Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems VORAD DRIVER - Manual (Page 14)

Bendix ™ SmartCruise ® Adaptive Cruise Control
Bendix ™ SmartCruise ® Adaptive Cruise Control
When approaching slower moving traffi c with the vehicle’s cruise control active,
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™ SmartCruise ® adaptive cruise control adapts your vehicle’s cruise speed
to that of the closest vehicle ahead, allowing the vehicle to maintain a set following
distance while remaining in cruise control.
When the vehicle’s cruise control is set, the Driver Interface Unit (DIU) will display
the SmartCruise status screen indicating the vehicle’s current set cruise speed.
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Bendix ™ SmartCruise ® Adaptive Cruise Control Operation
When the driver sets the desired cruise speed of the vehicle and the VS-400
Forward Looking Radar detects a vehicle in the lane ahead, the Forward Looking
Radar will calculate that vehicle’s speed and lane position and will attempt to
maintain a safe following distance by ‘adapting’ the engine’s cruise speed to that of
the vehicle ahead.
The engine will remain in an adaptive cruise control state until the detected vehicle’s
speed increases beyond the original set cruise speed of the engine, or the driver
changes to a clear lane.