Cruise Control (Cc) - Porsche 911 Manual

Cruise control (CC)

Cruise control (CC)
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Unsafe traffic situation
WARNING
and unfavourable road
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conditions
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Use of the cruise control may cause an accident if
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the current traffic situation does not permit driving
safely at an adequate distance from the vehicle in
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front and at a constant speed.
e Do not use cruise control in heavy traffic, on
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twisting roads or in unfavourable road conditions
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(e.g. wintry or wet conditions, varying road
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surfaces).
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Information
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– Vehicles with PDK: Active downshifting and
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braking intervention are carried out automatically
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to help maintain the pre-selected speed (espe-
cially when driving downhill).
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– Vehicles with manual transmission: Cruise con-
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trol is not interrupted when the clutch pedal is
pressed while changing gear.
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Operating principle
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Cruise control (CC) maintains the selected speed
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between approx. 30 and 240 km/h (20 and
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150 mph) without the user having to press the
accelerator.
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Controls
Fig. 68: Control stalk for driver assistance systems
R Switch driver assistance systems on/off and open op-
tions menu
S Open options menu (when driver assistance system is
switched on)
1 Set/increase the desired speed
2 Reduce the desired speed
3 RESUME: Resume control
4 CANCEL: Interrupt control
Information
Button S on the control stalk and the options menu
are available depending on equipment.
Display elements
Status display symbols
Symbol Meaning
Cruise control is passive.
Cruise control is passive. Control is
interrupted and the desired speed is
still displayed.
Cruise control is active at the set de-
sired speed.
Switching on cruise control
readiness
The driver assistance system that was selected last
is always switched on. The driver assistance system
is initially in passive mode when switched on. Cruise
control must first be activated before the control
function starts working.
Switching on cruise control
b b Vehicles without button S on the control stalk.
e Press button R on the control stalk.
Cruise control is switched on and passive.
The operating status appears grey in the status
display. There is no speed stored.
– or –
b b Vehicles with button S on the control stalk.
b b A driver assistance system is not yet switched
on.
1. Press button R on the control stalk.