Does it block speed laser guns, if so would it still block them if the car isnt in cruise control mode?

(not that I ever drive too fast but in case somebody borrows the car and does)

wilpert, this sounds like a fantasy to me but I would love to hear that I am wrong.

I read it somewhere but id already eaten some mushrooms from the forest - at least I think they were mushrooms, tasted OK to me

Funny you should ask that question!

The answer is "Yes", but only if you are wearing a hat made of tin foil.................

Jim

Im sporting said hat now.
I just got a shock from the microwave oven.
this is a problem for me now as i wont be able to heat my mushroom soup on the motorway whilst using adaptive Cruise control

and another thing, did ACC come as standard on the rrs 57 plate, anybody know this?

I have read that the garage door openers will jam radar guns and no mushrooms magic,or not,have passed my lips.

No I don't believe that it does that. Aren't laser jammers illegal ? FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

It is possible to jam the radar gun signal, but it depends on the type and frequency. Over here, one can buy a system which will render the vehicle "invisible" to radar guns and camera sensor beams. A friend of mine has them in his M3, he speeds constantly and has never had a ticket. I believe that they are based on parking sensors from a Nissan Patrol? www.radars.com.au

Here is one Range Rover owner who fell foul of the law.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/6970841.stm

I was reading up on this recently Terry, it seems systems are now out there that don't throw the error up on the speed gun. I also read about the garage door opener system but couldn't find much comprehensive info on it.

Purely for casual research purposes, naturally.....

wilpert wrote:

I read it somewhere but id already eaten some mushrooms from the forest - at least I think they were mushrooms, tasted OK to me

Wilpert, now that was funny.

wilpert wrote:

Does it block speed laser guns, if so would it still block them if the car isnt in cruise control mode?

(not that I ever drive too fast but in case somebody borrows the car and does)

The ACC system uses radar, not laser. It won't affect a laser speed gun at all. In theory it could affect a radar speed trap but only if it uses a frequency similar to the speed trap which I doubt. The frequencies used by speed traps are well known and will be avoided by the ACC manufacturer. If you had the necessary skill/equipment you could probably adapt it to use a speed trap frequency.

Easier to just drive slower or use a GPS based speed trap directory as included in most GPS software these days. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

wilpert wrote:

and another thing, did ACC come as standard on the rrs 57 plate, anybody know this?

I saw a TDV6 of same age and it didnt have it but maybe as you suggest it was fitted on the V8 as standard.

Whatever the case, I like using it but like many things with different cars its taking a bit of getting used to.
TBH my other car is a Porsche Cayman S manual and although it's a great car to drive, it has no bells or whistles at all, even the radio was ultra basic.