Anyone able to change from ACC to traditional cruise by holding the cancel cruise button?

[Ctrcbob]

Another thing wrong in the (next to worthless) owners manual.

 

[Fcar1953]

After finding and reading this thread. I tried on my 14 Lacrosse Premium AWD to over ride the ACC and could not. I could do with out the ACC, i just don't like it. Going through S curves in the left lane with the ACC active, it detects an 18 wheeler in the right lane and slows abruptly. Taking me by surprise. Im too old school, Don't like not have full control of my car.

 

[Pacer69]

Guys, I'm new here so please forgive my ignorance. I'm leaning strongly to purchasing the TourX, and trying to decide if Package 2 is something I can live with as what is on the lots is kind of a potluck thing with the Essence trim that I want. Am I understanding correctly that if you have ACC -- you can ONLY use ACC? That you cannot use "regular" cruise control?

Would also love to hear opinions on the lane-assist and other features in Pkg 2...any other concerns there with over-nannying? Thanks.

 

[Ctrcbob]

I have Pkg-1 and Pkg-2. I like ACC so I have not even tried to switch to regular CC. The most I ever do is to adjust the following distance.

 

[FavaBean]

Am I understanding correctly that if you have ACC -- you can ONLY use ACC? That you cannot use "regular" cruise control?

Would also love to hear opinions on the lane-assist and other features in Pkg 2...any other concerns there with over-nannying? Thanks.

It is our collective belief that you cannot disable ACC - which is contrary to the crappy-ass owner's manual.

Package 1- is a 'must have' in my book.

Package 2 - I could take it or leave it. It's basically OK.

The ACC is far from perfect. You have to realize that it is not an auto pilot feature. If you keep away from that expectation, ACC is fine.

Would you set regular cruise control in heavy traffic? Probably not.

But what if you have ACC? Hell, yes! And that's where you go wrong. While it will work, it maintains a distance which is too far from the car in front of you (even at it's closest setting). Then when someone changes into your lane, it harshly applies the brakes to re-establish the pre-set following distance. As a result, this pisses off you and the guy behind you.

If you treat it like regular cruise control, it works fine and offers added convenience. There has been one time it did not let me even set the ACC, I can't remember what the error was, but had something to do with the system not being ready (not a dirty sensor error). But it worked about a minute later.

The lane assist is pretty cool. I kind of like this feature. It too, has its faults. It seems to get confused over some crosswalks or when there is a strip of tar on the road which it wants to follow. But in general, I appreciate this feature. Again, don't expect it to steer your car. If you let go of the wheel, it will (over time) ping-pong you in your lane from left to right all while alerting you to take hold of the wheel. This system is not fool proof and many times will allow you to wander into a different lane.

 

[Ctrcbob]

It is our collective belief that you cannot disable ACC - which is contrary to the crappy-ass owner's manual.

Package 1- is a 'must have' in my book.

Package 2 - I could take it or leave it. It's basically OK.

The ACC is far from perfect. You have to realize that it is not an auto pilot feature. If you keep away from that expectation, ACC is fine.

Would you set regular cruise control in heavy traffic? Probably not.

But what if you have ACC? Hell, yes! And that's where you go wrong. While it will work, it maintains a distance which is too far from the car in front of you (even at it's closest setting). Then when someone changes into your lane, it harshly applies the brakes to re-establish the pre-set following distance. As a result, this pisses off you and the guy behind you.

If you treat it like regular cruise control, it works fine and offers added convenience. There has been one time it did not let me even set the ACC, I can't remember what the error was, but had something to do with the system not being ready (not a dirty sensor error). But it worked about a minute later.

The lane assist is pretty cool. I kind of like this feature. It too, has its faults. It seems to get confused over some crosswalks or when there is a strip of tar on the road which it wants to follow. But in general, I appreciate this feature. Again, don't expect it to steer your car. If you let go of the wheel, it will (over time) ping-pong you in your lane from left to right all while alerting you to take hold of the wheel. This system is not fool proof and many times will allow you to wander into a different lane.

Ditto:

1. Before I had cars with ACC, I thought I would hate it. I was wrong. I now love it.

2. I like the Lane Kerping. One thing I have yet to figure out.

Normally it gives me a Gentle nudge to stay in lane.

Sometimes, it gives me a FORCEFUL nudge to stay in lane.

Have yet to figure out why the difference, but I don't care.
It works and I'm glad.

 

[Pacer69]

Thank you both, that's very helpful.

 

[DoUSail2]

Now that I got my answer I guess I can open the thread up to off topic discussions. Not that people followed my request anyway. Seems that on this Forum people are reluctant to started threads on the topic they are looking for an answer to and much more willing to take someone else's thread off topic. Makes it hard to search for information you are looking for because the topic you are looking for is address is a thread with a totally different title. Just saying it helps to keep threads on topic.

