level of training in the likes of a cirrus or DA62 and that is when accidents will happen.
I beg to differ... as a CTCI I would be hung, drawn, quartered, re-assembled and then fed through the mincer if I did not ensure my students were fully conversant with all auto pilot functions, the LVL button, the FD and how to disconnect and hand fly before signing the transition paperwork. The Cirrus learning portal is quite comprehensive and contains a significant amount of information about the structure and integration of the equipment. That's the difference between the manufacturers and their official partners and some unapproved providers!
The thing that is often overlooked as part of training these days is a good failure recognition and response plan. Like CBG says, the '700 is a nice autopilot (certainly better than the STEC 55) and in the SR20 and 22 I've never had issues with trying to disconnect it.