unr1
Senior Member
The adaptive cruise is good at following a car. If there is a car up ahead at a stop do NOT rely on it to detect it. Brake yourself.
Also beware of stop lights because it will continue to follow the car in front. And if they are crossing a yellow you may be crossing a red. It’s better not to use it in city until you’re experienced with the system. And you have to maintain a higher level of alertness because of people pulling out of driveways and pedestrians.
Treat it like a driving aide and you’ll learn to appreciate it. It’s great for highway cruising and also stop and go traffic. Sure, somebody may squeeze in front of you in stop and go traffic but it’s an acceptable trade off in my opinion. It makes heavy traffic a lot less fatiguing.
Another tip is that you can always hit the accelerator to “help” the car speed up or catch up to the car in front. Once you release the accelerator the adaptive cruise automatically resumes to your set speed. Of course pressing the brake at anytime will completely cancel the adaptive cruise.
Also beware of stop lights because it will continue to follow the car in front. And if they are crossing a yellow you may be crossing a red. It’s better not to use it in city until you’re experienced with the system. And you have to maintain a higher level of alertness because of people pulling out of driveways and pedestrians.
Treat it like a driving aide and you’ll learn to appreciate it. It’s great for highway cruising and also stop and go traffic. Sure, somebody may squeeze in front of you in stop and go traffic but it’s an acceptable trade off in my opinion. It makes heavy traffic a lot less fatiguing.
Another tip is that you can always hit the accelerator to “help” the car speed up or catch up to the car in front. Once you release the accelerator the adaptive cruise automatically resumes to your set speed. Of course pressing the brake at anytime will completely cancel the adaptive cruise.
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