New car has arrived - questions.

[alan sh]

Well, I've got it home and it's OK mainly.

A couple of niggles:

It didn't come with a first aid kit - did yours? My old one did.
When driving up to an obstruction, I didn't get any warning until I manually turned on the warning buzzer (a button). That cannot be right. How do you get for it to be on all the time? Is there a setting?

Alan

[KevinBattle]

The days of "sensible" safety kit such as warning triangles or first aid kits are long gone and replaced by nanny bings and bongs
Did anyone at your dealers talk you through all the changes?

[Kris62]

Which 'warning buzzer (a button)' did you turn on ?

Was it the parking safety button:

If it was, then this should switch it self back on each time you start the car.

[madowl]

No first aid kit in mine or the 22 reg one.
Yes the proximity warning button needs to be on. I found out as mine stopped warnings and it was because I'd switched it off by mistake when intending to hit the cameras button.

[alan sh]

Yes it was that button. I need to read the manual - it may be that it only comes on when you put it in gear.

Alan

[alan sh]

Parking sensors seem OK now. A little bit less sensitive than my old one.

It's all OK in the main. A couple of niggles:

1. There's a regenerative option which you can turn on which uses the electric motor as a brake. I can feel the effect quite clearly. But you have to turn it on each time you start the car. Have I missed a setting somewhere?
2. On my old car, the "*" button on the centre console could be set to turn on Android Auto (if the phone was connected). That option is no longer there. I have to hit "Home" and then select Android Auto off the screen.

Other than that - and the fact that the media player cannot be displayed on the LH quarter of the screen (which I ALWAYS had on my old car - on the RH side) - it's quite nice. I like the fact that the mirrors dive down in reverse so I can see the curb. I like the head up display. Auto Hold works better than my old car.

[optzeci]

On my facelift Android Auto opens automatically when the phone gets connected wirelessly to the car.

Make sure that you have both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on, so the phone could connect automatically to the car.

[Kris62]

The regen option turns off when you switch the car off, so you need to turn it on each time you restart the car.

This can either be done via an option within the settings screen, but I find it easiest to turn it on when moving by holding the '+' paddle shift. You should then see 'Auto' appear on the bottom right of the main dash.

[alan sh]

Thanks Kris - I just found the paddle shift option in the manual, Shame the dealer didn't know that.

Re: "On my facelift Android Auto opens automatically when the phone gets connected wirelessly to the car." It connects OK, I don't want it on the display automatically, just when I want it. It's no big deal.

Alan

[alan sh]

Another question

On my old Ultimate I had lights that came on when I turned the steering wheel. This one doesn't appear to have that. Can anyone else tell me whether it should be there or not?

Alan