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Offline mike.

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Re: DCC and ACC?
« Reply #30 on: 02 July 2013, 13:07 »
Quote from: Gryzor on 02 July 2013, 12:48
If ACC/DCC is fitted, there will be a switch by the gear stick to switch between Sport, Normal and Comfort.  If it's not there, then the selections are simply the driver profile options, with no dynamic damping going on.

On the MK7 there is no separate switch, it is all done through the NAV screen
I test drove a GTI with the option fitted and that's where I made the changes which went from very bouncy to limousine smooth  :smiley:

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Re: DCC and ACC?
« Reply #31 on: 02 July 2013, 13:10 »
Quote from: mcmaddy on 02 July 2013, 12:40
Are people not thinking of the driver profile which is standard??

sounds plausible, the GT i drove had a very basic choice of options, it did not look like the screen on road test by mr harris, or the one Mike has just posted a snapshot of
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Re: DCC and ACC?
« Reply #32 on: 02 July 2013, 13:15 »
GTi i test drove had a button next to the gear stick and also settings on the nav screen.
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Re: DCC and ACC?
« Reply #33 on: 02 July 2013, 13:17 »
Quote from: Bill_the_Bear on 02 July 2013, 12:50
Quote from: mcmaddy on 02 July 2013, 12:48
Easiest way to tell is to check the shocks under the car. If it has electrical wires attached then it has DCC if not then it doesnt. Otherwise check the spec codes in the boot.

What are spec codes in the boot?  This sounds like useful information!

Quote from: Gryzor on 02 July 2013, 12:48
If ACC/DCC is fitted, there will be a switch by the gear stick to switch between Sport, Normal and Comfort.  If it's not there, then the selections are simply the driver profile options, with no dynamic damping going on.


Is it there anyway to access the driver profile regardless of if ACC/DCC is fitted?  Gotta be sure about this one!
The driver profile is standard on all GTI/GTD's. it doesnt adjust the dampers but does adjust things like steering, throttle and air con.
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Re: DCC and ACC?
« Reply #34 on: 02 July 2013, 13:20 »
Quote from: Bill_the_Bear on 02 July 2013, 12:45
Quote from: mcmaddy on 02 July 2013, 12:40
Are people not thinking of the driver profile which is standard??

I think that is what MH thinks it is on his Dad's car.  But if this is the case why does it include options for the ACC?

I see some possibilities:
1. No ACC/DCC as it wasn't spec'd.  Menu still exists but does nothing.  This seems least likely to me.
2. ACC/DCC mistakenly fitted to this car.
3. It refers to something else... cruise control maybe?  Does cruise control even have "sport" or "eco" mode?  Why would it?

Cruise has a sensitivity response setting for the ADC, to determine how large a safe gap it will leave. Set my dad's to the shortest (which will probably still be quite long, seeing as a BMW 5 series will always be able to fit in a gap that a piece of paper won't). My dad wanted it left on to see how good or bad it was on the drive down today, despite the false positive readings reported my other MK7 users (brakes jamming on when passing a truck or bus in the other lane deemed to be too close by the system).
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Re: DCC and ACC?
« Reply #35 on: 02 July 2013, 13:20 »
The one that changes the dampners is the £800 option, to make it a softer ride.  The rest of the stuff on screen is standard eg changing the weighting of the steering (eco, sport, normal etc etc).  The GTI I drove I tested it in these different modes and my conclusion: Quite why anyone would have any of these other options in anything other than 'Sport' is beyond me anyway!  :evil:

It didn't have the dampner ACC though so I can't comment on that, which by all accounts does make a difference, if you're into that kind of thing.

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Re: DCC and ACC?
« Reply #36 on: 02 July 2013, 13:25 »
Quote from: mcmaddy on 02 July 2013, 13:15
GTi i test drove had a button next to the gear stick and also settings on the nav screen.

Was that the Mode button, the sales guy didn't know what that was for  :rolleyes:
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Re: DCC and ACC?
« Reply #37 on: 02 July 2013, 13:25 »
Quote from: mike. on 02 July 2013, 13:07
On the MK7 there is no separate switch, it is all done through the NAV screen
I test drove a GTI with the option fitted and that's where I made the changes which went from very bouncy to limousine smooth  :smiley:

As far as I am aware, the £800 option comes with a switch next to the gear lever on any VW that has DCC/ACC fitted, as well the on-screen options.  I've seen plenty of videos and pictures of the Mk7 GTI with the switch next to the gear lever that's for sure.
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Re: DCC and ACC?
« Reply #38 on: 02 July 2013, 13:40 »
3.26 mins in Mat video shows you the 'mode' DCC button

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYHJt5KCsyU
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Re: DCC and ACC?
« Reply #39 on: 02 July 2013, 14:36 »
Ok ok lets back up a bit.  Here is what we need to know:

1) Confirm the "mode" button next to the gear stick is specific to the DCC, i.e. only fitted on cars with £800 DCC option.  Or is it just a driver profile selection button fitted to all cars as standard?

2) Does the "DCC" menu option appear in the menu unit only if you spec the £800 DCC option.  This would seem to be a no brainer, if you don't buy it you don't get it.  Yet, MH's Dad's car seems to have the option and he didn't spec it.

And presumably the ACC option in the picture posted earlier refers to the cruise control, because the DCC further up is the chassis control...
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