how is cruise control behavior controlled?

[pillzor]

just wondering because u know sometimes you can have it set at 60 then turn it on after coming out of a 40 zone and it will throw you back in your seat , other times it accellerates like a granny.

[ephect]

i dont know how exactly but what i've found is depending on the current speed and revs whether it kicks down a gear or just accelerates using the current gear, and how close ur speed is already to cruise's set speed.

i hope that makes sense

[STEALTHY™]

Its set by the accelerator cable. The 'throws you in the seat'/'granny' effect is just dependant on the gear the car is in at the time.

[juzzyx]

I know what you mean. When I have my cruise set at 50km and push set accel it revs up straight away. Shoots straight up to 2600rpm. Scared me the first time I did it lol.

[Trayner]

Its a cool trick to do it thou lol haha, have it like set at like 60 and your cruising around at 40, then all of a sudden mass in the back of your seat affect :P

[pillzor]

i might experiment with it in 1st and set it too 60 , then hit cruise at 40 and see what happens haha.

[delcowizzid]

haha bet the cops will never beleive you if you got pulled for loss of traction nah bro was the cruise control LOL set it to 100 and try it

[pillzor]

haha bet the cops will never beleive you if you got pulled for loss of traction nah bro was the cruise control LOL set it to 100 and try it

in first ?

[benno9911]

dang if only my cruise would work

[pillzor]

so i went ahead and tryed setting the cruise too 60k and engaged it while in 1st gear at 40 , the results were dissapointing

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

It also depends on the load on the engine which directly relates to the slope of road you are on. EG if going up a hill at 40 and cruise is set at 60, when you engage it, it will throw you back more than if you were on level ground.

[hako]

If the cruise cable is not correctly adjusted it can cause this problem. There should little if any free play at idle.