Fiat DOBLO Owner's Handbook Manual page 189

● The adaptive cruise control
considers stopped vehicles only at
low speed.
● Do not use the adaptive cruise
control when towing a trailer.
● Do not use the adaptive cruise
control on roads with an incline of
more than 10%.
Bends
The adaptive cruise control calculates a
predicted path based on the centrifugal
force. This predicted path considers the
current bend characteristic, but cannot
consider a future bend change. The
system may lose the current vehicle
ahead or consider a vehicle which is not
in the actual lane. This can happen when
entering or exiting a bend or if the bend
gets stronger or weaker. If it no longer
detects any vehicle ahead, then control
indicator A will extinguish.
If the centrifugal force is too high in a
bend, the system slows down the vehicle
slightly. This braking level is not designed
to avoid spinning-off the bend. The driver
is responsible for reducing the selected
speed before entering a bend and in
general to adapt the speed to the road
type and to existing speed limits.
Motorways
On motorways, adapt the set speed to
the situation and the weather. Always
consider that adaptive cruise control has
a limited visibility range, a limited braking
level and a certain reaction time to verify
if a vehicle is on the driving path or not.
Adaptive cruise control may not be able
to brake the vehicle in time to avoid a
collision with a much slower vehicle or
after a lane change. This is particularly
true while driving fast or if the visibility is
reduced due to weather conditions.
While entering or exiting a motorway,
adaptive cruise control may lose the
vehicle ahead and accelerate up to the
set speed. For this reason, decrease the
set speed before the exit or before the
entry.
Vehicle path changes
If another vehicle enters your driving
path, adaptive cruise control will first
consider the vehicle when it is completely
in your path. Be ready to take action and
depress the brake pedal, if you need to
brake more quickly.
Hill considerations
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WARNING
Do not use the adaptive cruise control on
steep hill roads.
System performance on hills depends on
vehicle speed, vehicle load, traffic
conditions and the road incline. It may not
detect a vehicle in your path while driving
on hills. On steep hills, you may have to
use the accelerator pedal to maintain
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