I hate Adaptive Cruise and Early Collision Warning - can they be disabled?

[Quinn99]

I ordered my Jeep with ACC based on positive experience with my wife's Tesla 3. The Jeep ACC is dramatically more aggressive. I'm hoping I get used to it, but I haven't gotten there yet. Regular cruise control feels safer for the moment.

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[ivanidea]

Having driven the Chrysler Pacifica for a year, which has the additional safety packages, and now my JL with the same packages (less features though for the same price), my observations are:

The Pacifica has the radar located in the front bumper. This position seems to work well for the ACC.

The Jeep has the sensor at the top of the windscreen, and seems to pick up vehicles in the slip road, even though they are accelerating to enter the highway. Seems to be more sensitive, but early days. May have to play with the settings to see if I can get it to work how I would prefer.

My biggest gripe is with Jeep pricing though (OK, I knew before I ordered the Jeep). Same price as other vehicles, but with fewer features (missing the 360 camera view and the front parksense). If only they included the front trail cam as part of the package.... Time to buy an addon camera for the front grill.

 

[DuRsT]

I finally took the time to get the Early Collision Warning disabled.

Thankfully I survived my trip to Target afterwards.

 

[Melny67]

I had it on a 2017 crv it had plenty of false full stops but i was able to shut it down. The only thing i do miss is you can activate it during stop and go traffic nyc highway traffic jam it was a treat having it. But quickly found out the glass replacement when i did get a crack was going to be much more. So didn't get it for the JL since getting a crack windshield is a tradition for the wranger haha. If you cant shut it down with a button i am glad i skipped on that one.

 

[Chupacabra]

Had a 2020 Outback prior to this JL. The safety nanny on that car drove me nuts. The lane departure warnings, the FCW, everything was just way too aggressive and just got annoying. The only thing I liked was the adaptive cruise control which I don't have on the JL. But for me, I'm glad to be rid of all the nannies and just have a vehicle that lets me drive.

 

[word302]

They are great tools if you understand both how they work and how to use them. Definitely takes some getting used to.

 

[Live-AxleX2]

I absolutely HATE all the gadgetry nowadays. But the 2 gadgets I DO like are 1-touch lane change signal lights introduced some 15 years ago AND Adaptive Cruise I've experienced only in rentals and the wife's piddly Subaru with the Eye-something.
I just ordered a JLXP and no Adaptive Cruise. As with all other manufacturers, they roll it in with other unwanted gadgets for a hefty price. Further, Jeep makes you buy the Safety group 1st. Too dear now.
I'll stick with K.I.S.S thank-you.

 

[word302]

I absolutely HATE all the gadgetry nowadays. But the 2 gadgets I DO like are 1-touch lane change signal lights introduced some 15 years ago AND Adaptive Cruise I've experienced only in rentals and the wife's piddly Subaru with the Eye-something.
I just ordered a JLXP and no Adaptive Cruise. As with all other manufacturers, they roll it in with other unwanted gadgets for a hefty price. Further, Jeep makes you buy the Safety group 1st. Too dear now.
I'll stick with K.I.S.S thank-you.

Thanks for thinking your opinion is so important that it should be all in bold.

 

[guarnibl]

Here is intructions to operate the vehicle with normal cruise control.


Here is a random internet picture of where you can set the forward collision warning to off or just with a beep. You can also set the sensitivity of the system.

And it still works like shit. Couldn’t get rid of that fast enough. Love ACC but the other features were down right dangerous.

 

[Obi.Wan.Shawnobi]

Mu Subaru has over 50 buttons between the dash and the steering wheel. My JL isn't far behind and probably more considering the touch screen. I'm I'm tech baby born in 1980 and only now with the newer vehicles do I feel a tad overwhelmed by all this tech.

But that's what the forums are for. There's (probably) nothing you will experience that hasn't already been discussed here.

 

[Pig-Pen]

my wife is the ECW and im the ACC in our lowly Sport. and yes, her constant ECWs are annoying and no way to "legally" disable them.

 

[masch57]

My current JL lease is almost done and I'm expecting to order both Safety and Advanced safety on my next one. We have a Mazda CX-9 and I completely love the blind spot monitoring. It is simple and unobtrusive and they should make it a federal standard like the backup cam. The adaptive cruise is a bit more iffy, but very nice at certain times. It's all optional and configurable, so why not have the tools in the box.

 

[DuRsT]

my wife is the ECW and im the ACC in our lowly Sport. and yes, her constant ECWs are annoying and no way to "legally" disable them.

"Duct tape is silver, but silence is golden"

YMMV

Do not try this at home

 

[DuRsT]

My current JL lease is almost done and I'm expecting to order both Safety and Advanced safety on my next one. We have a Mazda CX-9 and I completely love the blind spot monitoring. It is simple and unobtrusive and they should make it a federal standard like the backup cam. The adaptive cruise is a bit more iffy, but very nice at certain times. It's all optional and configurable, so why not have the tools in the box.

Since I found you can disable ECW and use regular cruise, I'm a happy camper.

 

[00 Trans Ram]

First thing I did in my JLUD was disable the Early Collision Warning. As in, completely off.

Was driving at night across a bridge, all by myself (no other cars around), and it suddenly activated and braked the Jeep from around 50mph down to 35. Scared the crap out of me and the family. I confirmed that the system was set to "off".

Then, about a week later, during daylight conditions on a regular street, it happened again. No cars in front of us, just a sudden alarm and brake.

It hasn't happened again. But, I now have a front/rear camera. If it does, I'll be taking it in for service. If it continues to happen, I'll be getting rid of the Jeep and getting one without this stuff.

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