Safety Tip ?

BrianR · 02-15-2006, 05:14 PM

OK Professional opinion here.

Do NOT use your cruise in the rain. You can easily hydroplane and when you do, the car will slow down a bit. That's exactly the wrong time to apply power, which is just what the CC will do, causing you to spin out and lose control. I do not use my CC in the rain, snow or heavy traffic and neither should anyone else. It probably tells you that in your owners manual.

Mountains are a different story as my CC is a bit different than yours. If your actual speed drops more than ten mph or so from your set speed, the CC will drop offline to allow you to take more appropriate action, such as gearing down. My truck will NOT drop offline however. It keeps the power on no matter how much I slow down so that when I crest the hill, I can go right back up to my set speed again. Just in time for the next hill. ETC.

And just for your information, the cruise control unit takes it's data from vacuum and magnetic sensors, not the speedometer. Go to How Stuff Works website to see more info. I'd include the link but Quick Reply doesn't let me, and I'm too lazy to type in the proper codes.

Brian

busterb · 02-15-2006, 05:45 PM

Brian just paste it in. It'll link.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-15-2006, 07:53 PM

If the driven tires lose traction they will speed up. When they do the traction control will slow the engine down. It's reading the speed of the wheels(driveshaft) not the road speed.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-22-2006, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

If the driven tires lose traction they will speed up. When they do the traction control will slow the engine down. It's reading the speed of the wheels(driveshaft) not the road speed.

I meant to say cruise control.

Cruise control uses the driveshaft speed whereas traction control uses wheel speed..... and most people don't have that anyway.

Crimson Ghost · 02-20-2006, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by BrianR

OK Professional opinion here.

Do NOT use your cruise in the rain. You can easily hydroplane and when you do, the car will slow down a bit.
Brian

It'll slow down real fast when you hit the telephone pole.

02-15-2006, 05:14 PM	#1
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	OK Professional opinion here. Do NOT use your cruise in the rain. You can easily hydroplane and when you do, the car will slow down a bit. That's exactly the wrong time to apply power, which is just what the CC will do, causing you to spin out and lose control. I do not use my CC in the rain, snow or heavy traffic and neither should anyone else. It probably tells you that in your owners manual. Mountains are a different story as my CC is a bit different than yours. If your actual speed drops more than ten mph or so from your set speed, the CC will drop offline to allow you to take more appropriate action, such as gearing down. My truck will NOT drop offline however. It keeps the power on no matter how much I slow down so that when I crest the hill, I can go right back up to my set speed again. Just in time for the next hill. ETC. And just for your information, the cruise control unit takes it's data from vacuum and magnetic sensors, not the speedometer. Go to How Stuff Works website to see more info. I'd include the link but Quick Reply doesn't let me, and I'm too lazy to type in the proper codes. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

02-15-2006, 05:45 PM	#2
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Brian just paste it in. It'll link. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

02-15-2006, 07:53 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	If the driven tires lose traction they will speed up. When they do the traction control will slow the engine down. It's reading the speed of the wheels(driveshaft) not the road speed. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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