cruise control

Cruise control (also known as speed control, cruise command, autocruise, or tempomat) is a system that automatically controls the speed of an automobile. The system is a servomechanism that takes over the throttle of the car to maintain a steady speed as set by the driver.

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  1. D

    Regen and Active Cruise Control

    Has anyone noticed that when you use ACC, you don't get any negative values on the power meter, I can't say for sure, but that implies that it is not using the KERS for regen. However going down a hill, or when someone pulls into the space, you can feel it pull back, but still no negative power...
  2. rjb70stoke

    Range when using adaptive cruise control or MG Pilot

    Is it just me, or is the car way less efficent when using the cruise control or MG Pilot? I seem to be able to drive the car far more efficently "manually". Don't get me wrong, both systems work incredibly well, though it is still a little disconcerting.
  3. SCB86

    Cruise control does use regen!

    I know there have been discussions on the cruise control not using regen on the ZS, but today I found out regen is used! I was going down a hill with the ACC set to 20MPH and the car started to gain momentum over the set speed. Changing the KERS mode increased or decreased the braking action of...
  4. JodyS21

    Weird feeling/noise slow down at 30 cruise control

    Anyone else had this? Twice today, had cruise control on at 30mph, happily going along - no car in front etc. Suddenly the car starts slowing down with a weird almost grinding noise for a couple of seconds. A bit like a not in gear properly noise but not quite a bad as that. A lot louder than...
  5. EWD

    Cruise Control with Speed Limiter. Not any more...

    It looks like MG have updated the MG5 spec on their website. The MG website now says "Cruise Control" instead of "Cruise Control with Speed Limiter". Is this another feature that's just for decoration? Most the dealers websites still say, "Cruise Control with Speed Limiter".
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