ACC uses radar to detect a vehicle directly aheadin your path, within a distance of 330 ft (100 m), andoperates at speeds above 25 mph (40 km/h). When itis engaged by the driver, the system can apply limitedbraking or acceleration of the vehicle automaticallyto maintain a selected follow distance to the vehicleahead. Braking is limited to 0.25 g’s (2.45 m/sec2)of deceleration, which is comparable to moderateapplication of the vehicle’s brakes. To disengage ACC,apply the brake. If no vehicle is in your path, the vehiclewill react like traditional cruise control.{ CAUTION:Adaptive Cruise Control will not apply hard brakingor bring the vehicle to a complete stop. It will notrespond to stopped vehicles, pedestrians oranimals. When you are approaching a vehicle orobject, Adaptive Cruise Control may not have timeto slow your vehicle enough to avoid a collision.Your complete attention is always required whiledriving and you should be ready to take actionand apply the brakes. For more information,see Defensive Driving on page 4-2.{ CAUTION:• On winding roads, Adaptive Cruise Controlmay not detect a vehicle ahead. You couldcrash into a vehicle ahead of you. Do not useAdaptive Cruise Control on winding roads.• Adaptive Cruise Control may not have timeto slow your vehicle enough to avoid a crashwhen you are driving in conditions wherevehicles may suddenly slow or stop ahead ofyou, enter your lane, or cross your vehicle’spath. If you are driving in these conditions, donot use Adaptive Cruise Control. The warningbeep and alert symbol may indicate that youare driving in conditions where Adaptive CruiseControl should not be used. See “Alerting theDriver” in this section.• On slippery roads, fast changes in tire tractioncan cause needless wheel spinning, and youcould lose control. Do not use cruise control onslippery roads.CAUTION: (Continued)3-20
