Adaptive Cruise Control: Enhancing Your Genesis Driving Experience

Adaptive Cruise Control is a feature you’ll commonly find in modern vehicles, including vehicles at your local Genesis dealer. In Genesis vehicles, this feature is called Smart Cruise Control. It’s a driver assistance feature that automates some aspects of driving on the highway.

What Is Adaptive Cruise Control?

The main feature of adaptive or Smart Cruise Control is to help you keep a safe distance from the car in front of you. You can set the speed you wish to travel at and set the distance you want to keep between you and the vehicle in front of you. Once the feature is active, it’ll adjust your speed to maintain the set distance between you and the vehicle ahead. It’s typically best used on long, straight roads, such as highways.
Some variations of cruise control, such as Smart Cruise Control with Stop and Go found on the 2024 Genesis G90, work on roads with curves. In the G90, the feature slows the vehicle down when approaching a curve in the road. This allows you to safely drive around the curve while still maintaining your desired distance from the vehicle in front of you.

How Do You Use Smart Cruise Control in Cars at Your Genesis Dealer?

Genesis vehicles, like many other car makes, have their Cruise Control buttons on the steering wheel for easy and convenient access. First, make sure you’re driving at your desired speed and that the car in front of you is a safe distance away. Next, hit the “Cruise” button on your steering wheel, followed by the “Set” button below it.
Now your car will maintain your current speed and your current distance from the car ahead. While the feature is in use, your car will do everything necessary to maintain that speed and distance. If you have Smart Cruise Control with Stop and Go, then your car will stop if the vehicle in front of you stops. It’ll resume driving when the car in front of you begins driving again.

Other Ways to Turn on the System

Depending on your Genesis model, you may need to turn on the system by going to the Driver Assistance section of your vehicle’s settings to activate the system. Select Highway Auto Curve Slowdown. After that, you use the steering wheel buttons to turn on Cruise Control as normal.

What Are the Limitations of Smart Cruise Control?

Cruise Control’s main limitation is that it only adjusts your speed. It doesn’t steer for you or control the pedals, so you still need to keep your eyes on the road and engage in safe driving habits. It’s also not suitable for use in stop-and-go traffic, such as while driving around a town or city

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