Which mode is the BEST Auto or Highway

[EscortDude88]

I was just wondering what the general consensus was on which mode should be used. I don't like to switch back and forth very often. There aren't too many false alerts in my area, and I know where there will be false alerts. So, I guess the question comes down to which mode is better AUTO or HIGHWAY?

I'm assuming AUTO must filter out some stuff, while HIGHWAY is super sensative. Would it be better for me to keep it on HIGHWAY since it is more sensitive to all the signals? I would like the most possible reaction time. So, if HIGHWAY doesn't filter out too much, wouldn't it be the best?

[Braveheart]

I keep mine in Highway mode. When I first got it I kept it in Auto. I felt that some of the signals were late. Just my opinion though. I feel that it would be best to keep it in HIGHWAY to get the full alerts, I still dont encounter too many falses on HIGHWAY.

[Bulldog]

Personally, I prefer Highway mode. I don't want to risk the chance of getting a late alert.

[Orbital75]

Same here..... I don't Trust Auto Mode, it alerts to late.

Off to the side you will see a Speed Trailer running "Constant On".
He was in AutoMode....... See what I mean?

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[MEM-TEK]

Autoscan mode imposes an approximate 1 second delay for weak to moderately weak radar signals. Why? Because Autoscan mode inherently filters out pairs of X band door openers. The one second delay is usually enough time, while you are driving, for Autoscan to match up additional microwave door opener signals into pairs of microwave sources without triggering a false alert.

Note that Autoscan has failed on me by occasionally alerting to distant door openers while I am stopped at a busy intersection and my radar detector is detecting multiple random radar reflections from all of the moving cars within the intersection. Nevertheless, Autoscan mode does make for a much quieter drive within suburbs or cities.

When in rural areas or on open highways, obviously highway mode might be preferable since you could be interested in getting the earliest possible alert (even by just 1 additional second of advance warning) in order to potentially avoid an instant-on radar speeding ticket. The problem is that modern instant-on radar guns have become so good that they can measure your speed even if you are decelerating rapidly (stomping on the brakes). So, in short, Highway versus Autoscan isn't likely to make any difference as to whether or not you eventually get nailed by instant-on for speeding.

Thats my two cents!

--Michael

[Qui-Gon]

HIGHWAY mode all the way!!!!

[Straßenkrieger]

I agree. Instant on is a killer. Keep it in Highway mode for best protection, but it still probably wont save you from a ticket if you are the one being clocked with it. Best chances are that if you pick up a weak burst from IO from an approaching LEO that has just IO'd the person in front of you a ways. Where I live, there are 12 LEO's patrolling the town of 13,000 after school. An unmarked cruiser who uses IO Ka, State Patrol who uses the same, and all the others are Sheriffs and town cops who use CO K band. I almost got nailed by IO while flying through the backroads today. Thank God for my 8500