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chris mc

Member Since: 03 Sep 2010
Location: Dundee
Posts: 950

2011 Range Rover Sport TDV8 Autobiography Stornoway Grey

Adaptive Cruise Control & Voice Control

How do you tell if your car has ACC? I have buttons on the wheel for speeding up / slowing down the car....is This ACC?

Also when using the voice control to dial numbers etc the system can understand fully what i am saying and displays teh number correctly but then at teh end when the systems prompts CONINUE no matter what i say it is wrong, any ideas?

Tue Jan 25 2011 3:58pm

Charlesrmh

Member Since: 28 Aug 2010
Location: Middlesex
Posts: 5

Hi Chris,

To confirm you have AAC take a look at the air intake opening in your front bumper above the number plate. To oneside should be a black/dark grey insert that has imprinted in it AAC. That is the device that monitors the distance between your car and the vehicle infront.

You voice control requires you to tell it to "DIAL NUMBER" when you have told it the number you wish to dial.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Charlie Charlesrmh

Tue Jan 25 2011 4:18pm

Bob

Member Since: 19 Aug 2006
Location: Pump No. 3 Usually!
Posts: 49

2006 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Zermatt Silver

Charlesrmh wrote:
Hi Chris,

To confirm you have AAC take a look at the air intake opening in your front bumper above the number plate. To oneside should be a black/dark grey insert that has imprinted in it AAC. That is the device that monitors the distance between your car and the vehicle infront.

Regards,
Charlie

This is correct.
Also, if your car automatically slams on the brakes whilst you are overtaking a lorry in the rain/spray, and the car behind almost shunts into you, that also means that you have ACC!

Bob.

Tue Jan 25 2011 9:09pm

Buster007

Member Since: 02 Dec 2010
Location: Essex
Posts: 649

2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Santorini Black

Bob wrote:
Charlesrmh wrote:
Hi Chris,

To confirm you have AAC take a look at the air intake opening in your front bumper above the number plate. To oneside should be a black/dark grey insert that has imprinted in it AAC. That is the device that monitors the distance between your car and the vehicle infront.

Regards,
Charlie

This is correct.
Also, if your car automatically slams on the brakes whilst you are overtaking a lorry in the rain/spray, and the car behind almost shunts into you, that also means that you have ACC!

Bob.

Bob, Best not to use the ACC in the rain then?? Thanks for the heads up that could've just saved a life!! Have you told everybody on the forum that should be a sticky!! Cheers Laurence.

Tue Jan 25 2011 9:24pm

chris mc

Member Since: 03 Sep 2010
Location: Dundee
Posts: 950

Aha i don't have it then cause it doesnt slow down at all. Cheers guys

Just need to work out how to keep the bird in the box happy now and get her do what i want lol

Tue Jan 25 2011 9:34pm

Bob

Member Since: 19 Aug 2006
Location: Pump No. 3 Usually!
Posts: 49

Buster007 wrote:
Bob wrote:
Charlesrmh wrote:
Hi Chris,

To confirm you have AAC take a look at the air intake opening in your front bumper above the number plate. To oneside should be a black/dark grey insert that has imprinted in it AAC. That is the device that monitors the distance between your car and the vehicle infront.

Regards,
Charlie

This is correct.
Also, if your car automatically slams on the brakes whilst you are overtaking a lorry in the rain/spray, and the car behind almost shunts into you, that also means that you have ACC!

Bob.

Bob, Best not to use the ACC in the rain then?? Thanks for the heads up that could've just saved a life!! Have you told everybody on the forum that should be a sticky!!

I hate ACC..........
As well as the above scenario..........
Imagine cruising down the road, listening to the radio minding your own business. You don't realise that the car in front of you is slowly slowing you down until you're doing 20mph less than you set your speed to, so you pull out to overtake and the gearbox drops 2 gears and accelerates hard back up to speed.......using half a gallon of petrol.
or.....
You're in the middle lane approaching a slower vehicle, you check your mirror to pull into the fast lane, and just as you pull out (it's all about the timing), the ACC sees the rear of the car you're passing and slows right down, just as you pull into the fast lane in front of another speeding car.
or,
You're moving into the fast lane between 2 cars (when there is a gap, obviously), and just as you pull out, the ACC detects the car in front, and slams the brakes on. The guy behind is almost never amused!

Bob.

Tue Jan 25 2011 9:36pm

RichardM

Member Since: 24 Sep 2009
Location: Herts
Posts: 745

2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Galway Green

If you have ACC you have two small buttons on the side of the cruise control speed settings for controlling the distance from the car in front.

Overall I love ACC, there are a couple of annoyances but as soon as I drive our other car which has standard cruise control I miss it! It's very relaxing on motorways when the road isn't clear to keep a constant speed. WINNER - 2009 ‘Just Doing What It’s Designed To Do’ Award

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Tue Jan 25 2011 9:56pm

Bobby

Member Since: 07 Jun 2005
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Posts: 3781

2006 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Chawton White

If you have ACC then your steering should have the additional buttons 5 & 6 ...

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Tue Jan 25 2011 11:29pm

RichardM

Member Since: 24 Sep 2009
Location: Herts
Posts: 745

On the 2010+ models the buttons are to the side. WINNER - 2009 ‘Just Doing What It’s Designed To Do’ Award

2010 TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Adaptive Cruise - Sunroof - Privacy Glass - 5 Spoke Alloys
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Tue Jan 25 2011 11:38pm

Bobby

Member Since: 07 Jun 2005
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Posts: 3781

Yes, you're right, however, chris' RRS is a MY2007 and hence the above post was specifically for his benefit. Malaysia Boleh!
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Wed Jan 26 2011 12:50am

RichardM

Member Since: 24 Sep 2009
Location: Herts
Posts: 745

Ok he didn't have anything in his profile/signature/gallery so I wasn't sure! WINNER - 2009 ‘Just Doing What It’s Designed To Do’ Award

2010 TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Adaptive Cruise - Sunroof - Privacy Glass - 5 Spoke Alloys
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Wed Jan 26 2011 6:15am

awd man

Member Since: 30 Nov 2010
Location: Malmesbury
Posts: 3355

2007 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Java Black

I've had to change the "following distance" to minimum... because otherwise you're always over-ruling it just to keep a constant speed

Now it's much easier, the light comes on the dash to say you're closing up on something (50m or so), but it never actually adjusts the speed (in my case anyway, as I move out to overtake in plenty of room) and it only takes over if you actually do need to slow down.

Another hint

MPG is always better on the motorway when not in cruise control, go figure RRS gone
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Wed Jan 26 2011 11:53am

awd man

Member Since: 30 Nov 2010
Location: Malmesbury
Posts: 3355

RichardM wrote:
Ok he didn't have anything in his profile/signature/gallery so I wasn't sure!

I always check the little RRS under the post count

RRS gone
Audi SQ5...Gone Audi Q7 S-Line 240 3.0TDI Gone
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Wed Jan 26 2011 11:57am

chris mc

Member Since: 03 Sep 2010
Location: Dundee
Posts: 950

Thanks for all the info guys, i don't have it and by the looks of it i am quite glad i dont lol

Wed Jan 26 2011 12:51pm

awd man

Member Since: 30 Nov 2010
Location: Malmesbury
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Ahhh but it's great to brag about in the pub... RRS gone
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Wed Jan 26 2011 1:59pm

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