From memory, it will turn it off if you hold one of the gap buttons on the steering wheel. I think they both will do it but something is telling me the right hand one that reduces the gap.

 

 

I suppose it makes sense that the gap decrease button (but not the increase button) turns off follow mode.

Gap decrease button normally closes the gap distance to the car in front, reducing safety and requiring more driver awareness.

Disabling follow mode is an extension of that: holding the button effectively disables the gap-based braking and allows the car to close the gap completely.

 

So I had a weird experience with a new loaner E-pace whilst mine was in the dealers. Travelling along the motorway the ACC was rubbish at maintaining a distance from the vehicle in front. It would catch up to a slower vehicle, slow down, then drop back a bit, accelerate, detect, slow, drop back, accelerate, repeat infinitum. That was poor until I hit an open patch & was trying to change music & suddenly noticed the car in front was coming up very quickly. It would appear I somehow deactivated the follow function via the new & totally useless touch sensitive steering wheel buttons. Whoever thought that would work ? 🤷‍♀️☹

 

The physical buttons have tactile feedback, you instinctively know you have operated it. I've not experienced the touch sensitive buttons, it sounds a backwards move and should have some audio feedback so you know it's been operated? Jaguars seem very quiet, there's no audio indication much has happened, no audible warning when most warning messages appear etc. I have HUD in the F-Pace so don't look at the dash in normal driving, and when a warning does light up it could be there for miles before I notice. My previous Range Rover would give an audible diddly-bup sound at any warning message. Yes, I'd often go "What now?" as it was a Range Rover and often went wrong! But at least I knew there was something that needed attention.

 

Thanks to all of you who replied. I should have looked at the IGUIDE in more detail!

 

I have a related question about Adaptive Cruise Control.

When ACC is braking the vehicle quite firmly (eg due to the car ahead suddenly slowing down) and ACC uses disk brakes rather than just engine braking, does it illuminate the rear brake lights so the driver behind me is aware of the hazard?

I would assume yes for safety/regulations, but I’d like to have it confirmed. The manual doesn’t mention it as far as I can tell.

 

Yes there is a G sensor that turns on at a certain force, beware, if you are using one
pedal driving the regen braking may not activate it as quickly as following cars would like!