Thanking of changing to an automatic

mjt said:
To some degree. However, if you slam on the brakes for no apparent reason and cause an accident, then you will be found at fault. This how all those whippy compo scams work, and why people started fitting dashcams.
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But surely the cause of the accident would at least partly be to the car behind not leaving enough room.
For example if an animal ran across the road and you slammed on and got rear ended but the driver behind didnt see the animal, surely its their fault? Im not being obtuse its a genuine question for this sort of situation.
 
you have to remember your premium will go up as well, even if the judge says it is not you fault, so braking to save a pheasant/pigeon/rabbit might not be economic, as well as potentially beeing dangerous for you and follower;
it would be interesting to know minimum size(radar density) of object that might provoke automatic braking system
 
their is a place near me that apparently re-builds and services auto transmissions. it's the only thing they do nothing else.

they were featured on bbc news. apparently they can make them a lot better than they were new.

was thinking of phoning up and getting them to re-build mine or getting a quote.
 
I've owned 5 DSG based cars covering 3 generations of DSG box and put circa 500,000 miles on them combined, all but one were diesel, most were mapped (mapping them you limit the torque), 3 did 100-170k, one was sold circa 85k and the other is a 1.2 petrol on a 17 plate with 4k on it, the only DSG issue I have personally experienced was the auto hold went on the 170k Altea which I narrowed down to the odd clutch plates being worn, given its mileage and value at that stage I ran it till it was uneconomical to repair (turbo blew). DSG is generally reliable, if/when it goes wrong, it can be more expensive to fix than a manual.
 
Thanks Avalon, informative post

Moomoo, just seen an article today, apparently auto sales l are currently up over manuals for new cars
 
What is the + and - mean next to "D" , is that semi automatic?

Just thinking about the snow situation, I assume I can change to 2nd gear earlier for snow days?
 
Dr Who said:
I had emergency brake assist on my CLK and at one roundabout on the A303 it would always slam on the brakes, no idea why, never did it anywhere else, but braking into that roundabout became like playing Russian roulette with vehicles behind, I had to start coasting about 200 yards to lose speed making cars overtake me so there was no risk of a rear end.
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I don't think the CLK was ever fitted with autonomous emergency braking of the type being discussed here.

Perhaps you are thinking of the system that provides additional servo assistance when you quickly brake hard?
 
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ShiWarrior said:
What is the + and - mean next to "D" , is that semi automatic?

Just thinking about the snow situation, I assume I can change to 2nd gear earlier for snow days?
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Yup, manual override.

For snow driving, you want to remain in a high a gear as possible to reduce the risk of wheel slip.
 
MooMoo444 said:
Could never go back to a manual now, automatic is just so nice. Aside from the obvious ease, I feel like I have better control of the vehicle because I'm not thinking about clutch or gears so can focus on other aspects, and in particular other road users ;)
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I've owned both. I'd take a manual over older automatics but a modern autobox? It's not a hard choice. You get proper control of the gears when you want it so you're not waiting for it to finally sort itself out before it gets moving and you can sit back and let it handle matters the rest of the time. They're faster and more fuel efficient too.
 
[TW]Fox said:
I don't think the CLK was ever fitted with autonomous emergency braking of the type being discussed here.

Perhaps you are thinking of the system that provides additional servo assistance when you quickly brake hard?
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Emergency Brake Assist they call it, yes I realise it is not the same thing, but jamming the brakes on hard at random is a fault they both have in common it would seem.
 
Dr Who said:
Emergency Brake Assist they call it, yes I realise it is not the same thing, but jamming the brakes on hard at random is a fault they both have in common it would seem.
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You mean when you pressed the brake the car would randomly apply full braking force? Emergency brake assist just assists with the braking effort based on a sensor on the system which detects how "urgently" you press it.

If yours was as you describe "like russian roulette" then to be honest it was broken - this system is found on all Mercedes models and i have never experienced anything untoward like this :eek:
 
Jez said:
You mean when you pressed the brake the car would randomly apply full braking force? Emergency brake assist just assists with the braking effort based on a sensor on the system which detects how "urgently" you press it.

If yours was as you describe "like russian roulette" then to be honest it was broken - this system is found on all Mercedes models and i have never experienced anything untoward like this :eek:
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No, it just activated without the brake being pressed, yes I agree it was "broken" but it only did it in one locality so I suspect some electronic interference, possibly someone with an illegal CB or similar in the area, who knows.
 
Dr Who said:
No, it just activated without the brake being pressed, yes I agree it was "broken" but it only did it in one locality so I suspect some electronic interference, possibly someone with an illegal CB or similar in the area, who knows.
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What? Why would anything external interfere with a system that has zero input from external sources?

It's absolutely nothing like the auto braking system being discussed in this thread, all it does is provide extra effort if it senses a rapid lift off of the throttle and subsequent brake application.

It's not capable of braking the car without user application of the pedal.
 
Dr Who said:
No, it just activated without the brake being pressed, yes I agree it was "broken" but it only did it in one locality so I suspect some electronic interference, possibly someone with an illegal CB or similar in the area, who knows.
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If your car was randomly applying full force brakes on its own (remember that this system does not have any external inputs) then that is a very serious fault indeed that could trigger at any moment, i would not be comfortable continuing to drive that car at all - that could be extremely dangerous. :eek:
 
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