 

[Pacer69]

Now that I got my answer I guess I can open the thread up to off topic discussions. Not that people followed my request anyway. Seems that on this Forum people are reluctant to started threads on the topic they are looking for an answer to and much more willing to take someone else's thread off topic. Makes it hard to search for information you are looking for because the topic you are looking for is address is a thread with a totally different title. Just saying it helps to keep threads on topic.

Apologies if you feel my questions were detrimental to your thread. No offense. I read the thread, then re-read it, and it seemed the answer coming forth was basically "No" - that ACC can't be toggled over to regular cruise by holding the cancel button, or any other method. So I thought just to be sure I'd ask again, by restating your question in another way.

The answers given re-confirmed the other "No way to toggle off ACC" answers. Yes, I added some more questions that were different than the original, but related. I didn't want to start another thread because I felt like these were largely in the same genre as the original question (basically, are the safety features worth it?), and that others following this thread could benefit from knowing the answers. Your point is well taken though. Again, my apologies if your comment was directed at me.

 

[FavaBean]

Now that I got my answer I guess I can open the thread up to off topic discussions

Thanks! That's very kind of you!

. Not that people followed my request anyway.

The answer was provided to you multiple times within the first 3 days of your original post.

A forum is a place or medium of open discussion or expression of ideas.

@Pacer69 : Ask and comment as you please. This is an open forum. The comments made were not directed at you, they were directed at the community.

 

[vizkiz]

I tried this on my GS. It apparently disabled the cruise control completely, not just the ACC. I was at a red light, foot on the brake, and held the button down for a while. Somewhere in 30-60 second range. I could not turn my cruise back on. I had to stop the car and shut it off and restart in order to get it to turn back on again.

 

[LeeH]

I will take a crack at the cruise control issue. The manual states you can toggle back and forth between CC and ACC but it appears from all of the posts it is not possible.

A workaround might be to set the following distance to the minimum time or one vehicle. That way, when traveling on the highway the ACC with not apply brakes until you are right on top of the vehicle in front...something that you would do anyway. of course, if a vehicle were to pass you and slip in front of you too soon your car would again apply the brakes, maybe something you would do anyway if you were driving with standard cruise control.

I don't get out on the highway enough but will try this next time. Anyone out their attempt this setting? This might be an accident in the waiting.

 

[SweetWafer]

Using the minimum following distance doesn't change the fact there are situations where ACC can't work at all, and that's why we want to disable it.

I've used the minimum following distance in heavy highway traffic and it works fine. My foot remains close to the brake though, as it's definitely closer than I want to be. There are situations where one gives too much distance and way too many drivers decide to use that gap, even though my speed is matched by a computer to the car in front of me...

 

[BoostedRegal2.0]

After finding and reading this thread. I tried on my 14 Lacrosse Premium AWD to over ride the ACC and could not. I could do with out the ACC, i just don't like it. Going through S curves in the left lane with the ACC active, it detects an 18 wheeler in the right lane and slows abruptly. Taking me by surprise. Im too old school, Don't like not have full control of my car.

Since I use the ACC a lot I have learned when it will slow me down in that situation. I just press on the gas pedal slightly (this overides the ACC) until I go past the vehicle in the other lane or the road turns straight again, then release the gas pedal when I want the ACC to function again. If I feel I'll be moving too fast I'll disable it to negotiate the turn, then press the resume button to activate the ACC when the road straightens out again.

 

[Jack GS]

With ACC on and cruising at highway speeds, I put the pedal down and the car only accelerated one MPH every second or so. Sometimes there was a car in front of me, other times not. Has anyone experienced this? I was simply trying to maneuver through traffic and something was preventing me from accelerating. I couldn't find anything in the oh so useful manual.

Wondering if ACC was a good choice after all... especially since we can't turn it off and use regular CC.

 

[BoostedRegal2.0]

If you want to accelerate quickly you have to disable ACC to maneuver through traffic, then press resume when you want to continue cruising along again. I've had my car for 5 years, after a while you will learn how to overcome it's idiosyncrasies.

 

[Jack GS]

Well what a PITA. Thanks Boosted!

 

[justiz00]

Using the minimum following distance doesn't change the fact there are situations where ACC can't work at all, and that's why we want to disable it....

I have run into this a couple of times. Clear weather, moderate traffic, ACC has been set then brake applied, now hi resume and it says ACC not available. A few miles down the road (while attempting to “resume” a few times) and it will finally resume operation. Now that I think about it, it has only happened on the same stretch of road each time.

 

[BoostedRegal2.0]

I have run into this a couple of times. Clear weather, moderate traffic, ACC has been set then brake applied, now hi resume and it says ACC not available. A few miles down the road (while attempting to “resume” a few times) and it will finally resume operation. Now that I think about it, it has only happened on the same stretch of road each time.

I have never had a situation where I can't resume the ACC if the car ahead is a safe following distance away. My Regal is a 2014, so maybe GM needs to made aware of this issue so they can work on a fix for this problem. Has anyone checked to see if there's a service bulletin for the ACC on the Regal TourX/Sportback?

 

[Banto]

Is it just me or is the TourX manual the worst one you have ever seen in terms of accuracy and readability?