Which technology in the Telluride do you like, and which one's you dislike

[lowpost50]

Even though I have not receive my Telly yet, I know that I will like the adaptive cruse control with lane keeping assist.
I wont use the rear occupancy alert. my wife wont use the lane keeping assist

 

[rbfromma]

HUD! My wife and I both love it. The parking sensor and cameras are excellent for her. The adaptive cruise I like.

 

[Lith_SXPN]

Most of the tech in Telluride I knew about and met my expectations. I thought blind spot monitor would be a gimmick but I love this feature.

 

[Tellthemride]

Features I use the most are Apple carplay, heated/ventilated seats, and 360 backup camera.

Features that could use improvement: blindspot warning volume is too loud for me (but dont want to turn off sound completely) and smart lift gate needs to have a bypass function when you want to keep the car locked but walk around the back of the car at home.

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[szillaxl]

HDA + LKA Don't miss my model 3 at all

 

[vinylhaircut]

Warning: Lots of details and opinions coming.

For reference, mine is a 2021 SX-P.

What I like:

• The blind spot camera that comes on with the turn signal. Thought it would bug me, but I’ve grown to love it.
• The HUD. When I test drove and saw it, I hated it. Figured I’d disable. Again, really like it now (but see a gripe below).
• The seats and steering wheel heat up nice and fast. In Minnesota, that’s real nice.
• A minor thing that I love – being able to fold in the side mirrors before pulling in and out of the garage.
• Smart cruise is fantastic. I’ve had this on other cars and wonder why it took so long to arrive.
• Another tiny thing – I like having one big group of presets on the radio to cycle through, rather than two or three different screens that I have to change to.
• I love the LED lights. Night visibility is really great. I also really like the daytime running lights.
• I’ve been pretty happy with the driving modes, and have been pleasantly surprised with Smart Mode.
• Likewise, the Auto mode for temperature is the best of any car I’ve had.
• My grandson loves the ambient lights. He requests a different color every time.
• The front and rear cameras for parking safety are excellent.
• The rear traffic warnings are great also.

What could be improved:

• My number one complaint on the whole car is something that most people probably don’t care at all about. I do like the native nav, and I think the map is much better than android auto. But the one thing that bugs me as that you can’t enter a new destination address while the car is moving. I get that it’s a theoretical safety issue, but Garmin (and others) get around this by making the user say they’re a passenger. My wife and I travel a lot, and we are always adding an ad hoc waypoint while we are en route. It’s a pain to have to stop to do it.
• I’m not a fan of any of the lane-keeping technologies. I don’t want an audible warning. I also don’t want the car to pull me back into a lane if it thinks I’m drifting. I’d like a little buzz vibration on the steering, but that’s it. Unfortunately, that’s not an option. I know others really like LKA – not me.
• The remote start from the key (2021 feature) – meh. I really want a phone app, with acknowledgement. But that comes at too high a monthly price (after the trial).
• I disabled the snow/ice alert – that’s a way of life for months where I am.
• I disabled Leading Vehicle Departure alert.
• I disabled the rear occupant alert.
• While I like the HUD, the default position is too high. I sit pretty upright, and the top is cut off. Fortunately, there’s a setting to lower it, which works great. But it isn’t persistent – you have to re-do it every time you start the car. Dumb.

 

[Edirullet]

Features I use the most are Apple carplay, heated/ventilated seats, and 360 backup camera.

Features that could use improvement: blindspot warning volume is too loud for me (but dont want to turn off sound completely) and smart lift gate needs to have a bypass function when you want to keep the car locked but walk around the back of the car at home.

You can disable the smart lift gate

 

[YAH DEF]

Warning: Lots of details and opinions coming.

For reference, mine is a 2021 SX-P.

What I like:

• The blind spot camera that comes on with the turn signal. Thought it would bug me, but I’ve grown to love it.
• The HUD. When I test drove and saw it, I hated it. Figured I’d disable. Again, really like it now (but see a gripe below).
• The seats and steering wheel heat up nice and fast. In Minnesota, that’s real nice.
• A minor thing that I love – being able to fold in the side mirrors before pulling in and out of the garage.
• Smart cruise is fantastic. I’ve had this on other cars and wonder why it took so long to arrive.
• Another tiny thing – I like having one big group of presets on the radio to cycle through, rather than two or three different screens that I have to change to.
• I love the LED lights. Night visibility is really great. I also really like the daytime running lights.
• I’ve been pretty happy with the driving modes, and have been pleasantly surprised with Smart Mode.
• Likewise, the Auto mode for temperature is the best of any car I’ve had.
• My grandson loves the ambient lights. He requests a different color every time.
• The front and rear cameras for parking safety are excellent.
• The rear traffic warnings are great also.

What could be improved:

• My number one complaint on the whole car is something that most people probably don’t care at all about. I do like the native nav, and I think the map is much better than android auto. But the one thing that bugs me as that you can’t enter a new destination address while the car is moving. I get that it’s a theoretical safety issue, but Garmin (and others) get around this by making the user say they’re a passenger. My wife and I travel a lot, and we are always adding an ad hoc waypoint while we are en route. It’s a pain to have to stop to do it.
• I’m not a fan of any of the lane-keeping technologies. I don’t want an audible warning. I also don’t want the car to pull me back into a lane if it thinks I’m drifting. I’d like a little buzz vibration on the steering, but that’s it. Unfortunately, that’s not an option. I know others really like LKA – not me.
• The remote start from the key (2021 feature) – meh. I really want a phone app, with acknowledgement. But that comes at too high a monthly price (after the trial).
• I disabled the snow/ice alert – that’s a way of life for months where I am.
• I disabled Leading Vehicle Departure alert.
• I disabled the rear occupant alert.
• While I like the HUD, the default position is too high. I sit pretty upright, and the top is cut off. Fortunately, there’s a setting to lower it, which works great. But it isn’t persistent – you have to re-do it every time you start the car. Dumb.

