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Driving
C4-Picasso-II_en_Chap04_conduite_ed01-2016
Dynamic cruise control
Systemthatallows,inadditiontomaintainingyourvehicle'sspeedatavaluethatyouhavedefined,theinter-vehicletimeyouhaveselectedbetween
yourvehicleandtheoneinfronttobemaintained.
Principles of operation
Usingaradarwitharangeofabout100metres,
located at the front of the vehicle, this system
detectsavehiclerunninginfrontofyour
vehicle.
It automatically adapts the speed of the vehicle
tothatofthevehicleinfront.
Ifthevehicleinfrontisrunningmoreslowly,
thesystemprogressivelyreducesthespeedof
yourvehicleusingjustenginebraking(asifthe
driver had pressed the "-"button).
Ifyourvehicleistooclosetoorapproaching
tooquicklythevehicleinfront,thedynamic
cruisecontrolisautomaticallydeactivated.
Thedriveristhenalertedbyanaudiblesignal,
accompaniedbyamessage.
Choice of the type of cruise control
The choice between the "dynamic" and
"standard" cruise control is done in the Driving
menu.
F In the Driving menu, select the "Driving
assistance" tab, then "Dynamic cruise
control" to activate or deactivate the
dynamiccruisecontrol.
For more information on the Cruise
control,refertothecorresponding
section.
F Place the cruise control
thumbwheelat"CRUISE".
Ifthevehicleinfrontacceleratesorchanges
lane,thedynamiccruisecontrolprogressively
accelerates your vehicle to return to the
programmedspeed.
If the driver operates a direction indicator
totheleft(lefthanddrive)ortheright(right
handdrive),toovertakeaslowervehicle,the
dynamic cruise control allows your vehicle to
temporarily approach the vehicle in front to
assisttheovertakingmanoeuvre,thoughnever
exceedingtheprogrammedspeed.
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