[Soconn]

Anyone know what is happening when you get the keep your eyes on the road message (even though you are looking ahead at the road)? I’m assuming there is an internal camera looking at me and misinterpreting, but anyone know what generally causes it? It’s a bit annoying at times.

 

[Lil_t]

I just got the '23 Premier XT and I get that message if I'm scratching my head with my right arm too long. I have a few other oddities with this vehicle that I will be making note of and reporting to my dealer.

It's weird. I agree.

 

[Soconn]

We have the 22 Premier XT, I guess they haven’t fixed whatever it is.

 

[Soconn]

We have the 22 Premier XT, I guess they haven’t fixed whatever it is.

I’ve had the eyesight and lane assist struggle and turn off in bright twilight, wondering if it’s glare somehow.

 

[Lil_t]

I’ve had the eyesight and lane assist struggle and turn off in bright twilight, wondering if it’s glare somehow.

I've turned off Lane Assist because it was feeling kinda dumb. Coming from a vehicle that didn't have ANY of these things it's a bit much and I don't find them overly useful. I can drive a car, I have my phone in a good place that, when I need to, can quickly view stuff. I keep my eyes on the road, even though the car thinks I'm not looking at the road when I scratch my head.

The screen has some glare issues that make it almost unusable at times. But I wonder if that has something to do with the brightness settings I've reduced.

 

[Soconn]

We didn’t have them before either (VW Sportwagon before), but lane assist is nice on long drives. I will say that the VW voice recognition is much better than the one in the outback, some of the attempted phrase understandings are funny they are so bad.

 

[Dick Ellingson]

I bought my new 2013 Outback in 2012. The '13 was the first Outback with Eyesight. I looked at all the Eyesight info the salesman had and most of it seemed to be fine print explaining when and why it wouldn't work. So I skipped it. Moot point anyway because I found that an Outback couldn't have both Eyesight and a stick shift, and stick shift was my main priority.

I've just been looking at the 2022 version of the Eyesight manual, 176 pages and jam packed with disclaimers, but also a lot of reasons why Eyesight might not work, including modified headlights or foglights, misfiring middle windshield squirter that cleans the camera, bad tire pressures, loaded/tilted car, trailer towing, non-OEM parts, rain drops on windshield, Rain-X or similar, following a flat-bed trailer, up or down steep hills, worn wiper blades etc.

Pages 30-36 list the myriad of reasons that the pre-collision braking system might not work.

140 pages to go.

I wonder how many drivers read every page of every manual.

 

[Bassman]

Anyone know what is happening when you get the keep your eyes on the road message (even though you are looking ahead at the road)? I’m assuming there is an internal camera looking at me and misinterpreting, but anyone know what generally causes it? It’s a bit annoying at times.

There is an internal camera which is part of the Driver Recognition System. When you "appear" to the camera to let your attention deviate from the road (looking out the driver's window for over two to three seconds, for example) you'll get a warning to keep your eyes on the road.

 

[Dubz]

It's just like having your mother in law in the car.

 

[Danver]

It's just like having your mother in law in the car.

Only without the hit in fuel mileage.

 

[ragu]

Anyone know what is happening when you get the keep your eyes on the road message (even though you are looking ahead at the road)? I’m assuming there is an internal camera looking at me and misinterpreting, but anyone know what generally causes it? It’s a bit annoying at times.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Driver Monitoring System: Defeating the Driver Monitor System?

 

[Dick Ellingson]

It's just like having your mother in law in the car.

Or your mother. In my twenties I drove my mom back and forth to work since we worked about the same hours. She didn't drive, but was the worst backseat driver in history, "coaching" me in every block we drove. I told her politely and then not so politely that I didn't need her help and, if she couldn't trust me, to find another way. This went on for months. One day, I reached my limit, pulled off the road and parked the car. I told her one of us was getting out of the car and I didn't care which one. She dared me so I opened the door and got one leg out. She made a half-hearted promise to behave and we drove on home. She begrudgingly kept that promise. Years later she denied the whole thing.

 

[LarryKennedy]

I told her one of us was getting out of the car and I didn't care which one.

Yeah, my OB Premier XT is quite "bossy" but it's easier to negotiate with it than your mother in-law was. I don't have to get out of the car, just disable stuff.

That being said, I moved up from a base model Impreza to this to get more technology so I will live with it.

 

[GeorgeTMule]

The one in my '22 OB is annoyingly random. I haven't had any problems with it at all since I unplugged it :-D.

 

[Dick Ellingson]

Yeah, my OB Premier XT is quite "bossy" but it's easier to negotiate with it than your mother in-law was. I don't have to get out of the car, just disable stuff.

That being said, I moved up from a base model Impreza to this to get more technology so I will live with it.

It was my mother, not my mother-in-law.

 

[Soconn]

Or your mother. In my twenties I drove my mom back and forth to work since we worked about the same hours. She didn't drive, but was the worst backseat driver in history, "coaching" me in every block we drove. I told her politely and then not so politely that I didn't need her help and, if she couldn't trust me, to find another way. This went on for months. One day, I reached my limit, pulled off the road and parked the car. I told her one of us was getting out of the car and I didn't care which one. She dared me so I opened the door and got one leg out. She made a half-hearted promise to behave and we drove on home. She begrudgingly kept that promise. Years later she denied the whole thing.

I hear the 2024 model will tell you that your are putting weight on and alert you to bald spots.

 

[ALSG]

This annoying feature probably saved my life or at least prevented a serious accident this past February.

I was on a 10 hour drive I have made many, many times without incident. I started feeling a little fatigued and planned to stop at the next rest area, which I thought I was fine to make. I must have drifted off for a few seconds because suddenly all the bells and whistles and lights were going off. The car was in advanced cruise control mode, too, with automatic lane centering, which probably also saved my life. Spouse (who was reading in the passenger seat) said she didn't notice anything until the alarms went off. Scared the stuffing out of me and made me wide awake. Anyway, we switched drivers at the next rest area and went on our merry way as opposed to the hospital. Or the morgue.

 

[SilverOnyx]

In the early 80's I fell asleep at the wheel on the highway and what woke me up was running onto a grass median. Ever since then, I've never gotten sleepy at the wheel, but one never knows.

 

[Dick Ellingson]

I hear the 2024 model will tell you that your are putting weight on and alert you to bald spots.

I'll stick with what I've got. When I look at the inside mirror a cheerful cherub sucking his thumb stares back.

 

[Rick_M]

Dont know if it was the eye sight or the radar, but it jammed on the brakes for a buzzard eating road kill.