CX-5 stalled at high speed

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The feeling is mutual. Just as I thought...you're no one but a commenter trying to tell others what they can do. Take care!

We're all commenters trying to tell others what they can or can't do, aren't we? You presented a situation and we are telling you what you can or you can't do, but it's up to you to do it, it's not mandatory. Keep in mind that most of us here are just simple Mazda drivers, we're not Mazda gurus. We share from our experience so others, like you and me, and everybody here, can apply and take advantage of what we, as a whole, know or learnt about this car. And save some bucks in the end. Ideally.

 

[Moonlighter]

One thing you really have to get used to with radar cruise control, is to get into the overtaking lane well before you catch the car ahead.

Otherwise it will just slow down ever so gently to match that car’s speed, and it can catch you out - you look at the speedo and realise that you aren’t going as fast as you had set it. And now you’re stuck behind that car with traffic whizzing past in the passing lane.

You may have seen that you can adjust the following distance - how far behind it will follow.

I wonder whether something weird just happened and (I am assuming) that you accelerated to overtake and maybe at that moment had gotten what it saw as too close, and the car automatically braked at the same time??

Possibly the 2 contradicting events - the car wanting to brake to avoid a collision it had anticipated, and you accelerating firmly simultaneously- cause it to throw a hissy fit??

I would suggest you adjust the following distance to the max and go for another run, bearing in mind that issue of changing lanes well before you catch the vehicle ahead. I am thinking that it is unlikely to replicate the behaviour.

Radar cruise control is a terrific feature. I now have a Mitsubishi 4WD dual cab as well as the (mainly wife’s) CX5 and it just has traditional cruise control, and every time I drive it I curse the fact it doesn’t have radar cruise control. I really miss how good it is.