[Walking Black Bear]

I haven't come across it yet, but I haven't finished reading either. I'm REALLY hoping we lucked out - because that button that's in the Tucson is NOT in the SC!

 

[Santa me a Cruz]

I don't see any mention of A/S/S in the manual for the Santa Cruz... am I missing it, or did we luck out?

No ASS?

 

[ToadVine]

"Auto Stop/Start" (for example, at traffic lights.)

 

[monogodo]

I spoke with the Sales Manager at the dealership yesterday, and he confirmed that my Blue Stone SEL Premium AWD is in production. He said he expects it by the end of August, but I'm hoping that it's sooner than that. Commuting in Texas heat on a motorcycle kinda sucks.

 

[Portentous2]

Hoping I can get my Limited soon, but man do I hate dealerships. They have no idea what they are talking about.

 

[ThomasG]

I picked mine up on the 29th. My wife sayed it was the Camaro of trucks. I've already put 350 miles on it and I LOVE IT. I think it gets better looking every time I walk outside. I guess it pays to be good friends with the sales manager.😉

 

[ToadVine]

Welcome, @ThomasG. Congrats on the new ride. Which trim and color? Pix...?

 

[ThomasG]

Welcome, @ThomasG. Congrats on the new ride. Which trim and color? Pix...?

I got the SEL ACTION. The Hampton gray. It's gorgeous.

 

[ThomasG]

Welcome, @ThomasG. Congrats on the new ride. Which trim and color? Pix...?

I got the SEL with the action package. I would have liked a little more but I wasn't voting to let the first one slip through my fingers.

 

[Renegade16]

I picked mine up on the 29th. My wife sayed it was the Camaro of trucks. I've already put 350 miles on it and I LOVE IT. I think it gets better looking every time I walk outside. I guess it pays to be good friends with the sales manager.😉

I know what you mean. Picked mine up yesterday and when i saw it in my driveway this morning...it looks better! Congrats!

 

[ThomasG]

I got the SEL with the action package. I would have liked a little more but I wasn't voting to let the first one slip through my fingers.

That was my thoughts exactly. This one came in unexpectedly and they had no idea when they would get another.

 

[ThomasG]

"Auto Stop/Start" (for example, at traffic lights.)

My SC does not have stop/start and I couldn't be happier. My wife's 2020 Santa Fe has it and I hate having to deactivate it every time I start it. You can't kill what powers the a/c in Southeast Texas when it's 95 degrees w/98 percent humidity with a heat index of 112.

 

[Walking Black Bear]

The fact that it does NOT have AS/S is one of the single greatest selling points to me. I loathe and detest AS/S with the burning passion of a thousand exploding suns. And what I don't understand, on vehicles that have AS/S is why there isn't a software option in the vehicle settings to entirely disable it. Every time I get in our Equinox I directly skip drive, go into manual mode and tap the + button 5 times. EVERY TIME. Just to ensure there is no AS/S affecting my drive. And I'm not even in Texas heat. I'm in Canadian heat, which occasionally gets as bad as Texas, but rarely. LOL

 

[ToadVine]

The fact that it does NOT have AS/S is one of the single greatest selling points to me. I loathe and detest AS/S with the burning passion of a thousand exploding suns. And what I don't understand, on vehicles that have AS/S is why there isn't a software option in the vehicle settings to entirely disable it. Every time I get in our Equinox I directly skip drive, go into manual mode and tap the + button 5 times. EVERY TIME. Just to ensure there is no AS/S affecting my drive. And I'm not even in Texas heat. I'm in Canadian heat, which occasionally gets as bad as Texas, but rarely. LOL

The mfrs know everyone hates it, so there must be some legal requirement; or maybe it's just needed to boost the MPG rating by that last tenth.

There are quite a few solutions, according to Google: moving the steering wheel, a/c on max...

Also, there is an inexpensive device you can plug into the hitch outlet to simulate the prsence of a trailer's lights, which keeps AS/S deactivated. Of course you need that elusive trailer harness for this....

Another, somewhat less elegant fix, consists of holding down the AS/S cancel button and wedging the corner of a credit card beside it, keeping it depressed. (This idea came from a Kia forum and seemed to have quite a bit of support.)

 

[Walking Black Bear]

Which would be lovely IF the manufacturer had included a disable button. Chevy only gives you the shifter fix as a choice in the Nox.

And it is DEFINITELY for CAFE reasons. But knowing how customers universally hate it, you'd think they'd just include a disable option in software. It isn't a system that will age well.