2015 Adaptive Cruise Control & MPG
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2015 Adaptive Cruise Control & MPG
Still in my first month of ownership, but took a 600 mile road trip. Mostly highway driving and I got to extensively test the adaptive cruise control (plus the "lane control").
For moderate traffic the adaptive cruise control is super. Very little effort needed by the driver, but in heavier traffic, I felt that I was riding with a teenager with the more aggressive braking and acceleration. I'm sure this negatively impacted the gas mileage.
I also tried the stop and go mode as travelling through the heavier traffic on I5 through Seattle. That part was much more worrisome: the car would stop, but I was always a bit concerned that the breaking was too late and too hard (potentially encouraging a rear end collision from any car behind) and so I switched over the manual.
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Also, the Lane Keep Assist System started to grow on me during the trip. In the end after the 1st half of the trip (4+ hours) I actually was less tired than normal.
All in all, the best road trip ever for moderate to light highway cruising.
For moderate traffic the adaptive cruise control is super. Very little effort needed by the driver, but in heavier traffic, I felt that I was riding with a teenager with the more aggressive braking and acceleration. I'm sure this negatively impacted the gas mileage.
I also tried the stop and go mode as travelling through the heavier traffic on I5 through Seattle. That part was much more worrisome: the car would stop, but I was always a bit concerned that the breaking was too late and too hard (potentially encouraging a rear end collision from any car behind) and so I switched over the manual.
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Also, the Lane Keep Assist System started to grow on me during the trip. In the end after the 1st half of the trip (4+ hours) I actually was less tired than normal.
All in all, the best road trip ever for moderate to light highway cruising.
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E92Vancouver (03-20-2015)
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I agree that in moderate traffic is working very well. I have used mine few times but every time a car jump in front of me or congestion traffic I switch it off I don't want to take the chance to have rear end collision.
Another feature I like is the BREAK flash. I see that it happens only when your foot on the gas accelerating. Few times where I took off my foot of the gas and it start slow down the flash doesn't come off when I'm a closer behind a car.
Another feature I like is the BREAK flash. I see that it happens only when your foot on the gas accelerating. Few times where I took off my foot of the gas and it start slow down the flash doesn't come off when I'm a closer behind a car.
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