Adaptive Cruise Control; Ending Cruise Control; Erasing Speed Memory - Cadillac ATS 2014 Owner's Manual

may automatically brake to slow the
vehicle down. Also, you may have
to brake or shift to a lower gear to
keep the vehicle speed down. If the
brake is applied, the cruise control
disengages.

Ending Cruise Control

There are four ways to end cruise
control:
Step lightly on the brake pedal
(manual and automatic
transmissions).
Depress the clutch pedal for
several seconds or shift to
Neutral (manual transmissions).
Press .
Press .

Erasing Speed Memory

The cruise control set speed is
erased from memory if
pressed or if the ignition is
turned off.

Adaptive Cruise Control

If equipped with Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC), it allows the driver to
select the cruise control set speed
and following gap. Read this entire
section before using this system.
The following gap is the following
time between your vehicle and a
vehicle detected directly ahead in
your path moving in the same
direction. If no vehicle is detected in
your path, ACC works like regular
cruise control. ACC uses camera
and radar sensors. See
ACC will not engage if the TCS or
StabiliTrak electronic stability control
system is disabled.
is
.
Driving and Operating
Warning
ACC has limited braking ability
and may not have time to slow
the vehicle down enough to avoid
a collision with another vehicle
you are following. This can occur
when vehicles suddenly slow or
stop ahead, or enter your lane.
Also see Alerting the Driver in
this section. Complete attention is
always required while driving and
you should be ready to take
action and apply the brakes. See
9-41
.