Front Braking Assist

[LJS7]

I understand why it's there and has potentially saved me once to date however; it has nearly took my face off on several occasions when inner-city driving, darting through gaps etc.

So i was wondering if there is a way to disable / re-enable the front brake assist on the fly?

Cheers.

[GTI-7-Performance]

Button at the end of the left stalk. Or rotate through the items on the right stalk and untick 'Front Assist'?

[rallypug]

Front assist cut in big time today...  A car on right hand side started to creep forward at a junction...I thought I was safe, the Golf thought otherwise! Brakes came on, nearly did a face plant on the steering wheel, started to swerve and nearly hit the car alongside me! Not a fun experience :-(

[gamcqui]

I have never been able to get front assist to work... It's definitely switched on.  Sometimes I get the little logo with the 2 cars and the exclamation mark, but that's all.

2 questions:
- if I drive up behind someone, (at a roundabout for example), I've tried leaving it to the last second to brake to see if the front assist takes over, but it never does. Should it?

- when ACC is on, and the car in front slows to a stop, should the front assist take over and stop my car too?  Because at the minute, the ACC slows the car down to a certain point, but then an alert appears in the dash telling me to brake, but if I don't, the car RELEASES the brakes (quite disconcerting actually).

I've never had the car brake hard for me, no matter how hard I try.

Gareth

[mcmaddy]

it works best when those a4seholes pull out in front of you at roundabouts or junctions.. funnily enough it worked perfectly both times 

[gamcqui]

Yup, understand that but should it work in the situations I've described above?

I find it hard to believe the ACC slows the car down, but then releases the brakes at just below 20mph and gives me a warning to apply the brakes.

How can I test the front assist to see if it's working?

[GrahamFR]

I have never been able to get front assist to work... It's definitely switched on.  Sometimes I get the little logo with the 2 cars and the exclamation mark, but that's all.

2 questions:
- if I drive up behind someone, (at a roundabout for example), I've tried leaving it to the last second to brake to see if the front assist takes over, but it never does. Should it?

- when ACC is on, and the car in front slows to a stop, should the front assist take over and stop my car too?  Because at the minute, the ACC slows the car down to a certain point, but then an alert appears in the dash telling me to brake, but if I don't, the car RELEASES the brakes (quite disconcerting actually).

I've never had the car brake hard for me, no matter how hard I try.

Gareth

Gareth I was in the same boat as you, I genuinely thought mine was broke, however New years eve I experienced it. Unfortunately it wasnt necessary, I was driving through a high street and can only aassume it thought the car parking up on the left was something I hadn't noticed and it slammed the hankers on and then let Off in the same breadth. Oh well at least it works, sort of

[MattCupra]

Yup, understand that but should it work in the situations I've described above?

I find it hard to believe the ACC slows the car down, but then releases the brakes at just below 20mph and gives me a warning to apply the brakes.

How can I test the front assist to see if it's working?

Are you confusing ACC with City Emergency Braking, I don't have my car yet but if I remember correctly City Emergency Braking works below 20 mph and will stop the car if another car or a pedestrian move in front of the car and ACC doesn't work until the car is traveling above 20 mph and is used to maintain a set distance to the car in front, but I think it's only DSG equipped cars that will automatically come to a full stop using ACC.

[gamcqui]

Are you confusing ACC with City Emergency Braking, I don't have my car yet but if I remember correctly City Emergency Braking works below 20 mph and will stop the car if another car or a pedestrian move in front of the car and ACC doesn't work until the car is traveling above 20 mph and is used to maintain a set distance to the car in front, but I think it's only DSG equipped cars that will automatically come to a full stop using ACC.

Nope, I understand that ACC only works above 20mph, but if I'm coming up behind a car at a roundabout, ACC is slowing the car down (as it should) and when the speed gets to 20mph there is a beep and the brakes are released. If I didn't brake manually I would go into the back of the car in front - surely front assist or city emergency braking should step in here?

Gareth


PS: Are front assist and city emergency braking the same thing?

[GrahamFR]

In theory yes it should step in and stop you but what nut is volunteering for the test dummy?