Resuming stored speed
Press or
OK to reactivate the
adaptive cruise control at the stored
speed.
Adaptive cruise control on vehicles
with automatic transmission
For vehicles with automatic transmission,
adaptive cruise control allows to maintain
the selected distance behind a braking
vehicle until a complete stop is reached.
If the system has stopped your vehicle
behind another vehicle, then the set
speed is replaced by a green control
indicator
. This symbol notifies that
the vehicle is held automatically in the
stop position.
When the vehicle ahead drives away
within some seconds and the traffic
conditions allow a restart of the vehicle,
then active cruise control is resumed
automatically.
If the stopped vehicle ahead was stopped
for a longer time and then begins to
move forward, the green control indicator
will flash and a warning chime will
sound as a reminder to check traffic
before resuming.
When the vehicle ahead drives away,
depress the accelerator pedal or press i
to resume adaptive cruise control.
If the vehicle stays stopped for more
than five minutes or if the driver's door
is opened and the driver's seat belt
is unfastened, then the electric parking
brake is applied automatically to hold
the vehicle. Control indicator will
illuminate. To release electric parking
brake, press the accelerator pedal.
Electric parking brake ð
page 83
Warning
When the system is deactivated or
cancelled, the vehicle will no longer be
held at a stop and can start moving. Be
always prepared to manually apply the
brake to hold the vehicle stationary.
Do not leave the vehicle while it is
being held at a stop by adaptive cruise
control. Always move selector lever
to park position P and switch off the
ignition before leaving the vehicle.
Setting the following distance
When adaptive cruise control detects a
slower moving vehicle in the driving path,
it will adjust the vehicle speed to maintain
the following distance selected by the
driver.
The following distance can be set to
close (1 bar), normal (2 bars) or far (3
bars).
If the engine is running and the adaptive
cruise control is enabled (grey) or active
(green), you can modify the following
distance setting:
The distance can be set in the vehicle
personalisation ð page
72.
The selected following distance is
indicated by full bars in the adaptive
cruise control page.
Warning
The driver accepts full responsibility
for the appropriate following distance
based on traffic, weather and visibility
conditions.
Following distance must be adjusted or
the system switched off when required
by the prevailing conditions.
Detecting the vehicle ahead
If the system detects a vehicle in the
driving path, the adaptive cruise control
symbol displayed on the cluster changes
from to
.
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