NewMazdaFan01
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I haven't experienced any issues with it so far. However, I find the lane departure system entirely to sensitive. I am constantly getting feedback that I crossed over a lane when in fact I might just be hugging a corner. I may turn that off.
I'm not sure how the reviewers encountered the panic stop but like mthouser said, I haven't experienced it either. I did take a 150 plus mile round trip highway drive yesterday and had the "brake" message flash at me while using radar cruise control. The vehicle was already breaking itself but I ended putting my foot on the brake when traffic came to an almost complete stop. I was in the far left lane and there was a broken down vehicle on the shoulder which I think the system detected.
Speaking of the radar cruise control it is nice but a little over zealous, in my opinion, depending on the traffic. If the traffic is light to medium but flowing smoothly I can use 2 bar lengths and feel comfortable at around 60-70 mph. When the traffic has the occasional slow down of going from 70 mph to 50 or so quickly I prefer the 3 bar lengths. It's a little frightening to see brake lights from the car in front of you while your vehicle has yet to begin slowing itself down. If you look at how the CX-9 is sensing the vehicle in front of you, that vehicle has to cross a certain slow down threshold before brakes are applied even if you are seeing brake lights ahead. It's a little hard to describe but the system does work well and when the CX-9 brakes are applied the rear brake lights are being lit up. This is something you may not encounter on a test drive. As an FYI for those that may not know, the radar cruise control allows you to set the distance between you and the vehicle in front from 1 to 4 bar lengths where I think 1 bar is a little more than the length of the CX-9.
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