Everyone who's new to Eyesight, PLEASE read your Eyesight manuals (or at least please read my summary below). They're in your glove box (unless you removed them). There are two (full manual and quick guide).
I'm going to be direct for the sake of clarity, because this is VERY important stuff to keep in mind so that you do not get into a dangerous situation by misusing Eyesight and its related features such as Lane Keep Assist (LKA) or Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC).
Some important notes:
There are a number of other scenarios where Eyesight needs driver assistance or should be turned off.
Here's the online version of the manual - PLEASE read it:
https://techinfo.subaru.com/stis/doc/ownerManual/MSA5M1926A_STIS.pdf
Here's the Eyesight Quick Guide, which I suggest you read with the full manual in the first link:
https://techinfo.subaru.com/stis/doc/ownerManual/MSA5B1913A_STIS.pdf
- Please note that my tips are not substitutes for reading the manual, but should be used as a supplement to reading the manual.
I'm going to be direct for the sake of clarity, because this is VERY important stuff to keep in mind so that you do not get into a dangerous situation by misusing Eyesight and its related features such as Lane Keep Assist (LKA) or Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC).
Some important notes:
- You MUST always keep your hand(s) on the wheel. Lane Keep Assist is designed to assist you in your active steering attempts. If you're pinballing back and forth between the lines, then, put your hands back on the wheel (and keep at least one there). It is designed to work with your steering input (and when you let it do that, it's an amazing thing). It is not designed to steer by itself for you.
. - Lane Keep Assist is NOT a lane centering system. So, if you head towards the edge of a lane, it will pull you back in and stop correcting. As you head towards the other side, it will do the same thing, causing you to pinball.
. - Because LKA is not a lane centering system, once you get used to driving with it, you will find you can literally drive at either edge of a lane and it will help keep you there, or drive down the center, or anywhere else IN the lane that you want to. That's one of the advantages of LKA over systems that try to center you. You've got more flexibility once you learn what the system does and how to interact with it.
. - You are supposed to turn off Lane Keep Assist (LKA) and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) in construction areas. Seriously, turn them off. Doesn't matter if the construction zone is active. If there's new lane markings crossing old ones, cones, temporary jersey walls or whatever, turn off the systems. The computer cannot make the judgment calls a human brain can. Yet.
. - Do not use Adaptive Cruise Control to enter or exit a highway, or on traffic controlled streets (eg: Do NOT use it on any roads that have stop signs, and/or traffic lights). ONLY use it on highways and roadways that don't have lights and/or stop signs.
. - ACC will NOT "follow" a stopped car at a light. Don't try it. It follows moving cars to a stop and restart, but doesn't avoid fully stopped/parked cars until the collision avoidance system kicks in (which may be too late). That's not a flaw in the system - it's intended to follow traffic, not to avoid stopped/parked cars.
. - You should be acutely aware of people cutting you off at slower speeds when ACC is active. ACC may not have time to react - YOU need to react or be prepared to do so.
. - If you are using ACC, make sure it actually sees the vehicle in front of you. The green heads up light will show on your windshield, and the Eyesight display on the center top screen will show the green "seeing" lines and the vehicle and a simulation of the distance.
. - Do not use Eyesight ACC to follow irregular shaped vehicles, bicycles, people or similar objects.
. - Do not use ACC in snow or other inclement weather that obscures lane markings.
. - Do NOT put anything in the Eyesight windshield or dashboard zone (see the manual).
. - Do NOT use Rain-X on the windshield. It creates glare that messes with the system.
. - Do not get your windshield coated (eg: If you do Ceramic Pro like I did on my Ascent, make sure they do not do the inside or outside of the windshield).
. - LKA turns OFF below 35-40mph, even if it was just active and doing things. Be aware of that if you're relying on it around bends/turns and slow down.
. - LKA turns on and off when it thinks you need help. If it's on, always be prepared for it to stop assisting when it thinks it's set you on the correct path - because it will. That's what it's designed to do. Aim you in the right direction, or help you around a difficult part of a turn, and then leave you alone.
There are a number of other scenarios where Eyesight needs driver assistance or should be turned off.
Here's the online version of the manual - PLEASE read it:
https://techinfo.subaru.com/stis/doc/ownerManual/MSA5M1926A_STIS.pdf
Here's the Eyesight Quick Guide, which I suggest you read with the full manual in the first link:
https://techinfo.subaru.com/stis/doc/ownerManual/MSA5B1913A_STIS.pdf
