I notice it.

(no adaptive cruise control, 2ltz here with collision warning).

 

Thanks for all the information Kruiser. You've given me a lot to think about. My first reaction is that it would make driving more complicated, not less, but it's sparked my interest so I'm going to see if a dealer has one that I can drive.


Overall, the new Impala is an interesting car. I'm waiting to see how troublesome it is in the first year before I buy one. I hope yours is very good.

 

Ok. Yes, you can see the square hole at the front of the dash under the window. Not sure if by noticing it you mean it's distracting and/or ugly. In my case I pay zero attention to it, unless it goes off.

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I am liking the car more than I thought I would. Although, I have to say that it's hard to not compare functionality of things in it to my previous Mercedes. The accuracy of the cruise control is a case in point.

I've seen some folks on the forum complain about the transmission and shifting. The shifting is a bit interesting...seems like at times it's having a hard time to decide what gear to be in.

I too hope it holds up well. Despite the short time I had the Mercedes, I typically keep a car for 7 years at least. I didn't purchase the extended warranty.

I had an interesting thing happen with the collision avoidance. I did a quick start to pull into my garage the other day, and the warning went off, and it slammed on the brakes.

I read the manual on it the other day. It says that it ONLY detects cars, not people or animals. But that being said, I think they do that to be absolutely sure nobody relies on that, and to avoid law suits. There was no car in front of me when I did the fast start into the garage.

Also, there is a setting to make it less sensitive. You'll recall that I mentioned that it went off when someone was turning. The less sensitive mode is supposed to do much less false alarms, but "...still applies the brakes in a last minute effort to try to lessen the results of a collision"...something to that effect.

Well, if you're waiting to see how it goes, keep an eye on this forum. You might seek out other forums as well.

 

We have the Adaptive and Crash imminent braking system.

The Adaptive is managed by the radar system built in to the front grill and as explained here will manage a set distance based on driver choices without driver intervention.

The crash imminent braking will first flash a row of red LEDs and make a beeping sound. If the driver responds fast enough no further action is taken but if no response from driver car takes over and will bring vehicle to a complete stop if required.

It will scare the daylights out of you until you get used to the system.

The only time I had an issue was when an **** of a driver pulled in to our space on the highway with maybe 3ft to spare between our cars. The Impala immediately flashed the warning and nailed the brakes slowing the car VERY rapidly.

It can be unsettling if not used to it but the system quickly becomes a part of your driving habits if used regularly.

Also, if following a car and need to change lanes without the car slowing itself you can push the gas pedal and it will over ride the adaptive until you release the pedal and the car returns to normal operation.

Was not sure at first but after driving the car for over 4 months I am convinced it was well worth the $1600 price tag. It also comes with lane departure warning.

 

Do you remember if the brake pedal was depressed during this action?

I wonder if the brake lights are activated. Hence there might not be an investigation into the ACC/CIB.

 

It all happened too fast for me to know if the pedal or lights responded during this situation. My guess is the pedal does not respond to this input.

I do know that I did not hit the car in front and no one hit me from behind.

With all the second and third looks our cars generate I am surprised no one has hit the car.

Congrats on your nice car.

 

I wonder too about the brake lights. Seems like asking for a rear ender if not. On my Mercedes I had, we tried having wife follow me and I would change lanes close enough to another car that mine would slow down. The brake lights did NOT come on in that situation. I plan to test with the Impala.

Regarding the pedal: I had the auto stopping thing happen once and I pressed the brake a fraction of a second after it started that, and the brake pedal felt solid.

 

My 2014 Impala has this option. I can answer several questions. First, I think this is the best system that I have had on any car.
LIKES: the following distance is adjustable. As a previous commentor pointed out, the middle selection will probably work best for most drivers. The system will bring the impala to a complete stop when the traffic ahead comes to a complete stop. In order to resume, one simply hits the resume button on the steering wheel. It WILL detect a person in the roadway but mine will not detect a small animals. As a test, I have used it in heavy traffic and have had to only use the resume button when stopped behind other cars. Unfortunately, if you are first in line, it will not detect a red traffic light and you must be aware and use the brakes. :-)
DISLIKES: there really is very little to dislike about this system. My main one is it's reaction time when a car in front slows and makes a turn. The impala waits far too long to begin to resume acceleration. I have actually had following drivers pull out and pass me on the yellow line because my car was too slow to resume acceleration. I know I could use my accelerator to resume speed but I like to rely on the adaptive cruise control. I expect this is a software modification but it really needs to be improved.
WARNING!! Twice in the past two days, the following malfunction has occurred on my car. Cruise control on and stopped behind a car. Car ahead began to move and I tapped the resume button. Within one second, the collision avoidance lights flashed, the warning signal sounded and the system brought the car to a complete and abrupt stop. Fortunately, I reacted quickly enough by pressing the accelerator to avoid a collision from the rear. This has happened twice in the past two days. I consider this a significant and serious malfunction.
Happy to answer any questions anyone may have of me.

 

You are aware of the investigation into this malfunction?

 

Was not aware. Where did you find the information?

Thanks.