Maserati GranTurismo 2024 - Adaptive Cruise Control - ACC ( )

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Driving and Driver Assistance Systems
Adaptive Cruise Control -
ACC ( )
The Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is
part of ADAS equipments.
Warnings and Cautions
The ACC further increases the drive
comfort ensured by the Cruise Control
(CC). ACC can work in any type of road:
however, its use it is not recommended
in urban scenario.
Always consider that ACC is not a safety
system and is not designed to prevent
accidents.
The ACC allows driver to keep CC active
in limited or moderate traffic conditions
with no need to constantly restore the
CC.
The ACC uses a radar sensor, located
on the front grille behind the trident,
and the camera behind the internal rear-
view mirror to detect the presence of a
vehicle ahead at a close distance and
moving in the same direction.
This vehicle, in this chapter, will be
indicated as "target vehicle" or "vehicle
ahead".
NOTE:
• If the sensor detects no vehicle ahead,
the ACC system will maintain set
steady speed.
• At the time instant the ACC sensors
detect a target vehicle, the system
keeps the time gap selected by the
driver. In the same way, the ACC
adapts the vehicle speed according to
both time gap and set speed selected
by the driver.
WARNING!
•
The Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is
designed to increase vehicle driving
comfort. It must not be considered
as a means replacing the required
attention of the driver. The driver is
always required to drive carefully.
The driver is always required to pay
utmost attention to driving conditions
(road, traffic, weather) and style
(speed, distance from sensed vehicle
ahead, brake use). Driver has the full
responsibility of the vehicle therefore
the driver's attention is crucial to
keeping vehicle control in particular
when approaching curves, rounds and
situations with heavy traffic. Failure to
follow these warnings can result in a
collision and death or serious personal
injury.
•
In some driving scenarios, the ACC
could have detection problems. In
such cases, the ACC could kick in
late or unexpectedly. The driver must
be careful since his/her intervention
could be necessary.
•
It is always driver responsibility to
obey to speed limits and to keep
minimum legal distance to the
preceding vehicle.