Adaptive Cruise Control?

[StingerGT68]

Hi all,

New to the forum. I don't have a Stinger just yet but am planning to lease one a base GT on Saturday. I am deciding if I need the Drive Wise feature and realized I don't see anything about Kia's really cool adaptive cruise control on the website.

Have you guys seen this feature on your Stingers? Or just normal Cruise Control?

 

[westcoastGT]

Its a great feature especially with HUD , good luck !

 

[StingerGT68]

Its a great feature especially with HUD , good luck !

Is it only on the GT2? Or is it included with any trim's DriveWise package?

 

[westcoastGT]

Is it only on the GT2? Or is it included with any trim's DriveWise package?

I dont know , In Canada we only get GTs AWD , there will be somebody here that can answer this , lots of passion on this Forum !

 

[Scorpio Redux]

I made sure to get the DriveWise option on my Base 2.0T for its many safety features and yes, that includes the Adaptive Cruise Control (with the capability to adjust the 'following distance' via the steering wheel mounted controls).

 

[StingerGT68]

I made sure to get the DriveWise option on my Base 2.0T for its many safety features and yes, that includes the Adaptive Cruise Control (with the capability to adjust the 'following distance' via the steering wheel mounted controls).

Cool, thanks for the info. That feature alone may be worth the $2000 over the lifetime of a lease, especially since it's that stop/start Cruise Control. Kind of crazy technology.

 

[MurlinatoR]

Cool, thanks for the info. That feature alone may be worth the $2000 over the lifetime of a lease, especially since it's that stop/start Cruise Control. Kind of crazy technology.

Hey man. Yes, the adaptive cruise is part of the ADAS package on any trim.

 

[Kia Stinger]

Hi all,

New to the forum. I don't have a Stinger just yet but am planning to lease one a base GT on Saturday. I am deciding if I need the Drive Wise feature and realized I don't see anything about Kia's really cool adaptive cruise control on the website.

Have you guys seen this feature on your Stingers? Or just normal Cruise Control?

Welcome aboard, Mr. Wick - or @StingerGT68! Thank you for signing up!

 

[ScottE]

My Optima was the first car I've ever owned or driven with adaptive cruise. It's a must-have feature for me now, I'll never but another car without it. The Kia implementation is quite decent, with the ability to stop and go in heavy traffic. I'll be interested to see if they've improved it in the Stinger once mine finally rolls off the boat.

 

[Irish]

My new Stinger has it. First time I have ever had the adaptive cruise. So it was a new experience for me. A couple of things I noticed. I was driving my new stinger home from a dealership on the other side of the state so I had about 250 miles to learn about it.

Here are my observations. (Remember I've never had this feature in a car before)
- It's pretty cool and seems to work well enough.
- I wish I could manually adjust the distances (like 80ft at 75mph). You have 4 adjustments that set the distance dependent on your speed. The 4 bar setting is something like 180ft at 60mph and the single bar is like 80ft at 60mph.. Holy crap that is way too far (4bar). And it is just an invitation for cars to hop into your zone which causes all sorts of mayhem with the system.
- The system seems extremely aggressive with its slow down adjustment. I had it set at the 4 bar setting, doing 70mph, which has to be around 200ft, and a car jumped across my lane doing 70mph. The stinger slowed down to like 60 or 55mph very quickly, which cause problems with my wife that was following behind me. The car that crossed my lane was WAY up there maybe over 150ft.
- The shortest distance setting, 1 bar (80ft at 60mph) seems to far away also, for congested highway conditions. If you are in heavy traffic, this system does not work well. It leaves way too much space in front of you, and slows way too quickly. It pisses people off that are following you.
- Driving through the mountain pass I was in the left lane doing about 65mph, and I was coming up on a Semi in the right lane doing about 60mph. The highway turned to the left a bit, and the system seemed to pick up the semi in the other lane and slowed down to his speed.
- The system seems very suited for open highway and works well. Not sure if I would use it on busy highways like I5 or the 405, It just leave too much room.

