MeanRedSpider
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Whilst my E400d A-T is being fixed, I’ve had quite a few different loan cars, By far the worst has been the 24-reg CLA200. Apart from the annoying squeaking from somewhere in the back, the nannying assistance systems drove me crazy.
I’ve already complained to the UK vehicle safety regulators about lane assist and its propensity to steer you towards danger - it’s a crazy system. In 40 years of driving, I’ve never drifted out of my lane. What I have done, though, because I was taught to do so by an ex-police driving instructor, was to take up the best position on the road to see as far ahead as I can. I don’t want to be fighting the car to do this.
The speed assist nonsense that can’t detect that the 30mph countdown signs are not the speed limit so bongs at me and starts slowing the car.
The collision avoidance system that so over-sensitive that it twice stood on the brakes in entirely benign situations.
And so-on. Fortunately (well, less fortunately because I wouldn’t have bought it if it had come with some of these) the E-Class doesn’t have most of these and the ones that it does have, seem to work in a far more sophisticated way.
I know I can turn off or turn down some of these but many reset for each journey. There should be a preference button that allows you to mute the ones you don’t like with one button press on start-up.
Anyway, I had them swap the CLA for a GLB220d which, apart from the spectacularly uncomfortable seats, is much better and a much better drive than I expected.
I’ve already complained to the UK vehicle safety regulators about lane assist and its propensity to steer you towards danger - it’s a crazy system. In 40 years of driving, I’ve never drifted out of my lane. What I have done, though, because I was taught to do so by an ex-police driving instructor, was to take up the best position on the road to see as far ahead as I can. I don’t want to be fighting the car to do this.
The speed assist nonsense that can’t detect that the 30mph countdown signs are not the speed limit so bongs at me and starts slowing the car.
The collision avoidance system that so over-sensitive that it twice stood on the brakes in entirely benign situations.
And so-on. Fortunately (well, less fortunately because I wouldn’t have bought it if it had come with some of these) the E-Class doesn’t have most of these and the ones that it does have, seem to work in a far more sophisticated way.
I know I can turn off or turn down some of these but many reset for each journey. There should be a preference button that allows you to mute the ones you don’t like with one button press on start-up.
Anyway, I had them swap the CLA for a GLB220d which, apart from the spectacularly uncomfortable seats, is much better and a much better drive than I expected.