New C Class warning

[oldnewbie]

On Thursday I was returning from a short visit to France, I used Eurotunnel, making my way to the boarding gates, as I approached the height restriction gauge board, set at 1.85m I think, the automatic braking system brought me to a sudden and unexpected halt, this proved that the system works but I was very
surprised that the system was activated by a single horizontal board set at 1.85m.

[jjr1]

Can it be turned off?

[Kawasicki]

It's early days for the tech, give em another few years.

[oldnewbie]

jjr1 said:

Can it be turned off?

I don't know if it can be turned off but I don't wish to it is a very good safety device,I was merely passing on information, so that others would not be surprised as I was.

[jonny996]

oldnewbie said:

jjr1 said:

Can it be turned off?

I don't know if it can be turned off but I don't wish to it is a very good safety device,I was merely passing on information, so that others would not be surprised as I was.

i take it once it stops you it allows you to manually carry on under at slow speed.

[oldnewbie]

jonny996 said:

oldnewbie said:

jjr1 said:

Can it be turned off?

I don't know if it can be turned off but I don't wish to it is a very good safety device,I was merely passing on information, so that others would not be surprised as I was.

i take it once it stops you it allows you to manually carry on under at slow speed.

Yes you are correct!

[mybrainhurts]

oldnewbie said:

I don't know if it can be turned off but I don't wish to it is a very good safety device,

Yes, that'll work well as you enter your underground car park with a dizzy blonde, piloting a Range Rover, on your back bumper.

[MoelyCrio]

Where I live, the sheep roam on the common. In wet weather they sometimes gather on the road under some trees in a little dip. Normal MO is to slow down and gently 'persuade' them out of the way with the front of the car.
Not with the C class! Beep, beep beep hard stop at 10mph.....

Its happened with car park barriers where I know its moving up so start to move forwards, but car thinks otherwise.

Clever stuff though.

[CoolC]

The way the LIDAR system works, in theory if you drive up to that same barrier either riding the brake, or steering slightly (as if driving around a small obstacle) then the system thinks "You've got this in hand, no need for me to intervene" and should do nothing.

[oldnewbie]

CoolC said:

The way the LIDAR system works, in theory if you drive up to that same barrier either riding the brake, or steering slightly (as if driving around a small obstacle) then the system thinks "You've got this in hand, no need for me to intervene" and should do nothing.

Yes you are correct, after a little experimenting that is exactly how it works, very clever well done Mercedes.