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Re: Lane assist

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 9:37 am
by colonelpurple
At first I used to fight lane assist, but now I go with it and find it quite helpful

Some things I do:
1. Always signal when changing lane, this switches its lane warnings off temporarily
2. Less enthusiastic on fast cornering if impediments in road (e.g. road works)
3. Extra careful if road narrows alot
4. Hold wheel with both hands or very firmly with one, when going on motorways, and generally over 30

A few times i have drifted out of lane and its slight nudge to get back into the lane has actually been quite helpful

The car has slammed on emergency braking for me once. I reverse very fast onto my driveway, and I know when to stop a few inches from the garage door :) The car took offense to this and slammed on the brakes, so I go in slower now ....

I do often get the red "obstacle ahead warning" , but this is unavoidable sometimes in congested town driving

No doubt it will be improved with software updates, but I can say now its on balance a positive of the car

Re: Lane assist

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:02 am
by duckworthsj
Agree with the comment on roadworks - the system can get confused.
I have found the 'push back' less intrusive than others. The Renault Megan the ID3 replaced was much more stronger.
The VW ID3 is not so different than other cars, but I agree some of those cars have an option to disable / activate the 'lane assist' mode. It however tends to be a pain, because tend to buried in a sub-menu.

However for general use - using the 'mirror SIGNAL manoeuvre' that is the base of the Highway Code, solves the problem.

Re: Lane assist

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 2:18 pm
by Sephiro
The system can certainly get confused as in my short ownership it's already tried to steer me into a head on collision when a car on the opposite side of the road cut the corner in front of me so I turned in towards the kerb and lane assist then tried to push me back to where I was. Fortunately I had a good grip on the wheel so it failed, however if people are going to end up in court for switching it off then I'd imagine VW will be having a bad day in court when it causes a collision when the driver is trying to avoid one.

Re: Lane assist

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2022 2:58 pm
by TimF
While the system may improve safety on some roads, on others it degrades it (IMO). To give just one example, some country roads near me are through woods where the soil is chalky. That means the banks at the side of the road are speckled with white. LA spots this and thinks its a gutter marking (LA detects that, NOT nearside kerb - it isn't that clever). So it tries to steer the car midway between the speckled part of the bank and the middle of the road, which can take the nearside wheels right to the edge of the gutter. I suspect something similar could happen where there's a lot of litter in a hedge. Or snowdrops?