Usually a crude old engine. Most modern twin cam designs have central COP.
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OT The new van - yes it is a FIAT
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5 years ago
Because having a speed limiter can be very unsafe in some conditions. Best to disable it until needed. Other people might drive the car and not know about it.
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5 years ago
No, USB.
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5 years ago
When you say "maps" is that "any" maps, or the POS that is "Google Maps" ?
(Note perpetual grumble about lack of speed limits upthread).
HERE Maps is my suite of choice. Although (again) the tiny twiddle of allowing it (possibly by option) to start in "Driving Mode" has eluded them.
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5 years ago
Sorry, but bollocks. That's an excuse that was thought up after the event.
If it were the reason, it would be documented. Which it isn't. Also no sales agent from any make has actually said that either. I just get a "I'm not sure".
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5 years ago
Only google maps, I certainly can't "project" any random phone app to my car's screen, just maps, phone, music, it must be possible for other apps to declare themseles "car aware" because the UK RadioPlayer app is available too.
But the car can do all the above better by itself, so I rarely use the android connection, in fact other than the novelty factor, I've only used it to stream music that I don't have on SD card.
The car has a camera, but doesn't use it to scan speed limit signs, it has a database (only updated twice a year) which is quite accurate and with modern GPS accuracy the on-screen speed limit usually changes bang-on as you pass the signs.
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5 years ago
TomTom GO on the smartphone is usally 10 meters behind the curve on speed limits and tomtom is not 100% accurate on ALL speed limits especially in Europe.
Usually it says 30mph when in fact its 50 or 70km/h when its 90 etc. I think nearly all et 20mph/30kmh shit was accurate tho.
It is wonderfully good at knowing about accidents and blocked motorways and shifting to alernative routes
It has probably paid for itself in warning me about speed limits I didn't notice on unfamiliar roads.
Just never ever select 'use shortest route' on a 400 miles journey....
I was in some tiny village in rural germany when I realised...and it took me back to where I had started half an hour later and sent me off in the opposite direction when I said 'quickest' instead.
Belgium I suppose was OK, just not for the whole evening.
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5 years ago
Having noticed that the 3rd party UK Radioplayer was available as a music option, I thought I'd better try installing some other map apps
I tried Here WeGo (last time I used it, it ate my battery in hours) but that didn't appear as a maps option, then I tried Waze and that *does* appear as a maps option, so it seems like Here are missing a trick by not producing an "android auto ready" version ...
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5 years ago
Not so. I can think of plenty times I'd not want automatic speed limiting.
It's really no different to auto wipers. Most of the time they'll be OK if on all the time. Until they take someone's eye out.
Be no surprise to me a car salesman not knowing every single software setting.
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5 years ago
Ah, you see, I can't.
And with the encroaching of 20mph zones, and it becoming more a game to guess the limit, I quite like the idea.
Autonomous cars will do nothing else, of course.
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5 years ago
Lots of potential for 'easter eggs' even in vehicle software.
VW/AUdi emissions cheating software for starters.
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5 years ago
OK.
Right. So you want it to come on automatically set to 20 mph? So you then have to alter it to do 30? Or 40? Or the other way around?
They'd probably get their speed limit from GPS. Same as a satnav.
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5 years ago
I think you misunderstand.
I want it set at whatever I set it at, and to stay "on" when I start the car again if it was "on" when the car stopped.
If it was "off" when the car stopped, then fine, it can stay "off" when I set off again.
Given that the police (and cameras) are going to show less tolerance over speeding in future, it's a nice touch.
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5 years ago
Funnily enough, I wanted cruise control to start with.
But in practice I find myself using the limiter far more. Probably because much as it tries, the cruise control can't handle morons on motorways.
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5 years ago
My last several cars have had cruise control, which I suppose I used within camera areas more than anywhere else, this car does have a limiter, it didn't seem to behave as I'd expect a limiter when I tried it, and I've not yet tried it again.
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5 years ago
Not having used one you're saying it cancels when you come to a stop? Not just when you switch off the engine?
They'll have to spend rather a lot of money getting more police and keeping the cameras working, then. Friend on the council tells me they don't bother fixing cameras that don't pay their way. And even in London, there are very few in 20 mph limits.
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5 years ago
I think there is some confusion over terminology.
Speed limiter - the vechicle not exceed the set speed no matter what you do. If you don't know it's there, you don't want to find out when trying to overtake something...
Cruise control - the vehicle controls itself to the set speed, if you push the go pedal to go faster it does. When you lift off it settles back down to the cruise speed. Touch the brake or clutch and cruise disengages.
Cruise is very useful for sticking to a 30 limit, I don't think mine will engage at 20 either.
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5 years ago
I don't think mine will engage /below/ 20mph.
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5 years ago
No, it stays on until you
a) turn it off or switch to cruise control b) turn the engine off.
it's (b) that irritates.
Imagine it was controlled by an old-style mechanical switch. Then it'd damn well stay in whatever state it was last in until you changed it.
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5 years ago
You oughht to know what the speed limit is by the road type and if there is street lighting. Basically street lights mean 30 on single carriageways, no street lights 60.
if a limit varies from what it ought to be there should be small repeator signs every few hundred yards. Yes, there are many places where a few hundred yards = never...