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Hi all

I have encountered something with the car that I imagine is a feature I am unaware of..

Randomly as I am driving I will hear two beeps and something flashes red on my instrument cluster very quickly.

It has happened 3+ times since I got the car (2weeks) and I still can't seem to figure out what it's trying to tell me!

I thought maybe it has to do with Blind Spot Assist? But the light on the side mirrors does not come on...

Two of the times I noticed it happening as I was accelerating.

Any ideas?

Thx.

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ManiacGT

Collision Prevention assist. Its supposed to happen when a crash is possible. However mine is also a little sensitive and fires a bit randomly at times.

jorgetav

Same thing happens to me. My guess is that it is a collision warning glitch.

Merlin1

Mine does it also, often at same location where there is a central bollard.

CO2010

I like to think of them as my wake up call.

digitallust_aus

Funny you should mention this, mine has done it twice now, on the same round-about entering into my street. My first thought was the BSM going off?

Boudicca

Mine goes off at the same round about-with a tree in the centre- every day on my way to work. Used to it now.

ManiacGT

This all just reinforces why I didn't get any of the self driving stuff. It all seems great until it glitches.

Boudicca

I don't mind it and the blind spot assist is great. I don't have the distronic- my commute involves a lot of highway driving, not a lot of bumper to bumper stop and go.

ManiacGT

Having lived with the car a while now I think I would have liked the nanny pack as I call it.. However I still wouldn't buy it as I just don't trust it.

Boudicca

Yes . I expect the next 5 years will see a lot of the glitches ironed out, still pretty cutting edge at the moment- the next issue is about cars making ethical decisions.

itzantz

has anybody tried to see if the car would stop itself? or it's only for distronic plus people

BenzC400

If you have the driver assistance package, the car will stop itself to avoid a collision with pedestrians, objects and for cross traffic, but it only activates at the last possible second. You get a couple of quick beeps and if you don't react immediately and a collision is imminent, the car will apply full braking if necessary. It will only be able to avoid a collision up to a certain speed, otherwise it will only lessen the impact.


It's very difficult to test with real obstacles. It's like playing chicken with the car's systems to see how long you are willing to wait for the system to activate; knowing that if it doesn't, you will crash. Not recommended. It has however worked for me in slow traffic for a car that stopped quickly in front of me.


All it has to do is prevent one rear end collision and it's worth the expense.

crxsnow

Looks like I'm not the only one. I noticed it going off near railroad tracks, not all the time since I drive over those tracks daily. Not sure why it would randomly fire off like that.