I took mine if for a spoiler replacement and they did (allegedly) 3 ‘recall’ updates that cannot be refused because if you do, the warranty is invalid. I had to sign and agree they could do these updates before they would take the car for the spoiler replacement.
I wonder if it's a "feature" of a later software build? We can agree that this doesn't happen with 1100R13.
What kinda recall updates are you talking about?
I've got mine set to dark already.
Well, here’s the thing, they couldn’t really tell me anything. It seems there must be more than one type of update. I’m assuming ‘recall’ and at least one other type, maybe ‘standard’ and also, perhaps, infotainment? I really don’t know. They insist that if you refuse to have updates done, it invalidates the warranty but in my opinion, that could be tested in court, I’m sure. I could see SAIC getting into all kinds of trouble if they tried that. The other thing is, the dealer told me they had exactly zero idea of what the updates were, what they affected or if they were for the car itself, safety systems or infotainment. It all seems a bit odd to me if I’m honest.
It's a product recall, the car has been recalled because it's unsafe. Like when the Honda Jazzes set on fire if you let the electric window buttons get wet. They all had to go back and get fixed.
Not so with mine. Driving on "remote" country lanes, it picks up tarmac seams/repairs, if there are tyre tracks through fallen leaves and other similar types of markings , LKA sometimes nearly rips the steering wheel out of my hands and darts for the grass verge
I have very similar problems on country roads when the cameras are dirty and occasionally just because. There are a number of software updates available for the older versions of the car. It would be worth contacting you local dealership and seeing if yours needs them. The update should be free and any work covered by warranty.
100% agree. Took my car test in 89 after 15 years of bikes and those lifesavers stayed with me. Driving examiner commented that observation skills were some of the best he’d seen. Took my advanced driving test in 96 and the observer had only 1 comment - excellent over the shoulder look backs, biking skills had obviously stayed with me.
As someone who rides bikes too I reckon this is total bobbins. I don't even scratch my arse without doing the lifesaver check first.
Last time I checked it was "mirror, signal, manoeuvre", and you can stop at any point if it isn't safe. Signalling is just a good habit - which is why all the old buggers around me don't do it, they have crap habits from years of piss-poor driving.
Remember, signalling isn't for you, it's for everyone else, and you might have missed one despite extra checks. And personally, I generally do give a stuff about others. Seems every time I drive I get behind someone at a roundabout and I'm thinking "where the hell are you going?" because there's no indication of any sort, then suddenly they blast it all the way right, and then the best one is when they indicate after they've made the move and they're off the roundabout. Boils my piss. Same on motorways, why do people signal when they're half way through pulling in and out of lanes?
Sorry, pedant - he/she had several criteria, and one of them was 'it had to be possible to turn it off completely'
Apologies for resurrecting a months-old post! I've just come to this thread, as the old chestnut, LKA, is endlessly fascinating to me - as I have never had a problem with it. And I don't get why people are so incensed with it, and feel the need to switch it off every time they get in their car. I guess that my Trophy has a different version of software? I've not had it updated, I picked up the car a few weeks ago and have not switched LKA OFF, or even changed its state, and it is really not a problem. I've been a bit rude to some people here, for which I apologise, but they talk of 'dangerous behaviour', and 'someone will get killed', and 'I'm going to return the car as unfit'.
There's clearly an issue with some (earlier?) models - my trophy LKA is fine (other than at the moment because the garage did something so I can't turn it on), a gentle nudge and not prone to seeing lines that aren't there. I don't get any of this sudden swerving into traffic or anything like that. Now, the emergency braking...
I thought you were replying to Amun's post... but it's all in the past now!
When it attempts to drive you onto the wrong side of the road and into an oncoming traffic, then you might change your mind. This happened to me twice in one day recently. On one of them it tried to take me into an oncoming 40 tonne semi. It scared the shit out of me.
Land keep assist would be very handy if you were travelling on the edge of the sea, lake or a river. I know it's a typo, I just thought it was funny.
+1000
Well I would imagine the front camera has to be calibrated for sure.
