New AP feature (sort of)

[Caligula]

This may have been mentioned before but we can now engage AP while is car is stopped. Previously, you needed to be off the brake and not be using the hill hold feature in order for AP to engage. For example, if i was stopped in traffic and I wanted to activate AP, I would previously need to let off the brake and creep an inch before double pulling the lever to get AP to activate. Now, it will do so with the brake fully depressed (with the vehicle stopped) or with the hill hold feature activated.

Win!

 

[chillaban]

This may have been mentioned before but we can now engage AP while is car is stopped. Previously, you needed to be off the brake and not be using the hill hold feature in order for AP to engage. For example, if i was stopped in traffic and I wanted to activate AP, I would previously need to let off the brake and creep an inch before double pulling the lever to get AP to activate. Now, it will do so with the brake fully depressed (with the vehicle stopped) or with the hill hold feature activated.

Win!

I'm gonna guess that a lot of people love using AP in the city as "red light texting assist" so you know once your car starts moving you should put down your phone and pay attention again....

 

[green1]

This may have been mentioned before but we can now engage AP while is car is stopped. Previously, you needed to be off the brake and not be using the hill hold feature in order for AP to engage. For example, if i was stopped in traffic and I wanted to activate AP, I would previously need to let off the brake and creep an inch before double pulling the lever to get AP to activate. Now, it will do so with the brake fully depressed (with the vehicle stopped) or with the hill hold feature activated.

Win!

Not new. I'm still on 7.0 and I use this feature almost every time I'm driving.

 

[Caligula]

I'm gonna guess that a lot of people love using AP in the city as "red light texting assist" so you know once your car starts moving you should put down your phone and pay attention again....

*whistles softly to himself* ...thats NEVER occured to me.

 

[Electroman]

Really people do that? I wouldn't know. !!

 

[Chargerville]

If only we could propagate that to every car on the road. How much more efficient intersections would become...

 

[MDMGSO47]

If only we could propagate that to every car on the road. How much more efficient intersections would become...

The problem is that if the first guy in the intersection is slow, everyone else will also beslow

 

[tstafford]

The issue is when you aren't looking and the dude in front of you turns on red. (Theoretically speaking of course)

 

[Superloud]

I recently was second in line at a stop light, waiting to go straight through an intersection. Our straight light was still red, but as soon as the left turn arrow went green for the folks to our left, the car in front of me must have thought it was his light cuz he just gunned it through the intersection. Luckily the oncoming left turn traffic stopped in time!

AP would suck you along with the car ahead of you in this case.

 

[Caligula]

I recently was second in line at a stop light, waiting to go straight through an intersection. Our straight light was still red, but as soon as the left turn arrow went green for the folks to our left, the car in front of me must have thought it was his light cuz he just gunned it through the intersection. Luckily the oncoming left turn traffic stopped in time!

AP would suck you along with the car ahead of you in this case.

AP moves out very slowly from a stop in situations like that. Youd have to be really inattentive for a long period of time for it to cause an issue.

 

[RogerHScott]

Not new. I'm still on 7.0 and I use this feature almost every time I'm driving.

Ok, how do you make this work? I tried today and it just ignored me when I pulled on the TACC stalk.

 

[Chargerville]

The problem is that if the first guy in the intersection is slow, everyone else will also beslow

Yes. We need AP to recognize red/green lights.

 

[GlmnAlyAirCar]

Ok, how do you make this work? I tried today and it just ignored me when I pulled on the TACC stalk.

Right, it's not new. The one caveat is that you have to be using the feature formerly known as hill-hold to keep you stationary and your foot has to be off the brake pedal.

 

[Max*]

Now, it will do so with the brake fully depressed

I think you mean with the brake pedal not pressed (depressed means you push the pedal into the floor).

If your foot is on the brake pedal, moving or not, you can not activate AP.

And as others have mentioned, this has been around for a while. And I use it for the exact reasons given (check my phone while at a red light, and not be the idiot left standing when everyone else drives away).

 

[Caligula]

I think you mean with the brake pedal not pressed (depressed means you push the pedal into the floor).

If your foot is on the brake pedal, moving or not, you can not activate AP.

And as others have mentioned, this has been around for a while. And I use it for the exact reasons given (check my phone while at a red light, and not be the idiot left standing when everyone else drives away).

No, I meant what I said. I may be mistaken, however. Ill try again tonight.

 

[Max*]

No, I meant what I said. I may be mistaken, however. Ill try again tonight.

What firmware version are you on?

After reading your post yesterday, I tried it on my drive home, and while the brake pedal is depressed, AP does not activate for me.

 

[Caligula]

What firmware version are you on?

After reading your post yesterday, I tried it on my drive home, and while the brake pedal is depressed, AP does not activate for me.

Whatever the latest one is with the new self park update. Can you check FW version via the app?

 

[Max*]

Whatever the latest one is with the new self park update. Can you check FW version via the app?

I don't think so (could be wrong though).

I have the latest one too (mine updated a few days ago), but I tried it again last night, and if I depress the break pedal, I can not get AP to engage (everything else works as you stated, and as someone else stated has been around for some time).

Did you have a chance to retry it?

 

[Caligula]

I don't think so (could be wrong though).

I have the latest one too (mine updated a few days ago), but I tried it again last night, and if I depress the break pedal, I can not get AP to engage (everything else works as you stated, and as someone else stated has been around for some time).

Did you have a chance to retry it?

I did, and unfortunately I was incorrect. It didn't engage for me either, hwoever ot works fine with hill hold. I assume i had HH activated last time and didn't realize it.

 

[Wayneb]

This is why I read these forums. I thought this would be a nice feature but didn't know about it. Thanks folks!