2013 Lincoln MKZ Owner Manual Printing 2 - Page 200
2013 Lincoln MKZ Manual
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Cruise Control Following a Vehicle WARNINGS When following a vehicle in front of you, your vehicle will not decelerate automatically to a stop, nor will your vehicle always decelerate quickly enough to avoid a crash without driver intervention. Always apply the brakes when necessary. Failing to do so may result in a crash, serious injury or death. Adaptive cruise control only warns of vehicles detected by the radar sensor. In some cases there may be no warning or the warning may be delayed. The driver should always apply the brakes when necessary. Failing to do so may result in a crash, serious injury or death. Note: The brakes may emit a sound when modulated by the adaptive cruise control system. When a vehicle ahead of you enters the same lane or a slower vehicle is ahead in the same lane, the vehicle speed adjusts to maintain a preset gap distance. The distance setting is adjustable. The lead vehicle graphic will illuminate. The vehicle will maintain a constant distance between the vehicle ahead until: • the vehicle in front of you accelerates to a speed above the set speed • the vehicle in front of you moves out of your lane or out of view 198 E164805 The current gap setting and SET will also display. Setting a Speed 1. Accelerate to the desired speed. 2. Press and release SET+. The vehicle speed will be stored in the memory. 3. The information display will show a green indicator light, current gap setting and desired set speed. 4. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal. E164805 5. A lead vehicle graphic will illuminate if there is a vehicle detected in front of you. Note: When adaptive cruise control is active, the set speed displayed in the information display may vary slightly from the speedometer. MKZ (CC9)