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Colin21

02/11/2016 at 8:22pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Skoda Bob on 02/11/2016
On a skoda, you can slow or increase speed by pressing the end of the stalk, top for more, bottom for less.

Exactly the same as my Volvo, Bob.

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LlaniDavis

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That's because they use the same basic unit, made by Hella, as do other car manufacturers.

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Ford is on the steering wheel, my thumb sits next to it so no hand adjustment when adjusting speed.

I would not have a car without CC it is that good.

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freeatlast

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Cruise control is brilliant when towing, especially having an auto. The auto gearbox on mine is adaptive, and very quickly alters when it changes up and down to cope with the van on the back. Thus it also copes well with all but the very steepest downhill stretches, then just a flick of the down paddle on the steering column not only moves down a gear but take the cruise control off.

Neil63

04/11/2016 at 3:44am
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I love using my adaptive cruise control on my V70. Set the speed and distance from car in front, then if the car in front slows down or stops my car also slows and stops keeping to the distance set by me and will speed up again if the car in front speeds up but only up to the speed I set. I used to cover the brake pedal until I was confident that it worked.

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bobmel

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Use it all the time but never in wet conditions.
http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/wetroad.asp

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HumberWolf

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If touring in Belgium there are sections of motorway where the use of cruise control is banned, indicated by signs.

How it is enforced I have no idea.

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Quote from poster on Snopes:
"He said if you did and hydroplaned (which I did) that when your tires were off the road your car would accelerate to a high rate of speed (which it did),"
How can a car accelerate if the tyres aren't touching the road unless it is going downhill?
Statements like that make a nonsense of the whole article!
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06/11/2016 at 2:19pm
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saxo 1, your car accelerates then it hits a bit of 'dry' and hae ho your off, think about it.

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Quote: Originally posted by bobmel on 06/11/2016
saxo 1, your car accelerates then it hits a bit of 'dry' and hae ho your off, think about it.

A vehicle doen't accelerate when you aquaplane you just loose directional stability.
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http://alerts.nationalsafetycommission.com/2009/03/hazards-of-driving-in-rain-with........

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saxo1

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The article doesn't say that the vehicle will accelerate as said by the Snopes article.
If the wheels are off the ground, as they are when aquaplaning, it doesn't matter what the engine speed is the tyres won't have traction to increase speed.
saxo1

Phil Ness

08/11/2016 at 1:31am
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I use it all the time, towing or solo. You do have to be aware though there are times when the vehicles kinetic energy going downhill will over ride the engine braking capability and your speed will exceed the set limit. Once everything levels out it will take over again. On all vehicles a dab of the brakes or using the clutch will disable the cruise control.

Tomat123

22/11/2016 at 9:15pm
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Quote: Originally posted by HumberWolf on 06/11/2016
If touring in Belgium there are sections of motorway where the use of cruise control is banned, indicated by signs.

How it is enforced I have no idea.

The reason this came into force was that the Brugge to Gent section is very prone to fog and a few years back experienced several multiple pile-ups attributed to drivers driving to fast for the conditions (big news in Belgium as one crash involved several persons dying it was reported that in one crash the driver of fell as sleep with cruise control on and that was it ..legislation was issued virtually straight away.

They don't police it by the way !

Grampian91

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Quote: Originally posted by saxo1 on 07/11/2016
The article doesn't say that the vehicle will accelerate as said by the Snopes article.
If the wheels are off the ground, as they are when aquaplaning, it doesn't matter what the engine speed is the tyres won't have traction to increase speed.
saxo1

The loss of traction as you float on the surface of the puddle can increase speed because you have now eliminated the friction of the tyres on the road.

Without friction its possible to pickup speed without having to accelerate.

Wait until you get an icy carpark thats flat. You can push your car with one hand and it will gain momentum very easily.

naturlist123

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when going down hill cruise control throttles back engine revs same when aqua planing + anti skid control also trottles back engine revs as well as adjusting brake alignment.

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