How Does My Dodge Adaptive Cruise Control Work?

With the large number of new vehicle technologies that are released every year, it is no surprise that it is tough to understand them all. So many options and features are available for you to choose from when you purchase a new vehicle, so we are here to help. We’re here to answer those of you who are wondering, how does my Dodge adaptive cruise control work? Read on to find out more about this modern safety feature! 

What Does Adaptive Cruise Control Do?  

Most of us have experienced the convenience of driving a vehicle with old-school cruise control. While not every vehicle comes with this feature, most drivers on the road know the fuel-saving benefits of setting your vehicle on cruise for long drives. Highway driving is made easier with cruise control that allows you to choose a speed and set your vehicle to continue at that speed until you need to slow down, or you turn it off. It’s a great way to relax while making longer trips.

Adaptive cruise control takes all of the things we love about traditional cruise control and makes it safer and even more convenient. Pairing itself with your vehicle’s cruise control, the adaptive technology helps you to avoid getting into an accident by making sure that your vehicle maintains a safe distance behind the vehicle in front. Gone are the days of manually changing your cruise control setting to match the driver in front of you, as your Dodge can do it for you!

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How Does Adaptive Cruise Control Work?

Your Dodge’s adaptive cruise control works with a radar monitoring system located on the front of your vehicle. When you pre-set the speed range that you want your vehicle to accelerate and decelerate within, your radar system goes to work to watch the vehicle in front of you. The safe-distance technology will match your speed to the speed of the vehicle in front of you once you get close.

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Using signals from the control unit in the front of the vehicle, the radar will measure the distance between you and the car in front of you and use that to calculate the speed you should be travelling at. Even if there are multiple cars in front of your vehicle, your Dodge’s system can choose the one that is in your lane to match.

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