Hi all

I set Forwrad Alert as 'on' cuz its really useful and has woke me up a couple of times. Thing is though I use my car sparingly and after three of four days its still set as 'on' but after longer period of inactivity it switches itself 'off'.

Is this normal behaviour?  405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
93 RR Classic efi

Remember it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!

Gone in order:
4.4 TDV8 SE - gone to a good home
93 Classic hard dash Plymouth Blue
03 L322 Oslo Blue
2000 Disco TD5 ES Epsom Green
98 P38 Rioja Red
89 Classic Cairngorm Brown

Mines been on since I switched it on? My Previous RR's!
2018 P400e Autobiography
2008 TDV8 Vogue
2006 TD6 Vogue
2007 TDV8 Vogue
2007 RRS (I know, it doesn't count!)
2005 4.4 Vogue on LPG
2005 TD6 Vogue
2003 4.4 Vogue
2001 4.6 HSE
2000 2.5 DHSE
1999 4.6 HSE
1997 4.6 HSE on LPG
1995 2.5 DSE
1989 3.9 EFI classic
1988 3.5 EFI classic

Mine to - Did your battery go flat or have you used IID tool to change any other settings/clear faults.?

I notice that when I use IID and change some stuff, during the system reboot and writing of file, the clock went back to 12:00, date back to 2000 and turned many of these user functions back to default (which I guess is off)

Just a suggestion Ash
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2016 SDV8 AB

Good point - I did do some housekeeping / checking with an IID.

Cheers 405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
93 RR Classic efi

Remember it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!

Gone in order:
4.4 TDV8 SE - gone to a good home
93 Classic hard dash Plymouth Blue
03 L322 Oslo Blue
2000 Disco TD5 ES Epsom Green
98 P38 Rioja Red
89 Classic Cairngorm Brown

OK, whats forward alert then??

(for us at the bottom end of the FF chain!!) Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Works off the adaptive cruise radar. Even if cruise is not engaged the car still looks forward and alerts you if it thinks you're approaching something in front a wee bit too fast.

It's just an extension of the "Driver Intervene" warning if (like me) you use the adaptive cruise to let the car brake for you in heavy but flowing traffic. If you drop below about 20mph the car gives up and tells you to actually do some driving yourself.

I know it's off topic but Adaptive Cruise really is a great thing..

I tested mine when I first got the car - Got onto the M25 at Brentwood, got up to 70 and set cruise. I did not touch the accelerator or brake for 40 miles then all the way over the Dartford Bridge, round to Jct 5 and onto the A21. I only used the brake pedal when I got to my turn off about 35 minutes in all.

A few times I had my foot hovering over the brake pedal just in case but actually it was very good. Ash
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2016 SDV8 AB

Do your later ones have lane guidance as well.... always thought with that and the laser cruise you could get on the M1 at the bottom, set both and have a sleep until your in Scotland!!???! Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

^ PMSL. Erm, no. Especially with a 5.0 S/C you'd need auto-refuelling as well

No lane departure warning as far as I know. Not on L322 anyway.

Nope - not on mine - Maybe the really rich folks with Vision Assist have lane correction but not with the simple Adaptive Cruise.

My dad's new Merc has the "Driver Assist" package which apparently wakes you up if you fall asleep (well it beeps at you if you blink for an extended period of time at least) I believe this has lane assist as part of it.

Obviously being my Dad, he has no idea what it is or how to turn it on even.! Ash
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2016 SDV8 AB

Also a lover of ACC...

The L405 version is slightly more refined in that it will queue for you in traffic too.

I have the Land Departure Warning which vibrates the steering wheel if you drift out of a lane. Unlike the Mercedes version though, it does not steer you back into the lane.

All Mercedes-Benz models now have 'Attention Assist' as standard.