DRCC and LKA questions

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Answers to questions!


#1 Yes you can use the cruise control with or without the LKA.

#2 The driver presets the cruise control and can change whenever you wish. The three settings are about 100 yards, 75 yards, and about 50 yards. As the vehicles change speed in front of you the cruise control slows you to their speed. When they speed up or you change lanes the cruise control goes back to your preset speed.

#3 Yes you can use the LKA or DRCC independently or use them together?

#4 No problem, change lanes whenever you wish.

My Comment.
These features are extremely simple to use and as far as I am concerned, I love them. Good Luck, Hozz

 

Congratulations on the choice. I recommend the package to anyone who does regular highway/interstate driving, particularly long, late-night stretches.

I've found, as Paradox noted, the ACC/LKA combo really produces less fatigue during long drives. Add the satellite radio and some podcasts, and you'll just cruise along in comfort!

 

So, you guys that love the LKA don't find all the beeping as it goes in and out annoying? And you don't mind the stiff invisible hand on the wheel? I haven't tried it on a long trip yet, but I found myself fighting it a bit when LKA was on. Now that the handling/EPS is no longer twitchy, just doing my own steering seemed easier and smoother. I love the ACC, but I can't honestly say I would recommend to someone else that they spend $4K+ for it.

 

I haven't had that much trouble with it. A very light hand is all that is necessary, and the warning signal is valuable! I haven't found that the beep is annoying when it is reminding me that I'm moving out of my lane. It only goes off when you actually start crossing the lane boundary, not if you just get close. I'm doing my own steering the whole time with the LKA on, otherwise I'd end up with a beeping bounce from left to right and back again.

Yes, I recommend it for people who have the money and are willing to spend it AND have the type of driving pattern that makes it usable and useful.

I've used it in congested traffic, and it has been valuable there, as well. It keeps a safe distance and adjusts to traffic patterns instantly. It may not be the most fuel efficient way to drive, but it is much more relaxing! There are times when less stress is more valuable than more MPGs (OK, not often, but every once in a while!).

 

I was talking about the beeps when it tells you it is going off (due to not being able to see lane markers, etc.), not about the normal lane warning beeps. As for the steering, maybe I just need to get used to it. When it starts taking a line I don't agree with, I may have a tendency to overadjust due to the steering stiffness the LKA introduces.

 

OK. Here's how bad I am: It's been almost 10 days since I was on a long drive with the ACC/LKA on, and I didn't even remember that it beeped when it didn't find lane markers any longer! I still don't recall it, but it makes sense that it would happen. Construction areas are the worst for this, followed by driving into the sun. It seems the LKA camera doesn't do well with direct sunlight or high glare. I'd like to put a polarizer over the lense, but I don't know what kind of camera it is!

 

does the cruise control affect radar detectors like a Valentine 1? We have a QX56 with the laser cruise control, and the detector is constantly going off because of the laser reflecting off the car in front of us (Its on all the time regardless).

 

Nope. No false alarms. Been using the V1 and LKA/DRCC for about 2 weeks now. I'm loving the DRCC in traffice. It really works.