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04 Comfort and driving pleasure
Adaptive cruise control*
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
cruise control will slow down for the stationary
vehicle.
WARNING
When the cruise control is following another
vehicle at speeds in excess of 30 km/h and
the target is changed from a moving vehicle
to a stationary vehicle, the cruise control will
ignore the stationary vehicle and instead
select the stored speed.
•
The driver must intervene him/herself
and brake.
Automatic standby mode with change of
target
Cruise control is disengaged and set in
standby mode:
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when the speed is below 15 km/h and
cruise control is not sure whether the target
object is a stationary vehicle or some other
object, e.g. a speed bump.
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when the speed is below 15 km/h and the
vehicle in front turns off so the cruise con-
trol no longer has a vehicle to follow.
Automatic braking ceases when
stationary
In certain situations the cruise control inter-
rupts braking when stationary. This means that
the foot brake is released and the driver must
brake himself/herself.
Cruise control releases the foot brake and is
set in standby mode when:
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the driver puts his/her foot on the brake
pedal
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the parking brake is applied
•
the gear selector is moved to P, N or R
position
•
the driver sets the cruise control in standby
mode.
Automatic activation parking brake
In some situations the cruise control applies
the parking brake in order to keep a stationary
car remaining stationary.
This takes place if:
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the driver opens the door or takes off his/
her seatbelt
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DSTC is changed from Normal to Sport
mode
•
cruise control has held the car stationary
for more than 2 minutes
•
the engine is switched off
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the brakes have overheated.
The radar sensor and its limitations
Apart from the adaptive cruise control, the
radar sensor is also used by the Collision
Warning with Auto Brake function (see
page 192) and the Distance Warning function
(see page 185). The function of the radar sen-
sor is to detect cars or larger vehicles in the
same direction, in the same lane.
Modification of the radar sensor could result in
it being illegal to use.
WARNING
The driver must always be observant with
regard to the traffic conditions and intervene
when the adaptive cruise control is not
maintaining a suitable speed or suitable dis-
tance.
The adaptive cruise control cannot handle
all traffic, weather and road conditions.
Read the whole of this section for informa-
tion on the limitations of the adaptive cruise
control. The driver must be familiar with this
information before using the adaptive cruise
control.
The driver always bears responsibility for
maintaining the correct distance and speed,
even when the adaptive cruise control is
being used.
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