Thanks

 

[Kazz]

My new Stinger has it. First time I have ever had the adaptive cruise. So it was a new experience for me. A couple of things I noticed. I was driving my new stinger home from a dealership on the other side of the state so I had about 250 miles to learn about it.

Here are my observations. (Remember I've never had this feature in a car before)
- It's pretty cool and seems to work well enough.
- I wish I could manually adjust the distances (like 80ft at 75mph). You have 4 adjustments that set the distance dependent on your speed. The 4 bar setting is something like 180ft at 60mph and the single bar is like 80ft at 60mph.. Holy crap that is way too far (4bar). And it is just an invitation for cars to hop into your zone which causes all sorts of mayhem with the system.
- The system seems extremely aggressive with its slow down adjustment. I had it set at the 4 bar setting, doing 70mph, which has to be around 200ft, and a car jumped across my lane doing 70mph. The stinger slowed down to like 60 or 55mph very quickly, which cause problems with my wife that was following behind me. The car that crossed my lane was WAY up there maybe over 150ft.
- The shortest distance setting, 1 bar (80ft at 60mph) seems to far away also, for congested highway conditions. If you are in heavy traffic, this system does not work well. It leaves way too much space in front of you, and slows way too quickly. It pisses people off that are following you.
- Driving through the mountain pass I was in the left lane doing about 65mph, and I was coming up on a Semi in the right lane doing about 60mph. The highway turned to the left a bit, and the system seemed to pick up the semi in the other lane and slowed down to his speed.
- The system seems very suited for open highway and works well. Not sure if I would use it on busy highways like I5 or the 405, It just leave too much room.

Thanks

Good summary of my experience, as well!

 

[Bear]

I’ve had this feature in my cars going back to my Optima, so this is the 4th car I’ve had with it. This weighs heavily in my decision to buy a vehicle. I live in the Washington DC metro area and it’s one of the worst congestion areas in the US. This feature allows me to sit in a lane and stop/go without having to constantly hit my brakes. This isn’t to say that it’s 100% every time and more of an assistance while driving. I do rely on this anytime I’m on a highway, but with my foot close by the brake pedal. There has only been a handful of times, over the last few years, where it didn’t brake like I was expecting and a few times randomly turned off.

One of the biggest things to watch out for is when a vehicle is moving to another lane and the car in front of it is stopped. I’ve almost rear ended other vehicles because it doesn’t sense the stopped vehicle quick enough and the car just accelerates.

I do recommend this feature for highways and for heavily congested areas. The feature will turn off after sitting still for about 5 seconds, but to reactivate and pick up where you left off...you just need to tap the gas or hit up on the cruise control (resume function).

This feature along with Lane Keep Assist (LKA) we’re very important to me in the Stinger and go excellent together. Again, both are designed to assist and not for you to read a book while in traffic.

 

[MikeyCanuck]

I do like using it... I've wondered when/if the brake lights are coming on when it is braking or slowing down... I find it a little unnerving and wondering if people behind me are aware that my car is braking... it would be nice if there were an indicator on the dash showing brake lights on while using it!

 

[StingerGT68]

I do like using it... I've wondered when/if the brake lights are coming on when it is braking or slowing down... I find it a little unnerving and wondering if people behind me are aware that my car is braking... it would be nice if there were an indicator on the dash showing brake lights on while using it!

I have to imagine that legally the brake lights have to be illuminated if the car is applying the brakes, even "autonomously".

 

[Merkur720]

I do like using it... I've wondered when/if the brake lights are coming on when it is braking or slowing down... I find it a little unnerving and wondering if people behind me are aware that my car is braking... it would be nice if there were an indicator on the dash showing brake lights on while using it!

Brake lights activate on our 2017 Sedona with adaptive cruise and autonomous braking! Pretty sure this is the case with all makes and models with this tech.

