FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE - not working

[Warden]

The cardboard box has already been tested, see Gadgetnutter’s response on this thread.

Yes I know it has, I meant try it on my car, to check if it's working on mine before it's tested for real (hopefully never)

 

[deats01]

ok let me know how it goes, I’m hoping you prove me wrong

 

[tsedge]

Collision avoidance systems are not foolproof. They may detect and save you, they may not. I would certainly not recommend anyone depend on the car stopping itself in all situations.

I tend to get false positives with my MG4 and to avoid it slamming the brakes on, I set it to Alert only, so I still get warnings.

 

[Gadgetnutter]

I agree, I used to get lots of warning beeps in my FL5 (cars on sharp bends cars coming from the left at junctions etc), but I haven't had one in my S5. So either the system is vastly improved or it isn't working, might have to try the large cardboard idea.

Tried the large cardboard box idea and basically flattened it with no warnings at all

 

[Gadgetnutter]

Collision avoidance systems are not foolproof. They may detect and save you, they may not. I would certainly not recommend anyone depend on the car stopping itself in all situations.

I tend to get false positives with my MG4 and to avoid it slamming the brakes on, I set it to Alert only, so I still get warnings.

My previous Kia was exactly the same and I did just that..have it to alert only.
My worry with the S5 is that I've not had a single alert...even when I had a near miss and I am 100% sure my Kia would have alerted me dozens of times in the same situations..

 

[deats01]

Collision avoidance systems are not foolproof. They may detect and save you, they may not. I would certainly not recommend anyone depend on the car stopping itself in all situations.

I tend to get false positives with my MG4 and to avoid it slamming the brakes on, I set it to Alert only, so I still get warnings.

No one is saying they are foolproof. We are suggesting the MGS5 FCA does not work at all, no alert, no stopping….

 

[tsedge]

No one is saying they are foolproof. We are suggesting the MGS5 FCA does not work at all, no alert, no stopping….

Understood.

Am I right that the MGS5 doesn't have a front radar and that it is a vision system that does the detection? Suggesting then it is a software problem.

 

[Gadgetnutter]

Understood.

Am I right that the MGS5 doesn't have a front radar and that it is a vision system that does the detection? Suggesting then it is a software problem.

Well, there are no front parking sensors
Not clear if there are hidden radar sensors behind the grill

 

[Alb]

There are no forward radar sensors.