Infiniti QX56 Automobile User Manual


 
The system may not detect the vehicle
in frontof you incertain road or weather
conditions. To avoid accidents, never
use the Intelligent Cruise Control sys-
tem under the following conditions:
On roads where the traffic isheavy or
there are sharp curves.
On slippery road surfaces such as on
ice or snow, etc.
During bad weather (rain, fog, snow,
etc.) (When the windshield wiper is
operated at the low speed (LO) or
high speed (HI) position, the Intelli-
gent Cruise Control system is auto-
matically canceled.)
When strong light (for example, at
sunrise or sunset) is directly shining
on the front of the vehicle.
When rain, snow or dirt adhere to the
system sensor.
On steep downhill roads (the vehicle
may go beyond the set vehicle speed
and frequent barking may result in
overheating the brakes).
On repeated uphill and downhill
roads.
When traffic conditions make it diffi-
cult to keep a proper distance be-
tween vehicles because of frequent
acceleration or deceleration.
Do not use the Intelligent Cruise Con-
trol system if you are towing a trailer.
The system may not detect a vehicle
ahead.
In some road or traffic conditions, a
vehicle or object can unexpectedly
come into the sensor detection zone
and cause automatic braking. You may
need to control the distance from other
vehicles usingthe accelerator pedal.Al-
ways stay alert and avoid using the ICC
system when it is not recommended in
this section.
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance mode
operation
Always pay attention to the operation of the ve-
hicle and be ready to manually control the proper
following distance. The Intelligent Cruise Control
(ICC) system may not be able to maintain the
selected distance between vehicles (following
distance) or selected vehicle speed under some
circumstances.
The vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode
uses a sensor
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located on the front of the
vehicle to detect vehicles ahead. The sensor
generally detects the signals returned from the
reflectors on a vehicle ahead. Therefore, if the
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Owners Manual (owners)—USA_English (nna)
02/12/09—diane