Radar / Adaptive Cruise / Emergency Brake - Questions and Issues

[lambertia]

It is supposed to be moving but sometimes it will detect stationary traffic.

[lambertia]

If radar cruise control works you can be confident that the ceb will as well.

[Rodmartin]

I spoke to both a mechanic and the sales guy. Neither knew how it was supposed to work, but the sales guy said he would look into it for me.

[brad]

My wife had all that stuff in her Mondeo a few years back - she still ran up the date of a Hi-Ace & did $800 damage.

[giveway]

I've had it alert but not brake with a car turning off into a side street.

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[AJD]

I had mine kick in a couple of time, the most recent was when the hipster on his Vespa decided to dive out from between parked cars, Had it not been for the CEB he would have been road kill. Damned near put me through the windscreen and didn't improve my demeanour toward said hipster but it did stop me from running over him, unintentionally anyway.

[NCGR1]

....Can someone explain in more detail about emergency brake assist that comes with drivers assistance package?....

Most drivers never push on the brake pedal hard enough to fully utilize the brakes. (same reason most folks have no idea what ABS feels like as they never push hard enough to engage it)

This system senses a "panic" situation by the quickness the driver applied the brakes and kicks in with full brake force. It would only function in an emergency situation, obviously.

[NCGR1]

....Brake Assist.... and increases the brake pressure to a level beyond that you would be capable of by simply exerting more force on the pedal....

It does not actually apply the brakes any harder than a driver can. Just most drivers don't push hard enough so the system makes up for the driver's lack of skill.

[Moonee]

I spoke to both a mechanic and the sales guy. Neither knew how it was supposed to work, but the sales guy said he would look into it for me.

What did he say?

I'm convinced City Emergency Brake doesn't work on my GTI.

[Moonee]

I just had another watch of the iconic Volkswagen ad demonstrating City Emergency Brake


Volkswagen Golf - The Getaway (City Emergency Brake Technology) - YouTube

and suddenly realised there are two things wrong with it:

1. City Emergency Brake only works below 30 km/h.
Those crooks were clearly driving faster than that as they tried their getaway.

2. The object you're about to hit must also be moving. Another ad fail.

Time to call the ACCC?

[GolfVII]

1. City Emergency Brake only works below 30 km/h.
Those crooks were clearly driving faster than that as they tried their getaway.

2. The object you're about to hit must also be moving. Another ad fail.

1. True you can see the blurred speedo go over 40km/h...

2. It was my understanding the ACC does not detect stationary objects at all and the ECB when travelling under 30km/h will stop before hitting a stationery object. I guess that is why you can not set Cruise Control under 30km/h?

you are correct this advert is a fail

while travelling with ACC activated I had a Merc driver pull-out from a truck going 40km/h up a hill to pull in front of me doing 100km/h car alarms went off but no breaking etc ( I think or I reacted to quickly) lucky I was able swerved and applied breaks other wise I would have had a new bonnet emblem.

I'm so tempted to try driving in to a box in a car park and see how this really works, should have asked to borrow the box from my new fridge when they delivered it doh! delivery guys would have been like WTF is he doing lol

[oznc]

It's saved my a$$ or should I say front twice now from idiots doing illegal u-turns. Works a treat. Cars turning left can set it off but I keep it on for the extra safety it adds.

[PBJ]

Does anyone know how this (or Active Cruise Control) works on the manual models? Surely they would inevitably stall

[agentthumb]

I just had another watch of the iconic Volkswagen ad demonstrating City Emergency Brake


Volkswagen Golf - The Getaway (City Emergency Brake Technology) - YouTube

and suddenly realised there are two things wrong with it:

1. City Emergency Brake only works below 30 km/h.
Those crooks were clearly driving faster than that as they tried their getaway.

2. The object you're about to hit must also be moving. Another ad fail.

Time to call the ACCC?

The system will brake to a stop at speeds up to 30kmh (both stationary or moving object)

Between 30-80 kmh, the car will warn about stationary objects, but will not brake.

Between 30-200kmh, the car will warn & brake with moving objects.

Full throttle will override any assist systems in place.

The ad is misleading tho.

Source: Euro NCAP | Euro NCAP Advanced Reward 2012


I can't remember where I read this, but Front Assist & City emergency braking are different between AUS and EU spec Golfs. The EU ones have a camera mounted at the top of the wind screen. This camera is primarily used for lane keeping assistance however, it also increases the maximum brake pressure that can be applied by the car, increasing the effective activation speed for Front Assist & City Emergency Braking.

AUS spec Golfs don't have the camera fitted as part of DAP. This reduces the effectiveness of the system when compared to EU equivalent.

[Moonee]

The ad is misleading tho.

And potentially dangerous if an Aussie ever decides to emulate the ad