Cruise control on Shogun... (thick question!)

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Lee J. Moore

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• Nov 12, 2003

• #1

How does this work exactly? I've got a 'Cruise Control' button to the right
of the steering wheel and a lever next to the windscreen wiper lever,
labelled thusly:

Cancel (Pull back)
Accel (Push up)
Coast (Push down)

Presumably, pressing the Cruise Control button activates the features
attributed to this lever? Although I notice no obvious difference when
'Coast'[ing] at 70mph on the M6. Amazing I've had this vehicle for 6
months and only just started to consider the Cruise Control...but then I'm
usually driving around The Roaches (off-road) or town in it rather than on
the motorway.
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Mike R

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• Nov 12, 2003

• #2

"Lee J. Moore" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> How does this work exactly? I've got a 'Cruise Control' button to the
right
> of the steering wheel and a lever next to the windscreen wiper lever,
> labelled thusly:
>
> Cancel (Pull back)
> Accel (Push up)
> Coast (Push down)
>
> Presumably, pressing the Cruise Control button activates the features
> attributed to this lever? Although I notice no obvious difference when
> 'Coast'[ing] at 70mph on the M6. Amazing I've had this vehicle for 6
> months and only just started to consider the Cruise Control...but then I'm
> usually driving around The Roaches (off-road) or town in it rather than on
> the motorway.
> --
> Lee J. Moore
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>

I'll let you know tomorrow lunchtime - as I pick mine up then

 

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Lee J. Moore

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• Nov 12, 2003

• #3

Mike R wrote:
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> I'll let you know tomorrow lunchtime - as I pick mine up then

Thanks. I had another play with the controls on the motorway today.
They're either dead (wiring problem perhaps) or I'm too dense to figure out
how to use them!

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Linger

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• Nov 12, 2003

• #4

Lee J. Moore wrote:
> How does this work exactly? I've got a 'Cruise Control' button to
> the right of the steering wheel and a lever next to the windscreen
> wiper lever, labelled thusly:
>
> Cancel (Pull back)
> Accel (Push up)
> Coast (Push down)

Turn on the cruise control button on the dash.
Reach the desired speed and pull the lever towards you to activate.
To go faster pust it up. To go slower move it down. To cancel pull it
towards you again.
To go back to the previous speed push up.
To set a new speed start at the top.

HTH

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Lee J. Moore

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• Nov 12, 2003

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Linger wrote:

> Lee J. Moore wrote:
>> How does this work exactly? I've got a 'Cruise Control' button to
>> the right of the steering wheel and a lever next to the windscreen
>> wiper lever, labelled thusly:
>>
>> Cancel (Pull back)
>> Accel (Push up)
>> Coast (Push down)
>
> Turn on the cruise control button on the dash.
> Reach the desired speed and pull the lever towards you to activate.
> To go faster pust it up. To go slower move it down. To cancel pull it
> towards you again.
> To go back to the previous speed push up.
> To set a new speed start at the top.

Oh dear. So I was doing it right. It looks like my Cruise Control isn't
working. The light comes on when I press the button but when I reach
70mph, and move the lever as described above, there's no noticable
difference.

Thanks for the info. Time to phone the mechanic.
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Linger

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• Nov 12, 2003

• #6

Lee J. Moore wrote:
> The light comes on when I press the button but when I
> reach 70mph, and move the lever as described above, there's no
> noticable difference.

There wont be unless you take your foot off the throttle

> Thanks for the info. Time to phone the mechanic.

Sokay

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Lee J. Moore

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• Nov 13, 2003

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Linger wrote:

> Lee J. Moore wrote:
>> The light comes on when I press the button but when I
>> reach 70mph, and move the lever as described above, there's no
>> noticable difference.
>
> There wont be unless you take your foot off the throttle

I did. Tried again this morning in fact. I've never undertaken so much
needless motorway driving in my life. There were quite a few loose (or
non) electrical connections when I bought the vehicle so I'm hoping the CC
was overlooked when I had that sorted.

