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trips, the system can reduce fatigue and
tension, while increasing your enjoyment of
driving. Please use it safely and respon-
sibly.
In addition to holding a steady cruising
speed, if you do encounter slower vehicles
ahead, active cruise control will – within the
scope of given possibilities – adjust your
vehicle's speed automatically so that one
can flow with the traffic without frequent
intervention by the driver. If, for example,
while cruising at the selected speed, you
begin to approach a slower vehicle ahead
of you in the same lane, the system will
reduce your vehicle's speed to the same as
that of the vehicle ahead to maintain your
selected distance setting between your
vehicle and the vehicle ahead. There are
four settings for distance, which is addi-
tionally speed-dependent. Based on your
selected distance setting, the system auto-
matically decreases the throttle setting and
lightly applies the brakes if necessary. The
vehicle brake lamps will automatically illu-
minate to signal a following driver to take
action. In addition, it may be necessary for
the vehicle to downshift to maintain the dis-
tance setting selected. If the vehicle ahead
speeds up or when the lane ahead
becomes clear, your vehicle will accelerate
to the speed you have selected by
increasing the throttle setting and shifting
gears as needed.
Active cruise control is not and must
not be used as a collision avoidance/
warning system.<
Since this active cruise control
system is a new technology and oper-
ates differently from conventional cruise
control systems which you may be accus-
tomed, you are strongly urged to read all of
the pages relating to this system before
use. Pay special attention to the informa-
tion contained in the Things to know about
active cruise control section in this manual
beginning on page 79.<
Info Display screen contents
1 Stored desired speed display
2 Detected vehicle display. Lights up
when vehicle driving ahead is detected
3 Selected distance to vehicle driving
ahead
4 Digital speed display.
Appears briefly when you select your
desired speed, refer to page 77.
1, 2 and 3 are displayed when the
system is activated.<
The system is activated.
The display appears as soon as
you activate the system and no
vehicle is detected driving
ahead.
Vehicle detected.
The display lights up when a
vehicle is detected driving
ahead.
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