General 500x vs CX-3
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Also, does 500X and CX-3 offer self-parking and automatic low/high beam switching?
I have ordered a CX-3 in Optimum trim (top spec in Denmark), it has:
Tire Pressure Monitoring (as has already been stated it's required by EU law).
Lane Departure Warning
Adaptive Full LED headlights
Keyless Entry/Go
Blind Spot Monitoring
Auto lights including High beam control.
On top of that I also get radar cruise control, rear parking sensor, rearview camera and Head-Up Display.
Unfortunately the CX-3 doesn't have heated steering wheel or self-parking :-(
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In my experience, the self-parking feature is a bit of a gimmick and it needs several years of development before its actually usable.
The first issue I've encountered, is that 1 out of 4 times you try to park, it fails to complete the procedure.
The second issue I've encountered, is that its tooooo slow to park. If you've driven a car for more than a couple of years, then chances are that you can side-park a car in 5-6 seconds. The self-park needs 20 seconds for that same spot.
So in my experience, you'll use it a couple of times for fun, you'll demonstrate it to your friends, and eventually you'll get sick and tired of waiting for it to park on its own and you'll just go ahead and park manually as you've always done (not to mention the few times it will fail to park on its own).
Just my experience... so take it with a pound of salt...
In my experience, the self-parking feature is a bit of a gimmick and it needs several years of development before its actually usable.
The first issue I've encountered, is that 1 out of 4 times you try to park, it fails to complete the procedure.
The second issue I've encountered, is that its tooooo slow to park. If you've driven a car for more than a couple of years, then chances are that you can side-park a car in 5-6 seconds. The self-park needs 20 seconds for that same spot.
So in my experience, you'll use it a couple of times for fun, you'll demonstrate it to your friends, and eventually you'll get sick and tired of waiting for it to park on its own and you'll just go ahead and park manually as you've always done (not to mention the few times it will fail to park on its own).
Just my experience... so take it with a pound of salt...
italianoleone
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You experience is based on what car and which year?
VeneziaBlue500x
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VW Golf 2014 and a VW Passat 2015.
If you find a demo car with the self-park feature, I'd suggest you give it a try and see for yourself.
I've run several of my own tests, for fun really. I sprayed water on an Audi A3 with the rain sensor and on my 500x. The Audi was nine times more responsive over the 500x's rain sensor, even in the "second" more sensitive setting.
I also drove the 500x and the A3 together with a friend, we found that the headlights, on the A3, would turn on immediately upon entering a tunnel, while the 500x would delay by about 5-8 seconds, at which point it we had already exited the tunnel.
I did the above tests because compared to my other cars, those sensors seemed rather "brain dead", and I managed to prove that they indeed are a bit "slow" to respond compared to the A3. The VW's have been graciously provided by friends who own them.
Nothing serious really, it was just a fun afternoon to play with the 500x.
PS:
My Smart car has an even worse rain sensor response....
If you find a demo car with the self-park feature, I'd suggest you give it a try and see for yourself.
I've run several of my own tests, for fun really. I sprayed water on an Audi A3 with the rain sensor and on my 500x. The Audi was nine times more responsive over the 500x's rain sensor, even in the "second" more sensitive setting.
I also drove the 500x and the A3 together with a friend, we found that the headlights, on the A3, would turn on immediately upon entering a tunnel, while the 500x would delay by about 5-8 seconds, at which point it we had already exited the tunnel.
I did the above tests because compared to my other cars, those sensors seemed rather "brain dead", and I managed to prove that they indeed are a bit "slow" to respond compared to the A3. The VW's have been graciously provided by friends who own them.
Nothing serious really, it was just a fun afternoon to play with the 500x.
PS:
My Smart car has an even worse rain sensor response....
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I own Toyota Auris Hybrid 2013 with self parking and it works flawlessly. My wife ain't having another car without this feature
Your experience is obviously quite different.
Your experience is obviously quite different.
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Interesting, so the Auris parks in less than 20 seconds?
As I said above, its my personal experience with a select few cars... maybe I'm always in a hurry and can't be bothered to wait?
As I said above, its my personal experience with a select few cars... maybe I'm always in a hurry and can't be bothered to wait?
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I think so. I would say it takes 10 seconds at most. I will time it next time I drive and report.
I think the thing is, it's a fairly new technology and as with any other new technology improvements are coming fast and in big leaps. Every year we should see faster parking times.
I think the thing is, it's a fairly new technology and as with any other new technology improvements are coming fast and in big leaps. Every year we should see faster parking times.
Some of these delays may be intentional. For example, you don't want the headlight sensor to trigger on by going under and underpass, only to exit it a second or two later.
Also did the Audi have bi-xenon head lamps? I've not researched the reliability of xenons when it comes to on/off cycles. I suspect they do not like this. This is probably supported by the fact that cars often have xenon dipped beams but halogen main beams.
The 500X has just the single xenon lamp unit but uses a mirror/flap/solenoid tilt mechanism to switch between dipped and main beams. This means that the xenon unit remains constantly powered and is not subjected to on/odd cycles.
The noticed delay could be to deliberate to reduce lamp wear due to short flash periods.
The 500X has just the single xenon lamp unit but uses a mirror/flap/solenoid tilt mechanism to switch between dipped and main beams. This means that the xenon unit remains constantly powered and is not subjected to on/odd cycles.
The noticed delay could be to deliberate to reduce lamp wear due to short flash periods.
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