04-29-2024, 03:15 PM | #1 |
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Speed camera alerts
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I’ve currently subscribed to the speed camera alert trial. The system seems to only display a warning (at various distance as you approach) in the main display. There’s no audible alert and no indication in the HUD (at least when running in efficient mode with the blue diamond showing). Can anyone please tell me if there’s an option to set either , audible alerts or notification in the HUD in any modes. I’m a bit surprised that the update didn’t trigger a welcome “how to use the feature” message or update to the manual. |
04-29-2024, 03:42 PM | #2 |
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In the Safety Camera app in the iDrive you should be able to switch on the audible alerts.
If you want the alert to appear in the HUD and not the dash, you change the setting in the 'Displays' app. There's an option in there where you can choose to display either in the Instrument cluster or HUD - might be 'check control messages'. You're right though, you'd think they could send you a link to some instructions or their youtube channel when you subscribe! |
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Once turned on, the pop up notification comes up when you’re about 400 metres or so away from the camera (can’t remember the exact distance) and counts down every 50 metres. The audible ding only comes up at the beginning of that countdown. I set the notification to appear on the HUD as it’s much easier to keep track of it and to monitor the remaining distance |
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Is this the same feature as the Traffic Camera warning that I have? We don't have speed enforcement cameras here (yet, maybe next year), but have red light cameras to ticket people blowing through red lights. I bought this feature just as a heads up to which intersections have these cameras, and the warning is set to pop up in my HUD. I can't remember exactly where off-hand, but there is a toggle to give audible alerts as well.
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We also have the traffic light warning option, which alerts you when you’re approaching a red traffic light and aren’t slowing down. However, unlike Germany and a few select countries, the traffic light warning feature in Austria doesn’t stop the car on its own at red traffic lights (yet). |
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So have checked and have managed to find the audible alert in the Speed camera alerts bit, I'm sure that wasn't there in the prior version because I went into that bit and don't think it was there.
Either way it's now turned on and she is going to let me know how she gets on with it today, thanks for the heads up. She wasn't happy hers didn't make a chime and only showed an alert in the HUD. |
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Well it’s working but very quiet would be very easy to ignore it. No idea which setting would change the volume mind, at least it’s now doing something.
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Increasing the relative volume of the "Gong" might help? |
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