Cruise Control - Adaptive

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2013 Lincoln MKX and 2013 Ford Edge. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The adaptive cruise control system consists of the following components:

Adaptive cruise control indicators and graphics (located in the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC))
Cruise control switches (part of the LH steering wheel controls)
Cruise control deactivator switch (part of the stoplamp switch)
ABS module
Body Control Module (BCM)
Clockspring
Cruise-Control Module (C-CM) (located behind the front bumper cover)
PCM
Radar sensor unit (part of the C-CM)
Steering Column Control Module (SCCM) (located on the steering column)
Stoplamp switch
Head Up Display (HUD) module (located in the instrument panel upper section)

The adaptive cruise control system is similar to the standard cruise control system. The adaptive cruise control system maintains a road speed selected by the driver from the steering wheel switches and displays that speed in the IPC message center.

The vehicle maintains the selected speed until another slower vehicle is detected ahead in the same lane by the radar sensor unit. The vehicle speed is adjusted automatically to maintain a preset distance gap. The vehicle maintains the distance gap and the brakes automatically apply to slow the vehicle to maintain the gap to the vehicle ahead.

When a MyKey™ restricted key is in use vehicle speed is limited to 130 km/h (80 mph).