How to: VW's Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) explained - including real-life driving use & tips

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24 күн бұрын

What is Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) on Volkswagen cars and how do you use it? Is it different to cruise control?
Maybe you have this feature and have never used it, or for whatever reason, you just don't fancy pushing those buttons! If so, then this video is for you.
It's one of the best features on my Golf GTD Mk7, I use it all the time and this 'how to' video will show you how easy ACC is to use across the VW range.
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@gcritch33 8 күн бұрын

Collected my wife's 2019 Golf GTD (replacing her 2011 GTD) today and this and your other videos are so very welcome as browsing the online manual was somewhat confusing and likely damaging my brain. The additional functions and features in the new car are considerable and mighty impressive. Btw the old car was close to 100,000 miles and still a delight to drive but she really deserves the replacement. Dealer mentioned that the cam belt replacement interval advice has changed significantly. Was around 40,000 miles so need to research that. Thanks again Mike for the time and effort involved in providing the videos.

@mikereports 8 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind comments Geoff. Your wife’s new GTD is certainly a step up in tech and to hear my videos help is great. There’s more in the way. I hope you both enjoy the new car and also hope it gives you as much joy as your 2011 GTD 👍

@Randomcgames 20 күн бұрын

adaptive lane guidance and acc is brilliant on my gtd, so relaxing driving on the motorway requires basically no input as the car drives itself, just have to be ready to step in if something gets complicated or if road markings get bad

@mooferoo 10 күн бұрын

I love ACC. I actually use it in some 30MPH villages that are on otherwise 60MPH roads. Set it to 30MPH and you don't have to worry about speed cameras, and with your foot hovering over the brake, you actually have a faster reaction time if someone runs out into the road. It's also great for any average speed camera section, so you don't have to stress about not going over the limit.

@mikereports 10 күн бұрын

100% you use it in the same way as me :)

@AX91X 21 күн бұрын

One of My favourite feature’s on the GTD. Every time i am on the motorway I use it and relax.

@mikereports 21 күн бұрын

Exactly :)

@3steveo3 21 күн бұрын

Class video Mike, I've had my GTD around 3 weeks now and I thought I could only adjust the ACC by 5mph at a time... I'm loving the GTD, why didn't I get one sooner.

@mikereports 14 күн бұрын

Super, you got it then! I'm glad you're enjoying it :)

@stephen2649 19 күн бұрын

Question Mike ..Do you have your foot off the accelerater pedal whilst driving?

@mikereports 19 күн бұрын

Yes and I use the 1 & 5mph adjustments. I do use the gas to speed up if the ACC takes too long for my driving style :)

@davidbriggs4323 21 күн бұрын

Do all GTDs have ACC? Mine is 2014 and pretty basic spec - no heated seats, sat nav etc

@mikereports 21 күн бұрын

I might be wrong, but I believe ACC was standard on SE and above from around 2012. I know of someone with a 2013 GTD with ACC as standard...

@davidbriggs4323 21 күн бұрын

@@mikereports I would like to see how it works when coming off a motorway, is it just a matter of turning it off and doing things manually until you need to use it again?

@mikereports 21 күн бұрын

@@davidbriggs4323 If you're coming off at a slip road to a roundabout behind another car it will match the speed of the car in front. If no car in front, I'll either slow it down using the 5mph rocker or turn it off and coast up to the roundabout/exit. Zooming towards a roundabout at 70mph, I sometimes end up braking anyway and that of course turns it off. Then I'm back to manual driving.

@ghostinthemachine76 21 күн бұрын

All Mk7 GTDs have ACC as standard. You own one, but you didn’t know it was fitted? The controls for it are right in front of you. Unless you bought the car yesterday, in which case it’s understandable, you must be really thick 😂

@davidbriggs4323 20 күн бұрын

@@ghostinthemachine76 thank you for your complementary tone, I’ve had the car 4 years, never used cruise control before and not on a motorway often, I knew it would have CC but not ACC and as the spec on mine is basic for a GTD I wasn’t sure