Ford Galaxy Owner's Handbook Manual page 178

Adaptive cruise control (ACC)
Changing the set speed
Press the SET+ switch or the SET-
switch to accelerate or decelerate.
Note: If the system does not react
to these changes the reason may be
that the gap interval to the vehicle in
front prevents an increase in speed.
Setting the vehicle gap
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The distance between you and the
vehicle detected in front is maintained
by a variable setting. There are five
steps which are represented by
horizontal bars displayed in the
information display. One bar denotes
the smallest gap and five bars
indicate the largest gap. These bars
are shown empty when in standby
mode and filled when in active mode.
If no vehicle is detected in front, then
only your vehicle is displayed in the
information display below the bars.
The system will maintain the set
speed when conditions permit. The
set gap is maintained and displayed.
If a vehicle is detected by the sensor,
the display will show another vehicle
above the horizontal bars:
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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. The
recommended gap setting is three
to five bars.
Note: The gap setting is time
dependant and therefore the
distance will automatically adjust with
your speed. For example on a gap
setting of three bars, the time gap is
1.8 seconds. This will mean that at a
speed of 100 km/h (62 mph), the
distance to the vehicle in front will be
maintained at 50 metres (164 feet)
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