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Originally Posted by atlatl
Just wondering what the collective opinion on TSS-P is for off road driving? I'm mainly on old logging roads and farm roads in 4hi. Wondering if long grass in the middle of the two track or bushes sticking out from the edge would activate braking?
I understand it can be turned off each time I drive in those conditions but maybe I would buy a used 2017-2018 instead of new.
I have searched but not found much in the way of discussing how intrusive the system is or isn't.
I would definitely be a believer in it if there was good evidence it helps with car deer collisions.
I welcome any first hand reports.
Thank you.
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I've driven mine offroad a bit...some faster forest roads, some very rocky/flexy areas, and stuff in between. It hasn't gone off or warned for any of it. But the manual does say it recommends during the system off during "sporty or offroad driving".
It's easy to disable via the center screen menu if/when you want to. You can also adjust the sensitivity in the same menu.
In regular street driving it's behaved like two other similar systems I've had in other cars (Mazda6 and Golf R). It really only warns me when either I'm closing on a car that's stopping too fast and haven't started applying the brakes, or when a car is turning right off a fairly fast road and I've determined I don't need to slow for it. It'll flash a red BRAKE warning in the center display, but I've not had it apply the brakes.
Generally these systems will change when/how aggressively they act based on what they detect you doing. If you're still on the gas and haven't let off or started applying the brakes, they'll warn sooner because they assume you're not paying attention. If you left off the gas and/or start applying the brakes the car knows you probably see what's going on and waits a bit longer before it tries to warn or intervene.
Frankly, having had 3 cars with these systems over the past 5 years, I find them helpful and useful from a safety perspective. If you're not driving like a jackass and weaving through traffic or tailgating people aggressively they almost never get triggered in normal driving. I've had them snap me out of inattention a handful of times, however, for which I was thankful.