Love your list! Have a few thoughts and questions.

I also disabled snow/ice alert (Ontario) and rear occupant alert. I don't see those as in need of improvement though. It's great to have choices.

Improvement for me: I would like the default position of the auto stop/start to be off. But I have learned to turn it off when I start the car and don't think about it any more. And I understand the default setting from the manufacturer's POV.

I didn't know about the auto temp mode. I'll have to look for that.

Can you use the voice feature to enter a new navigation destination? I once used it to locate a Kia dealership I'd never been to before when I went to pick up an accessory. Worked great. But I'm not sure how good it is overall, as that was my only attempt.

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[Tellthemride]

You can disable the smart lift gate

Yes I know. This is why I’d like to see it improved, so I can use it say when I go to the supermarket, but bypass when I am parked at home without having to go into the menus and turn it off and back on every time.

I didn't know about the auto temp mode. I'll have to look for that.

Just push the climate knob that says auto.

 

[vinylhaircut]

Love your list! Have a few thoughts and questions.

I also disabled snow/ice alert (Ontario) and rear occupant alert. I don't see those as in need of improvement though. It's great to have choices.

Improvement for me: I would like the default position of the auto stop/start to be off. But I have learned to turn it off when I start the car and don't think about it any more. And I understand the default setting from the manufacturer's POV.

I didn't know about the auto temp mode. I'll have to look for that.

Can you use the voice feature to enter a new navigation destination? I once used it to locate a Kia dealership I'd never been to before when I went to pick up an accessory. Worked great. But I'm not sure how good it is overall, as that was my only attempt.

You're right that I shouldn't label something as "needs improvement" just because I don't like it. That's a product of my "Minnesota Nice" culture, I suppose. Nothing is ever bad, it just needs improvement.

I would also love for the auto stop/start to be off. The manufacturers could certainly choose to do that, but they're incentivized to make the default on, so that'll never happen.

I haven't had much luck using voice to select a navigation destination. But I've avoided UVO so far, and I'm guessing that would improve things. Perhaps others could comment.

 

[YAH DEF]

You're right that I shouldn't label something as "needs improvement" just because I don't like it. That's a product of my "Minnesota Nice" culture, I suppose. Nothing is ever bad, it just needs improvement.

I would also love for the auto stop/start to be off. The manufacturers could certainly choose to do that, but they're incentivized to make the default on, so that'll never happen.

I haven't had much luck using voice to select a navigation destination. But I've avoided UVO so far, and I'm guessing that would improve things. Perhaps others could comment.

Yah, I don't use UVO. And I haven't taken enough trips to test the nav system much. Also curious if others use the voice option.

As a Canadian, I understand "Minnesota Nice"!

 

[YAH DEF]

Yes I know. This is why I’d like to see it improved, so I can use it say when I go to the supermarket, but bypass when I am parked at home without having to go into the menus and turn it off and back on every time.


Just push the climate knob that says auto.

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Okay, that's funny and pretty obvious. I have always viewed that as "auto defrost" for some reason, I think bc any time I have pushed it, it seems like all the fans go up to max and gale force winds are unleashed.

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[asgalang]

I like everything, except the ISG. Hate it, and have to remember to switch it off every time i drive. I know people said they wedge it down, but I think i read somewhere about someone hard wiring it to remain off. I may have to look into that more.

That aside, i also came from a car with zero bells and whistles (2016 sportage LX AWD). I feel like it's highest tech selling point was Bluetooth audio. This is such an upgrade, i was just so happy to be in the Telly.

 

[IATelluride]

This is a small thing, but love that I can use the overhead view to know I am precisely in my parking spot as I habitually use pull through parking spots for safety. I use this feature all the time!

 

[YAH DEF]

This is a small thing, but love that I can use the overhead view to know I am precisely in my parking spot as I habitually use pull through parking spots for safety. I use this feature all the time!

As a person who came from a fairly low-tech car, I find this feature magical!

 

[GregS]

LOVE: Appleplay, HUD and LED lights

WANT: Auto stop/start I'm OK with, but when the engine turns back on it seems to lurch just a bit too much for my liking.

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[mcbrains001]

This is a small thing, but love that I can use the overhead view to know I am precisely in my parking spot as I habitually use pull through parking spots for safety. I use this feature all the time!

This is one feature that made me want the SX but the prices was too much so I settled for EX-P. That was a better fit financially.

 

[vinylhaircut]

This is a small thing, but love that I can use the overhead view to know I am precisely in my parking spot as I habitually use pull through parking spots for safety. I use this feature all the time!

Me too. Even a small thing like being nicely centered in a spot might help prevent a few door dings in parking lots.

 

[qwikhit]

Door dings are the worse

 

[vinylhaircut]

Door dings are the worse

Unavoidable, I suppose. PPF helps, but so does keeping your distance!