Adaptive Cruise Control
If your vehicle no longer detects the vehicle
in front
The vehicle gradually accelerates back to
the set target vehicle speed and will drive at
that constant speed.
If a vehicle in front is detected while
accelerating to the set target vehicle speed,
vehicle tracking will be started again.
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CAUTION
If the driver operates the brake pedal during automatic braking, the pedal
may feel stiff; however, this is not a malfunction. By depressing the brake
pedal further you can apply more braking force. When the brake pedal is
released it will return to its original condition.
NOTE
When the brakes are applied by Adaptive Cruise Control, the vehicle’s
brake lights will illuminate.
Even if there is no lead vehicle present, on a downhill grade, the Adaptive
Cruise Control’s automatic brake may operate in order to maintain the set
target vehicle speed.
Some noises may be audible during automatic braking. This is caused by
the braking control and does not indicate a malfunction.
To temporarily accelerate quickly, use the accelerator pedal. After accelerating, the vehicle will gradually return to the set target vehicle speed shown
in the gauge cluster.
There are cases where the vehicle in front has turned off the road while
your vehicle is still controlled by the automatic braking operation that has
activated due to the deceleration of the vehicle in front of yours. In those
cases, the brake will be automatically released gradually. Depress the
accelerator pedal if necessary.
The lead-vehicle tracking function has the following characteristics:
- If the lead vehicle’s brake lamp is detected, deceleration is started more
quickly than without detection.
- Responsiveness to the acceleration operation to the set vehicle speed is
better when changing to the fast lane than when changing to the cruising
lane.
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