Cruise Control Steps

[MikeIOW]

I swung by the dealer this morning for a light chat.
It sounds like things like lane departure can be switched off - I too am "old school".
Still unsure - I think the ACC & Cross traffic alert could be very useful on a regular basis, not convinced about the rest.

thanks for all the comments: welcome any thoughts from other D4 FWD owners who have these things on how well they work in practice.

Other thing is that the dealers are still awaiting MY15 car changes, so may see what that does to the options, etc...

[Considered1]

I thought they knew what has changed for MY15
Coat Hook etc (ie not a lot)

[Crockers]

Lane departure warning, Blis, auto stop can all be turned off. Only thing I sometimes turn off is LDW.

Just what options have you put above the Driver Support Pack??

[MikeIOW]

ones that make it more comfortable....who needs safety features ?

:-)

[polsesnabb]

Originally Posted by Considered1

City safety only works up to 30mph

I don´t know when this changed, but full auto-brake is part of the driver´s support pack, in reality extending "city safety" to 125 mph.

[Considered1]

I assumed over 30mph you'd need ACC active to guarantee stopping in time.. I guess you mean it will brake for you at 125mph but you wont stand much chance of missing a stationery car in the outside lane (in the fog)..
Be interesting to know what the closing speed max is..

[Considered1]

Originally Posted by MikeIOW

ones that make it more comfortable....who needs safety features ?

:-)

here... some safety features I wouldnt take out.
ACC in the fog or the dark?
or will City safety do - the Polesnabb will hopefully confirm..

[andymcp]

Originally Posted by Considered1

I assumed over 30mph you'd need ACC active to guarantee stopping in time.. I guess you mean it will brake for you at 125mph but you wont stand much chance of missing a stationery car in the outside lane (in the fog)..
Be interesting to know what the closing speed max is..

There is a video somewhere......a V60, BMW, Audi and Merc estate (I think, from memory) testing their ACC/auto-brake by rapidly approaching a van towing a foam fake car behind it at a much lower speed. The only car to consistently bring it's speed down in time without hitting the foam car was the Volvo, the others did a fair job but also had some spectacular failures.

The video's not in English, so I can't say for definite whether this was an ACC or driver safety pack feature.

[Considered1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCevarh5j5g

Not the video to which you refer but I'd forgotten about the incremental steps on ACC.. is it 5.. i only remember 2 from my test drive but 5 would be great.

[MikeIOW]

I'm still firmly on a fence!

Reading more bits took me to a review at http://cars.uk.msn.com/reviews/volvo...w-2013-onwards
A nice review overall, but one thing it does say is it included the
"£1,900 Driver Support Pack (a brilliant safety innovation in theory, but which in practice can be annoying as the car monitors lanes, blind spots and oncoming traffic incessantly, beeping with galling frequency)."

I guess I need to test drive one with the pack, & then decide!
I think I probably said before, I do see these things (eg lane departure, etc) as the future, and some as pretty good today....but in the words of the Larson cartoon, I am an old dog, & this is a new trick ;-)

Thanks again for all comments/advice/etc!