hsdejong
Mazda CX-5 2023 Exclusive-Line Black Comfort Pack
My experience with a manual CX-3 is that the ACC first brakes on the engine and if that is not enough, it uses the brakes.
In that case I have the option to shift down so that the car brakes more strongly on the engine.
The disadvantage is that I do not always notice that the ACC is using the brakes, because there is no indication in the HUD or on the dashboard.
On a very long and steep descent (the Drackensteiner Hang on the A8 in the direction of Stuttgart in Germany) I got a warning in the HUD that I had to shift down, because apparently the car was using the brakes for too long. I decided to disengage the ACC, shifted down and used the brakes on and off. On the Drackensteiner Hang it's not possible to drive down without using the brakes.
2020 10 15 DRACKENSTEINER HANG
In that case I have the option to shift down so that the car brakes more strongly on the engine.
The disadvantage is that I do not always notice that the ACC is using the brakes, because there is no indication in the HUD or on the dashboard.
On a very long and steep descent (the Drackensteiner Hang on the A8 in the direction of Stuttgart in Germany) I got a warning in the HUD that I had to shift down, because apparently the car was using the brakes for too long. I decided to disengage the ACC, shifted down and used the brakes on and off. On the Drackensteiner Hang it's not possible to drive down without using the brakes.
2020 10 15 DRACKENSTEINER HANG