Disabling Front Cross Traffic Brake (FCTB)

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I changed a setting to "vibrate only" but FCTB seems to keep turning back on

You can't permanently disable it. It's the biggest problem with this car.

It was more likely caused by the AEB, not the FCTB and is commonly called phantom braking. This is a common problem with a range of cars, and there is not a lot that can be done to deactivate the emergency braking.

Bugger. Sucks they don't give us the option at least :(

They claim it's to meet safety standards, but if it's gotten to the point where multiple people are outright disabling it before they drive then arguably it's a faulty system to begin with... BYD have tweaked the sensitivity a few times, but IMHO it's still fubar...

You can remove the ADAS fuses, but that would disable everything and I strongly advise against it. BYD have heard our complaints before and made changes, it's worth reporting this incident to them.  Everyone should do this.

It basically means you need to change the way you drive

It’s not that they claim, it’s the ANCAP requirement to be able to achieve 5 star rating

Can you share the ANCAP reference where manufacturers are not permitted to allow users to permanently disable safety features?

I don't think it is specifically ANCAP - but it is definitely in the EU regulations. The regulations mandate that the systems re-enable whenever the car is started. Given our market size, Australia just inherits these settings that make a car qualified to be sold in the EU. EU Regulation 2019-2144 (also known as GSR II), which came into effect on Nov 27, 2019 (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02019R2144-20240707) For example, Article 6 talks about "Advanced vehicle systems for all motor vehicle categories", and lists examples like: * Intelligent speed assistance * Alcohol interlock installation facilitation * Driver drowsiness and attention warning * Advanced driver distraction warning * Emergency stop signal * Reversing detection * Event data recorder And it says things like, for the Intelligent speed assistance > it shall be possible to switch off the system; information about the speed limit may still be provided, and intelligent speed assistance shall be in normal operation mode upon each activation of the vehicle master control switch; So basically, after 2019, if a manufacturer wanted to sell a new car in the EU...

Noted. I'll drop them an email. The rest of the ADAS seems ok to me (for now), but can't have a car that could potentially auto brake in the middle of an intersection

Curious, do you disable AEB too before drives?

I guess FCTB would fall into "advanced emergency braking", but its not clear if that system should be able to be permanently disabled (and I would argue as a whole system - no it shouldn't be)... But, I think *CAP probably keep it loosey/goosey on purpose... Either way, I dont expect too much support from the manufacturer and will likely need to look to aftermarket for a fix : |

AEB cannot be disabled. New cars are no longer allowed to be sold in countries like Australia if they do not have AEB.