 

[ScottE]

If it's like the Optima and Sorento, then yes the brake lights go on, even when the car is just maintaining speed and not slowing down. I wish they only turned on the brake lights when the car is slowing down. On rural highways cars behind you think you are a bad driver, hitting the brakes every time you "coast" down slight hills.

As far as sensitivity goes, try the "slow" setting, it helps a bunch with the 'crash dive' problem, as I call it, but sometimes I need to help it out when traffic accelerates since it's slower both in braking and accelerating on that setting.

 

[Bear]

I do like using it... I've wondered when/if the brake lights are coming on when it is braking or slowing down... I find it a little unnerving and wondering if people behind me are aware that my car is braking... it would be nice if there were an indicator on the dash showing brake lights on while using it!

Likes others mentioned...yes the brake lights come on. On my 2015 Sonata...it would maintain a “hard” distance as I called it. If you set it to only one bar away, it would try and maintain that, but if the car in front of you let off the gas and coasted a little then the Sonata had no real room to coast. The Sonata was continually hitting the brakes.

The difference with the Stinger is that the one bar keeps you at a further distance than my Sonata while driving, but allows coasting and closing in on the distance before applying the brakes. So...much like a human would do, you leave yourself a little bit of room and if the car in front is coasting...you sometimes close in distance before you actually need to hit the brakes.

 

[Kia Stinger]

Likes others mentioned...yes the brake lights come on. On my 2015 Sonata...it would maintain a “hard” distance as I called it. If you set it to only one bar away, it would try and maintain that, but if the car in front of you let off the gas and coasted a little then the Sonata had no real room to coast. The Sonata was continually hitting the brakes.

The difference with the Stinger is that the one bar keeps you at a further distance than my Sonata while driving, but allows coasting and closing in on the distance before applying the brakes. So...much like a human would do, you leave yourself a little bit of room and if the car in front is coasting...you sometimes close in distance before you actually need to hit the brakes.

This sounds like an improvement over my Accord - which hits the brakes too soon and takes too long to start accelerating again. Very annoying... This makes commutes aggravating as everyone wants to go around you and in front of you - causing a chain reaction that never ends...

 

[Chris from SoCal]

Yes, the adaptive cruise control is awesome - I rented a VW that had it a year or so ago, and loved it. The Stinger's implementation is WAY better - it will even brake downhill to keep an even distance from the car in front of you. Great in light traffic, and one of my favorite tech advances for daily drivers.

The Lane Keep Assist, Collision Avoidance, and Auto Stop/Start features drive me nuts though, and spend a lot of time turned off. I wish there was a way to set the Auto Stop/Start to DISABLED by default, but it resets every time I start the car. Hopefully there will be a hack for that at some point, so I don't have to add that to my 'pre-flight' checklist everytime I start the car.

Hi all,

New to the forum. I don't have a Stinger just yet but am planning to lease one a base GT on Saturday. I am deciding if I need the Drive Wise feature and realized I don't see anything about Kia's really cool adaptive cruise control on the website.

Have you guys seen this feature on your Stingers? Or just normal Cruise Control?

 

[StingerGT68]

Yes, the adaptive cruise control is awesome - I rented a VW that had it a year or so ago, and loved it. The Stinger's implementation is WAY better - it will even brake downhill to keep an even distance from the car in front of you. Great in light traffic, and one of my favorite tech advances for daily drivers.

The Lane Keep Assist, Collision Avoidance, and Auto Stop/Start features drive me nuts though, and spend a lot of time turned off. I wish there was a way to set the Auto Stop/Start to DISABLED by default, but it resets every time I start the car. Hopefully there will be a hack for that at some point, so I don't have to add that to my 'pre-flight' checklist everytime I start the car.

Nooooo...I was hoping the Auto Stop/Start would be off by default or at least stay off once switched off. My BMW is like that, I turned it off the first time I started the car and it stay off ever since. Maybe there's a setting buried in the menus?