Adaptive Lane Guidance

[Rocket36]

Not in my experience. They wouldn't even enable traffic on the GPS.

That's more that they probably couldn't rather than wouldn't. Traffic on GPS is stupid in Australia because it requires a subscription to a traffic service. Just use Google Maps. It adjusts nicely for traffic and works well.

[Jondalar]

It's not like all dealers won't, my wife's Golf had this (TMC on the built in GPS) enabled by the dealer on request. (Different dealer) I've already enable it via OBDEleven, that's one of the easiest mods... Can't use Google maps in car as I am on iOS, traffic is on Apple Maps too but I prefer to have a second opinion...

My point was mainly that you can't really expect a dealer to activate Traffic Jam Assist when it's not an available feature here and there's probably a reason for it...

[Ozsko]

The dealer who services my car is part of the group that my son works for. We get all our servicing done on the Golf and Tiguan with them and my son knows them very well, is welcome in the workshop etc so he has a better than normal relationship than a normal customer would ever have. They would not or could not because of VWA policy enable TJA in my car and argued the point that they should be allowed to do it. At that time no Tiguan had it in Oz so maybe VWA have changed their policy. Just my experience so take it for what it is worth.

[Rocket36]

Apple suck! One of the reasons I just switched back to Android is Apple CarPlay.

My point was mainly that you can't really expect a dealer to activate Traffic Jam Assist when it's not an available feature here and there's probably a reason for it...

So we're on the same page here... Traffic Jam Assist is the function where the car holds it's lane and moves at slow speed or stop/start traffic on its own. Not traffic avoidance via GPS.

[Jondalar]

Apple suck! One of the reasons I just switched back to Android is Apple CarPlay.



So we're on the same page here... Traffic Jam Assist is the function where the car holds it's lane and moves at slow speed or stop/start traffic on its own. Not traffic avoidance via GPS.

OK this is getting confusing, initially I was talking about getting TMC traffic updates on the built in GPS but others seemed to be saying that they would be able to get the dealer to enable Traffic Jam Assist (totally different function I agree). Someone on here was trying to plug a paid service getting TJA enabled in a round about way early in this thread.

As for Apple and Android, have used both, always hated Android, soo inconsistent across devices.

[Ozsko]

Apple suck! One of the reasons I just switched back to Android is Apple CarPlay.



So we're on the same page here... Traffic Jam Assist is the function where the car holds it's lane and moves at slow speed or stop/start traffic on its own. Not traffic avoidance via GPS.

That is a common misconception, what you have described is the function of ACC. TJA is all that PLUS the self steering ability down to zero kph, ACC only self steers above 67 kph. If by holding the lane you mean self steering down to zero then yes you are correct.

[Rocket36]

WTF else does self steering mean? lol I know what ACC and TJA is.

My post was because it seemed like someone was confusing TJA with something to do with the GPS...

[Jondalar]

Rocket you misunderstood my post, I was saying if they wouldn't even enable TMC traffic then it was very unlikely they would enable TJA. You should already have ALG enabled on an MY18, at least it is on my Alltrack.

[Rocket36]

I have ALG and had to get TJA enabled.

TJA is hardware and software already in the car that just needs enabling. Traffic management for congestion etc. is harder as it involved third party providers.

[Jondalar]

How is it harder? enabling TMC takes 5 seconds with OBDEleven... TJA can't be enabled by OBDEleven or VCDS
Also you talked about getting ALG enabled a couple of pages back on this thread..

[Rocket36]

*sigh*

[Ozsko]

WTF

Thanks for the expletive, was it really necessary?

[zzc2010]

Thanks for the expletive, was it really necessary?

Yes. Thanks