How to Use Ford Adaptive Cruise Control
Do you have or are you considering getting a Ford vehicle that offers Adaptive Cruise Control? This technology is particularly exciting for those of us who do a lot of commuting, as it greatly simplifies the process of using cruise while driving in traffic — and let’s face it, most driving includes working around the various driving habits and speed preferences of the other drivers. Like it or not, we’ve all got to share the road, but Ford is helping to make it easier!
If you’d like to find out how to use Ford Adaptive Cruise Control, we’d like to give you a little more information about how the system works and why you might decide to opt for it in your next vehicle.
Alright, so everyone knows cruise control is the way to go when you want to maintain your speed for a while. It’s convenient, saves on fuel, and makes things easier… that is, until you come upon a vehicle going slower — and you always do. Adaptive cruise control in your Ford vehicle uses radar to sense a vehicle up to 600 feet ahead of you and will adjust your speed to keep you at a preset following distance of your choice. When traffic clears, you’ll automatically resume your set speed.
You probably have a few questions, which we’ll try to answer here:
Will the system still work if it’s foggy or raining? Yes, it most fog and rain conditions, it’ll work just fine. There may be extreme exceptions, but in general it shouldn’t be an issue.
Won’t it detect things like signs and telephone polls? The system is designed to only detect moving vehicles ahead of you — it won’t try to adapt to stationary objects.
Is this only for highway use? Nope! With speed settings that go as low as 20 miles per hour, you can easily use it in a variety of driving situations.
Want to see the system in action? Come on in to Holiday Ford and test drive one of our models that’s got it. We’d be happy to show you!
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