Ford Mondeo Owner's Manual page 172

Adaptive cruise control (ACC)
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This is a follow mode, and the system will
accelerate or decelerate as necessary to
maintain the set gap.
Press switch E to decrease the gap or
switch D to increase the gap. The gap
selected will be represented by the number
of bars in the display.
Note: The recommended gap setting is four
to five bars.
Temporarily deactivating the
system
Note: The system is cancelled when the
gear lever is moved to a neutral position or
if the accelerator pedal or clutch is
depressed for a long period of time
Press either the brake or switch B to cancel
the system. The system will return to
standby mode allowing you full manual
control of the vehicle. The set speed and
gap setting are retained in the memory.
To resume adaptive cruise control press
switch H. The system will resume with the
previously set speed and vehicle gap
setting if conditions permit.
Switching the system off
Vehicles without speed limiter
Press switch C to turn the system off.
Note: When deactivating the system by
pressing switch C, the stored speed is not
retained.
Vehicles with speed limiter
Press switch A to turn the system off.
Note: When deactivating the system by
pressing switch A, the stored speed is not
retained.
Automatic deactivation
Note: If the engine speed drops too low, a
message is displayed in the information
display instructing you to change down a
gear (manual transmission only). If you do
not follow this recommendation then the
system will go into automatic deactivation
mode.
Note: The system will not operate if the
electronic stability programme (ESP) has
been manually switched off.
The system is dependent on various other
safety systems, for example ABS and ESP.
If any of these systems are malfunctioning
or reacting to an emergency, the system is
automatically deactivated.
In the event of automatic deactivation a
signal will sound and the message is
displayed in the information display See
Information Messages (page 97). You
must then intervene and adapt your driving
and speed to vehicles in front.
An automatic deactivation can be due to
the:
vehicle speed falling below 30 km/h
(20 mph)
wheels losing traction
brake temperature is high, for example
when driving on mountainous or hilly
roads
engine speed is too low
radar sensor is covered
parking brake or electric parking brake
(EPB) is applied.
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