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Offline watson

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Re: Front Assist Not Working?
« Reply #20 on: 06 November 2013, 19:28 »
http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/technology/proximity-sensing/adc

how it works  with dsg
ADC?? (Adaptive Distance Control)! What's ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) then? Front Assist only works under 30kph AFAIK...
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The 'City Emergency Braking' part of Front Assist only works at under 30kph as I read it

Offline buddfridge

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Re: Front Assist Not Working?
« Reply #21 on: 19 November 2013, 10:22 »
I thought I had a problem too, I have had my gtd a month now and until two days ago no warnings at all, I hadnt had the brakes take over and I was getting concerned..but behind a car on saturday which turned left and as I approached the warning sound and symbol appeared.....what a relief ..its been driving me mad not knowing.
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Re: Front Assist Not Working?
« Reply #22 on: 19 November 2013, 10:41 »
More than a few times I have been close enough to the car in front to warrant the 2 cars facing each other symbol lighting up and it has not been there, as if my car isn’t seeing the car in front. It seems to “see” the car in front more reliably when we’re both going uphill. On the flat or downhill, not so much. I wonder whether my sensor has a slight “looking up” slant whereby when you’re not going uphill, my car’s sensor ends up looking over the top of the car in front and not seeing it.

I was surprised that the warning system alerted me with the red screen of impending doom when a lycra goon on a pushbike swung out in front of me about 10 yards ahead of the car. He had been tucked behind his mate but decided to start riding 2-abreast without warning when I was looking to go past them wide. I really didn’t think a pushbike would trigger an alert.
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Re: Front Assist Not Working?
« Reply #23 on: 19 November 2013, 10:46 »
Hi monkeyhanger, I had tried to make the warning happen but in doing this always had my foot hovering over the brake, I was thinking that the car was picking this up..two days ago I hadnt taken my foot off the gas ...so I think thats why it warned me.
 just guessing thou.
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