Hands on steering wheel warning

[Quarktasche]

A lot of user say you can turn it off in the settings. no you cannot. there is another system that uses the overhead camera to check if you are getting tired and paying attention and warns you if this is the case. this is optional. but not the hands on the wheel warning.
and no, disabling speed limit warnings and lane centring assist etc doesnt help neither. those are disabled permanently in my car (with forscan).
and I dont think it uses any sensors in the wheel but the overhead camera to check if your hands are somewhere they shouldnt be. this means if someone is on the passenger seat the camera mistakes the hands of the passenger with yours and starts the warning. at least that is my interpretation so far.

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[AZ_Ryan]

These car nanny systems are only going to get worse in future years.

Heaven forbid your car makes you keep your hands on the wheel while your car steers itself.

 

[AZ_Ryan]

When I use adaptive cruise and lane centering on an open highway, I often drive one handed at the bottom of the wheel. Error pops up frequently. When I first got the car I experimented gripping the wheel all over (squeeze and release), putting weight on it, etc.

I'm a photographer and shoot handheld with some pretty large lenses. I am able to hold extremely still. It was then that I realized jogging the wheel is what the car is looking for. I usually drive with the steering set to normal I have not tested with other steering mode settings. Not sure if this would have any effect. If I'm well within the lines and the system is not alerting with an orange correction I don't think I should be alerted, but in my experience it does so anyway until steering input is detected.

As mentioned, the steering sensor goes off of weight. You can't cup the wheel from the bottom or it will alert you.

On the subject. Why am I the only one who is disturbed that people are bitching about keeping both hands on the wheel while your car literally steers itself? Have we really gotten that spoiled and immune to safe driving? People are so quick to rip on distracted drivers, but we're going to get mad about a nanny alert for a convince feature that we dont need and is arguably much less safe than driving with both hands on the wheel like we've been doing for the last 100 years?

Rant over.

 

[AZ_Ryan]

A lot of user say you can turn it off in the settings. no you cannot. there is another system that uses the overhead camera to check if you are getting tired and paying attention and warns you if this is the case. this is optional. but not the hands on the wheel warning.
and no, disabling speed limit warnings and lane centring assist etc doesnt help neither. those are disabled permanently in my car (with forscan).
and I dont think it uses any sensors in the wheel but the overhead camera to check if your hands are somewhere they shouldnt be. this means if someone is on the passenger seat the camera mistakes the hands of the passenger with yours and starts the warning. at least that is my interpretation so far.

Its a European thing. American cars can turn it off anytime.

 

[Quarktasche]

Its a European thing. American cars can turn it off anytime.

if this is really the case there needs to be a forscan toggle.

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