Adaptive Cruise Control - Cadillac ATS 2017 Owner's Manual

252 DRIVING AND OPERATING
For each press, the vehicle speed
decreases to the next 5 km/h
(5 mph) mark on the speedometer.
The cruise control system may
automatically brake to slow the
vehicle down (ATS model only).
The speedometer reading can be
displayed in either English or metric
units. See Instrument Cluster 0 114.
The increment value used depends on
the units displayed.
Passing Another Vehicle While
Using Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to increase
the vehicle speed. When you take your
foot off the pedal, the vehicle will slow
down to the previously set cruise
speed. While pressing the accelerator
pedal or shortly following the release
to override cruise control, briefly
applying the SET control will result
in cruise control set to the current
vehicle speed.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well cruise control will work on
hills depends upon the vehicle speed,
load, and the steepness of the hills.
When going up steep hills, you might
have to step on the accelerator pedal
to maintain the vehicle speed. When
going downhill, the cruise control
system may automatically brake, and
the transmission may downshift to a
lower gear, to slow the vehicle down
(ATS only). Also, you may have to
brake or shift to a lower gear to keep
the vehicle speed down. If the brake
pedal is applied, cruise control will
disengage.
Ending Cruise Control
There are five ways to end cruise
control:
Step lightly on the brake pedal
(manual and automatic
transmissions).
Press the clutch pedal for several
seconds or shift to Neutral
(manual transmissions).
Shift the transmission to
N (Neutral).
Press .
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Press .
Erasing Speed Memory
The cruise control set speed is erased
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from memory if is pressed or if
the ignition is turned off.

Adaptive Cruise Control

If equipped with Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC), it allows for selecting
the cruise control set speed and
following gap. Read this entire section
before using this system. ACC uses a
camera and radar sensors to detect
other vehicles. See Radio Frequency
Statement 0 395. The following gap is
the following time (or distance)
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.
If a vehicle is detected in your path,
ACC can speed up the vehicle or apply
limited, moderate braking to maintain
the selected following gap. To
disengage ACC, apply the brake. If the
Traction Control System (TCS) or
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StabiliTrak electronic stability
control system activates while ACC is