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Lane Departure Warning
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Lane Departure Warning
Lane Departure Warning is part of the "Driving Assistant" package which I have on my new Z4 which I don't like.
I had Lane Departure Warning on my 630 GT and it worked by sending vibrations through the steering wheel to warn you if you were changing lane. You could change the vibration level from low to high and it was fairly unobtrusive.
On my Z4 the warning seems to be much more violent and according to the spec "The vehicle is actively guided back into the lane and properly aligned"
Several times I have nearly been caught out when changing lane to overtake with the steering wheel trying it's hardest to pull me back into the slow lane so I have now switched this facility off as I think it's dangerous.
Is this how the car is supposed to react or is mine faulty?
I had Lane Departure Warning on my 630 GT and it worked by sending vibrations through the steering wheel to warn you if you were changing lane. You could change the vibration level from low to high and it was fairly unobtrusive.
On my Z4 the warning seems to be much more violent and according to the spec "The vehicle is actively guided back into the lane and properly aligned"
Several times I have nearly been caught out when changing lane to overtake with the steering wheel trying it's hardest to pull me back into the slow lane so I have now switched this facility off as I think it's dangerous.
Is this how the car is supposed to react or is mine faulty?
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Yup, sounds exactly like my new 1-series.
I too decided to ignore the nanny state and operate the 'Master O-F-F switch'
I too decided to ignore the nanny state and operate the 'Master O-F-F switch'
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I have switched it off on all my cars, I don't understand how it can ever work without being a real pain.
With the narrow roads in the UK, you often go over the centre of the road to avoid the pot craters on the side and you are forever battling the steering.
With the narrow roads in the UK, you often go over the centre of the road to avoid the pot craters on the side and you are forever battling the steering.
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Many thanks both. I'm glad that it's not me.
As an oldie I'm having difficulty with iDrive 7 as it seems much more complicated than iDrive 6 that I had in my 630 GT and my next problem will be trying to master the climate control.
On the 630 GT it was switch on A/C and set temperature and that was it but on the Z4 it seems unduly complicated
As an oldie I'm having difficulty with iDrive 7 as it seems much more complicated than iDrive 6 that I had in my 630 GT and my next problem will be trying to master the climate control.
On the 630 GT it was switch on A/C and set temperature and that was it but on the Z4 it seems unduly complicated
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Plus if you de rely on it the white lines have worn away and it doesnt work!
Switched off here too
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Neighbour has (had) a Porkster Macan with something similar..wrote it off 4 weeks ago..returned him into a line of parked cars..
Not sure what happened..has left the old boy shaken..police investigating his competence to drive sadly..
In aviation we were taught to be very very wary of auto pilots..nearly got killed a few times with pups trying to make them do things that were not aerodynamically advised..
Not sure what happened..has left the old boy shaken..police investigating his competence to drive sadly..
In aviation we were taught to be very very wary of auto pilots..nearly got killed a few times with pups trying to make them do things that were not aerodynamically advised..
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Have you ordered it on your new buggie Andy?
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I have had this on several cars and my biggest gripe is on a motorway where they narrow a lane and just burn over the existing line, the car will see both sets and try to direct you left into the bollards.Pbondar wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:35 pm Neighbour has (had) a Porkster Macan with something similar..wrote it off 4 weeks ago..returned him into a line of parked cars..
Not sure what happened..has left the old boy shaken..police investigating his competence to drive sadly..
In aviation we were taught to be very very wary of auto pilots..nearly got killed a few times with pups trying to make them do things that were not aerodynamically advised..
It states if you indicate then the LDW does not activate but not going to indicate as I am staying in the same lane - even worse on a Peugeot the control is buried deep inside a menu when it should be a button to switch if off quickly
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It’s not even part of the drivers assistance pack. The drivers assistance adds another layer and adaptive cruise control and blind stop stuff.
I had it set on a custom setting. Everything off except emergency braking which was set to late so as not to annoy me.
The lane departure you can have on vibrate only without steering intervention. It can be all setup using the button on the dash.
I had it set on a custom setting. Everything off except emergency braking which was set to late so as not to annoy me.
The lane departure you can have on vibrate only without steering intervention. It can be all setup using the button on the dash.
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I had mine back into BMW 2 years ago shortly after taking delivery. The LDW was erratic, I went on a drive with a BMW tech and he confirmed things were not right but suggested that the next software update would fix it.
It didn’t, each update reset the LDW back to max vibration. I now just try and remember to turn the whole thing off each time I start the car.
It’s a menace, I hate the bloody thing. I love everything else about my G29 apart from this
It didn’t, each update reset the LDW back to max vibration. I now just try and remember to turn the whole thing off each time I start the car.
It’s a menace, I hate the bloody thing. I love everything else about my G29 apart from this
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You can have it all off by default. Why have it on if you don’t like it?dr_john wrote: ↑Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:31 pm I had mine back into BMW 2 years ago shortly after taking delivery. The LDW was erratic, I went on a drive with a BMW tech and he confirmed things were not right but suggested that the next software update would fix it.
It didn’t, each update reset the LDW back to max vibration. I now just try and remember to turn the whole thing off each time I start the car.
It’s a menace, I hate the bloody thing. I love everything else about my G29 apart from this
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Due solely to this thread it was a question I had for the “tech genius” I had allocated to me at handover. I told him I wanted it switched off permanently and he did it. A button on the central console and a couple of settings in the iDrive and it’s been off ever since. I don’t need to do anything each time I get in the cardr_john wrote: ↑Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:31 pm I had mine back into BMW 2 years ago shortly after taking delivery. The LDW was erratic, I went on a drive with a BMW tech and he confirmed things were not right but suggested that the next software update would fix it.
It didn’t, each update reset the LDW back to max vibration. I now just try and remember to turn the whole thing off each time I start the car.
It’s a menace, I hate the bloody thing. I love everything else about my G29 apart from this
G29 M40i Thundernight with Ivory interior, all option packs (here for a while, hopefully )
G29 M40i Misano Blue all option packs (Gone 26k of fun)
E89 35iS, Valencia Orange, Design Pure Traction pack (Gone)
E89 23i sDrive, Silver (Gone)