Overall Pros and Cons

[kacak]

@Gladbach; I read in the cons you mention that there is no active lane assist. I've actually tested the lane assist by taking my hands off the wheel, the car does actively steer to keep inside the lane/on the road, and after a little while I got the message to please take control of the wheel.

One more thing in the pros would be the HUD (in NZ), as it keeps my eyes focussed on distance, instead of focussing from close to far and vice versa. It also shows when Lane Assist can actually read the lanes (lines) or not, and if you're getting (too) close to the car in front of you, with or without ACC.

From my understanding, and also reading the manual, Active Lane Assist is an additional option in the Settings which we don't get. Apparently it keeps you in the centre of the lane, rather than kicking in only when your car sways towards a lane marking. In my own testing (above 65km/h of course), the car basically steers itself and "bounces" between the lane markings rather than hold steady in the middle as you would normally do



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[TungstenR]

Thanks kacak, I'll have to check that later then, as the options in NZ are slightly different then in OZ.

[cvee]

From my understanding, and also reading the manual, Active Lane Assist is an additional option in the Settings which we don't get. Apparently it keeps you in the centre of the lane, rather than kicking in only when your car sways towards a lane marking. In my own testing (above 65km/h of course), the car basically steers itself and "bounces" between the lane markings rather than hold steady in the middle as you would normally do



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Active lane assist is what it is.
Tiguan has it with dap.... and I believe most cars drive like a bowling bowl down the lane with the lane guards up.

Very few cars with current tech drive down the centre of the lane.
The Tiguans in Europe should not be different.






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[Gladbach]

Active lane assist is what it is.
Very few cars with current tech drive down the centre of the lane.
The Tiguans in Europe should not be different.

Except they are.

From the UK manual:

Traffic Jam Assist function
At speeds under 60 km/h (35 mph) Traffic Jam Assist can maintain a time interval, set by the driver, to a vehicle in front, and help the
vehicle to stay in lane ⇒ .
The system automatically controls acceleration, braking, steering and, if required, will decelerate to a stop behind a vehicle that is
stopping, and then drive away again automatically.

AND

Adaptive Lane Guidance
When adaptive lane guidance is active ⇒ Activating or deactivating adaptive lane guidance , the lane keeping system does not just
provide assistance when the vehicle is at risk of leaving the lane. If the system detects both lane markings to the left and right of the
vehicle, the function provides permanent assistance while the vehicle is in motion.
The system adopts the preferred position within the lane in which the vehicle is travelling. For example, if the vehicle is being driven
slightly off-centre in the lane, the system will learn to adopt the new position within a short period of time.

[vwnc]

Start with this.....
VWVortex.com - How to Play The DSG Game, and Win - DSG Driving Tips and Tricks

I have had 4 DSG/S tronic cars. The secret in my mind is to anticipate what is required next- especially when accelerating otherwise you can easily fall into the 'holes' or sometimes described as WTF moments. Don't ignore the paddles - they are your friends and a quick flick or two (generally much faster than get a car to kick down when mashing the pedal) will keep you in the sweet spot at all times. Even if it set in drive be ready and willing to jump on the paddles.

It is an automated manual not an automatic - so be ready to intervene when you need to just like you would do in manual.

thanks so much mate!

[latearrival]

Such an emotional roller-coaster this afternoon! Learning of all the features that my yet-to-arrive car has that I didn't think it did this morning, but soon after to realise that those features are not as good as they could be

Pros - Has Active Lane Assist (even though it makes the car 'bounce' from one side of the lane to the other) and the ACC does work at low speeds (in traffic jams).

Cons - Won't keep itself centred in the lane in slow moving traffic or on the freeway (Traffic Jam Assist and Adaptive Lane Guidance). Doesn't have a HUD.

(NZ version has HUD, Traffic Jam Assist and Adaptive Lane Guidance).

[TungstenR]

The specifications on my car and the owner's manual say it has both Adaptive Lane Guidance and Traffic Jam Assist.

Oh, and it has HUD...

[kacak]

Apologies if I confused things, just referred to the manual the additional setting I was thinking of is called "Adaptive Lane Guidance" as gladbach rightly pointed out above. But the point remains, it's yet another feature we don't get in Oz



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[latearrival]

The specifications on my car and the owner's manual say it has both Adaptive Lane Guidance and Traffic Jam Assist.

Oh, and it has HUD...

Not content with being one of the most beautiful countries in the world, having proper mountains to ski on, and a complete lack of poisonous snakes, you have to get all the new car features that we can't get here too. Jealous.

[TungstenR]

Ah, we do have poisonous snakes, and what's more, here they wear suits and ties!