Thanks again for the help. It's my first diesel vehicle, never mind 4x4, so
I've been full of dim questions since I bought it six months ago.
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Mike R

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• Nov 14, 2003

• #8

"Linger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Lee J. Moore wrote:
> > How does this work exactly? I've got a 'Cruise Control' button to
> > the right of the steering wheel and a lever next to the windscreen
> > wiper lever, labelled thusly:
> >
> > Cancel (Pull back)
> > Accel (Push up)
> > Coast (Push down)
>
> Turn on the cruise control button on the dash.
> Reach the desired speed and pull the lever towards you to activate.
> To go faster pust it up. To go slower move it down. To cancel pull it
> towards you again.
> To go back to the previous speed push up.
> To set a new speed start at the top.
>
> HTH
>
> --
> Linger
> CBR 900RR ( The future's bright, the future's orange)
> BOTAFOF#43 |SKOGA#(can't find the number) |BBB#4 |BHaLC#7
> Remove the mistake to reply.
>
>

yep, mine work as per above, the Sat Nav doent tho' :-(

 

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Lee J. Moore

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• Nov 14, 2003

• #9

Lee J. Moore wrote:
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>> There wont be unless you take your foot off the throttle
>
> I did. Tried again this morning in fact.

Pardon the follow-up to self. There was indeed a wiring problem (loose
connection to the lever) and I got it fixed today. Got my first experience
of Cruise Control this afternoon. Very weird. A sort of auto-pilot on the
road. Slightly unnerving to take your feed off all the pedals whilst the
vehicle continues to travel at 70mph.

I'm sure the novelty will wear off soon. ;-)
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rnf2

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• Nov 15, 2003

• #10

I had Cruise control on my '83 Nissan Sedan, great for those 400Km+ trips so
you don't get a cramp in your foot or ankle form holding it in one position
all the time.

rhys

"Lee J. Moore" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Lee J. Moore wrote:
> //
> >> There wont be unless you take your foot off the throttle
> >
> > I did. Tried again this morning in fact.
>
> Pardon the follow-up to self. There was indeed a wiring problem (loose
> connection to the lever) and I got it fixed today. Got my first
experience
> of Cruise Control this afternoon. Very weird. A sort of auto-pilot on
the
> road. Slightly unnerving to take your feed off all the pedals whilst the
> vehicle continues to travel at 70mph.
>
> I'm sure the novelty will wear off soon. ;-)
> --
> Lee J. Moore
> http://cafe-society.com
>

 

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Lee J. Moore

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• Nov 15, 2003

• #11

rnf2 wrote:

> I had Cruise control on my '83 Nissan Sedan, great for those 400Km+ trips
> so you don't get a cramp in your foot or ankle form holding it in one
> position all the time.

Upon first enabling Cruise Control I felt slightly insecure. The loss of
perceived control was strange. Even the steering didn't feel the same.
Almost like steering and acceleration were incredibly dependent on each
other and it was just unnatural to give one up.

After using it, I must admit I wondered whether Cruise Control had been
implicated in crashes. I Googled, and low and behold, it's certainly
blamed here and there. Whether rightly or wrongly, or even whether there's
an increased danger, I'm not so sure.
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Steve Firth

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• Nov 15, 2003

• #12

Lee J. Moore <[email protected]> wrote:

> Upon first enabling Cruise Control I felt slightly insecure. The loss of
> perceived control was strange. Even the steering didn't feel the same.

That causes me concern that you shouldn't be driving a vehicle of any
type.

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Lee J. Moore

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• Nov 15, 2003

• #13

Steve Firth wrote:
>
> Lee J. Moore <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Upon first enabling Cruise Control I felt slightly insecure. The loss of
>> perceived control was strange. Even the steering didn't feel the same.
>
> That causes me concern that you shouldn't be driving a vehicle of any
> type.

Oooh get her!

For the first time in my fifteen years of driving (motorbikes, cars & now
4x4's), a feature is made available which eliminates the use of the
acceleration pedal when driving at high speeds. The situation has to be
adapted too and is obviously going to feel odd & peculiar; at least to
anybody mentally conditioned into a sort of *constant* reliance upon the
acceleration pedal.

I deliberately discussed the seeming co-dependence between acceleration and
steering which, after a long period of driving, gives you such a feeling of
*control*, that as soon as an auto-pilot takes over one, you'll
automatically feel insecure - and less in-control - without it. Still, if
you'd rather get your handbag out, I'll wait till dawn.

After a search, I see I'm not alone with this point of view, and I'm
certainly not the first to ask about the potential dangers (of which I now
think are no more critical than any other driving related feature). Still,
I'd like to question & understand CC & I'd be far more concerned about my
own driving if I were completely ignorant of how it worked, and how others
perceived its safety.
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