Cruise Control/Speed Limiter
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Thanks. Dagnamit I am really used to having that on my soon to be replaced car! Oh well......
If you are asking does the CX5 apply the brakes in CC down hill to limit the speed the answer is no.
But you limit the speed with the CC setting anyway.
I've never seen the point in a speed limit, which I believe you can override anyway with the accelerator?
What you can do is set audible warning alerts if you are exceeding the speed limit, I use these.
But you limit the speed with the CC setting anyway.
I've never seen the point in a speed limit, which I believe you can override anyway with the accelerator?
What you can do is set audible warning alerts if you are exceeding the speed limit, I use these.
Thanks for the reply. The cruise control speed limit function which I've come to rely on on the motorway allows be to set the limit to for example 70mph. I find it a good way of ensuring I don't break the speed limit and if I need to bypass the limit then yes I can depress the pedal all the way down to kickdown and it turns the limit off or I just flick the limit off. Not a deal breaker by any means - just something I've come to get used to....
This sounds very similar to the feature on my prior Jaguar XF which is not to be confused with standard cruise control. Cruise control basically sets a minimum speed below which the car will not drop unless it cannot physically maintain that speed e.g. Up a hill, or unless you brake at which time the CC disengages. With CC you can depress the accelerator and exceed the set speed for as long as you desire. If you lift off the accelerator the speed will drop back to the minimum set by CC.
What I think the OP is referring to is a speed limiter whereby you set the SL at a chosen speed. At that point, no matter how far you depress the accelerator, unless you depress it quickly and vigorously, the car cannot exceed the maximum speed which has been set. However if you lift off the accelerator the speed will drop until, theoretically, the car comes to a complete halt. I think Mercedes have a similar function too.
I used to find the function very useful in areas covered by average speed cameras where I would set it, for example,at 50 and then know no matter what I did to the accelerator I couldn't exceed that average.
So, in answer to the original question the answer would appear to be No.
Hope that helps.
What I think the OP is referring to is a speed limiter whereby you set the SL at a chosen speed. At that point, no matter how far you depress the accelerator, unless you depress it quickly and vigorously, the car cannot exceed the maximum speed which has been set. However if you lift off the accelerator the speed will drop until, theoretically, the car comes to a complete halt. I think Mercedes have a similar function too.
I used to find the function very useful in areas covered by average speed cameras where I would set it, for example,at 50 and then know no matter what I did to the accelerator I couldn't exceed that average.
So, in answer to the original question the answer would appear to be No.
Hope that helps.
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Perusal, you nailed it and saved me replying thank you! Yes, indeed I'm talking about the exact feature you describe in my current E Class. It's second nature to me to use it in average speed zones etc. Oh well never mind!
Well that's cleared that up.
But really if I use CC it never seems to exceed the set speed anyway, but I never use it in hilly conditions, which is usually the advise given in the manual.
But really if I use CC it never seems to exceed the set speed anyway, but I never use it in hilly conditions, which is usually the advise given in the manual.
The same for me.
Also, I only use CC on roads where I know I won't be faffing around with it i.e. cancelling and resuming too often etc.
Educational thread and topic for those in US for example.
The heavy use of photo radar sounds a bit oppressive, making SL important, not just conventional CC. Are the speed limits artificially low? How much leeway with speed is given before ticketing (what % over speed limit)?
The heavy use of photo radar sounds a bit oppressive, making SL important, not just conventional CC. Are the speed limits artificially low? How much leeway with speed is given before ticketing (what % over speed limit)?
The official leeway given to motorists exceeding the speed limit is 10% plus 2mph over the posted speed limit.
I'm not so sure that is true. According to what I've read, there WAS an 'unwritten arbitrary rule of 10% etc' by some police forces. Now some forces have stated they definitely do not allow the 10% and in fact some say if you are just over the limit you can get 'done'. For example, they said 42 mph in a 40 mph zone would be too much and that is only 5% over the limit.
I have noticed on hills, that my CX-5's cruise control will drop gears when going down hills to try to reduce overspeed. Bugs the crap outta me actually, when the engine starts to scream
Doesn't apply brakes though.
It's not screaming, it's happy as heck! It shuts off the injectors in situations where the wheels can keep the engine turning and oil circulating just fine. A scangauge will show 9999mpg at these times, it's like free travel!
