We figured out how to turn the adaptive on and off, but we dont have any nearby roads that we can try it out. We were thinking that the adaptive feature may have switched off when we overtook a slower vehicle. is this correct? Thanks.

 

No, the car doesn't turn off the adaptive part of the cruise control on its own.

 

Even on a straight road when coming up behind a slower vehicle and we would go to overtake it, our car seemed to slow down as we got close to it but we were not directly behind it. 'Switching off ' is the wrong term, it just appears to be adjusting to the speed of that vehicle. I should point out that I wasn't driving, I was just getting all the complaints that it wasn't liked, as it kept 'switching off' and we needed to accelerate. I'll have to drive next time we are on a freeway to figure it out for sure.

 

[QUOTE=orion;235564our car seemed to slow down as we got close to it but we were not directly behind it.[/QUOTE]
Isn't that the function of the adaptive cruise control?

BTW: When you use the turn signal, the car will automatically accelerate.

 

This is getting difficult to explain! We are on adaptive. There is a car up head going slower than us. We signal and move into the overtaking lane. (Are you saying our car will accelerate because we signaled?) As we get closer to the car in front, our car slows down! EVEN THOUGH THE OTHER CAR IS NOT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US. We dont want our car to slow down, only if we cannot move into the passing lane.

 

The adaptive cruise control in my car doesn't behave that way.
Maybe there's something wrong with your car?

When my car approaches another vehicle, the adaptive cruise control slows it down. But as soon as I activate the turn signal, it begins to accelerate to overtake the car ahead.

 

Ok, got you now. As I said, I wasn't driving so cannot be sure exactly it was doing. Can't wait to try it out myself. Thanks for your help!

 

Give adaptive cruise control a chance. Use it for an extended period. Like everything, it has its limitations, but overall, it’s safer and more relaxing to let adaptive cruise control manage the car’s speed in highway traffic as much as possible. Adaptive cruise control is significantly more expensive and complex than standard cruise control. The automotive industry made that investment for a reason.
In my opinion, it offers many advantages and is considerably safer than standard cruise control - as long as you consciously remain in control of the vehicle yourself. In the end, as the driver, you are responsible for the car in traffic.

 

This sounds like the front sensor is not aimed or calibrated correctly.

 

I have a cx30 AT, gasoline, and the issue i have with it is that the car revs very bad up to 5k rpms just to get back from 110 to 130km/hr for example. Is there any way to fine tune this? I find it very annoying that the car kicks down so bad just to recover some speed in auto cruising..