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: Mag_Pie on 29 February 2016, 14:48
If you go to the driver profile menu (button next to gearstick), select individual and settings, you'll have suspension settings under there I think).

Not 100% I'm right as to the submenu, but it's deffo in there somewhere.

So if you have the option for suspension settings in there then it means that you have the fancy suspension?  I've seen that and wondered if it was just a global option and just ignored if you didn't have the bits so to speak.
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: Gnasher on 29 February 2016, 16:39
Just googled it.

If you get the option of "comfort" as one of the driving modes, you've got DCC.

Simples lol!
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: itavaltalainen on 29 February 2016, 17:40
I think you can have driving profile selection even without DCC - but with you should have an option for the suspension when you go into custom setup.
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: Talk-torque on 29 February 2016, 17:43
EVO magazine found out that one of their longterm test cars had DCC when they found the options in the menu!  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: Bungleaio on 29 February 2016, 17:50
Easy one to tell is it's a lot harder in sport than comfort.

Great thing to have in my opinion.
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: kevinm on 29 February 2016, 17:52
There is a cable plugged into the damper.
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: Gnasher on 29 February 2016, 19:47
I think you can have driving profile selection even without DCC - but with you should have an option for the suspension when you go into custom setup.

But if you don't have DCC you don't get the 'comfort' setting under the driver profiles.
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: Mag_Pie on 29 February 2016, 20:37
Hmm I did notice it was set to Eco under the Eco profile so I guess because it didn't say comfort then it might not be fitted.  Is the cable from the shock easy to spot?
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: GM on 29 February 2016, 21:09
I think you can have driving profile selection even without DCC - but with you should have an option for the suspension when you go into custom setup.

But if you don't have DCC you don't get the 'comfort' setting under the driver profiles.
Yes, you do. They all have the same driving modes (comfort, normal, sport, individual) regardless of whether you have DCC or not.
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: p3asa on 29 February 2016, 21:14
I think you can have driving profile selection even without DCC - but with you should have an option for the suspension when you go into custom setup.

But if you don't have DCC you don't get the 'comfort' setting under the driver profiles.
Yes, you do. They all have the same driving modes (comfort, normal, sport, individual) regardless of whether you have DCC or not.


Mine doesn't. It has Normal, Eco, Sport, Individual and I don't have DCC
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: GM on 29 February 2016, 21:24
Apologies - my mistake! I'm getting confused between Eco and Comfort. Just had to go out and check! So do DCC equipped cars have Eco as well? So they have 5 modes in total?
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: p3asa on 29 February 2016, 21:28
I think they all have eco as this is related to so many aspects on the car.
The ACC accelerating slowly, the adaptive lights not working, cornering lights not working to name but a few. All designed to help with the economy.
I would imagine comfort by its very name is purely for the DCC.
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: itavaltalainen on 01 March 2016, 12:10
Yep you get 5 modes: normal, sport, comfort, eco and custom
Title: Re: Identifying ACC
Post by: C2K on 01 March 2016, 13:21
Just googled it.

If you get the option of "comfort" as one of the driving modes, you've got DCC.

Simples lol!

This. Even the manual has wording to that effect iirc.