4 bars, your car slows down when car in front is further away. 1 bar...car is closer before car slows. Adaptive cruise. Didn't that '23 come with a manual?

 

The 22 was the last car that came with a manual.

Yes a 400 + page manual that's very confusing and useless to me. I read it a few times

I experienced it one time when car automatically slowed down on its own when traffic started to slow down and get crowded.

Thanks for that information.

 

Since when are there 4 bars instead of 3?

 

4 bars max. and adjust down to 1 bar. There is no 0 as 1 is the lowest bar. Cannot set to 0 unless you just turn off cruise control. You can also do cruise control with the lane assist feature turned on where you can feel the steering keeping you in one lane.

 

2023 Corolla (4 bars)

 

I will be on the road again tomorrow. I will double check this. I am playing with this adjustment with positions of cars in front of me that make lane changes at different distances in front of me.

It appears to be backwards or interpretation is the opposite. I usually leave it on mode 1 with 4 bars pink above (no pink color in letter format below so this will have to work for now) Extra long 200 ft. with the most bars 4 according to above illustration. Then I will notch down one at a time and it's very difficult to see the different increments in distance for each notch I go down. It looks like this is the measurement of distance in feet relative to the numbers of bars. But very hard for me to tell those distances when I see a car make a lane change. On the dash it all looks the same. A car making a lane change from the left or a car making a lane change from the right.

Is this a sensitivity adjustment for measuring the nearest car or furthest car making a lane change and when the range closes in the car will automatically brake and perhaps steer to (IF YOU HAVE LANE ASSIST ON TOO?)
Perhaps in the #1 Extra long 200 ft is the most distance it will read the furthest car making that lane change? Then go down to 4 to 1 bar Short range and it will measure the nearest car at 85 ft?

I am just trying to understand what this system is trying to tell me. On the old school cruise controls you don't get this extra feature so just want to know how it works and what adjustment to use. I will leave the Lane Assist off when the cruise is on and sometimes switch the lane assist back on to feel the steering wheel holding.
😖🥴Talk about being confused.😱

 

2019 Corolla Hatchback (3 bars)

 

You do have 4 bars... Simply select your preferred following distance when using radar cruise control.

 

I can confirm that more clearly tomorrow on next drive. But it's very difficult for me to tell the difference between the settings or what is variable bar distance is doing as I don't see or feel any differences with the cars making those lane changes in front of me. Is it when I come right up on them that my car is going to react? Because I would like to have it on the right distance/setting before that happens.

 

We will play with it more as we get more driving time in traffic tomorrow.

 

You can override the smart cruise control and use the regular cruise by holding down the button that turns your cruise on for a couple seconds. When you do this you'll have the cruise control that you grew up with, the car will not interfere with the distance from you and the car in front of you, you can decide.

 

First thing I'm doing when I get my 24 is turning off all that assist bs


Cruise is fine ,when I get close to another car I'm tapping pedal to turn it off anyway

Hands free driving in other brands commercials

Gimme a break

 

First thing I'm doing when I get my 24 is turning off all that assist bs


Cruise is fine ,when I get close to another car I'm tapping pedal to turn it off anyway

Hands free driving in other brands commercials

Gimme a break

Yes I concur with you 100% on this. I just want to know how all of this stuff that added to the cost of the car affects the driving and what it does. I have already shut off what I could but I do use cruise control.

 

2023 has Toyota Safety sense 3.0 and that is probably the reason for the distance difference.

 

Does collision avoidance still work if radar function is off while using cruise control?

 

It’s “lane tracing assist” that only works with radar cruise control, to maintain the vehicle within its lines (you still have “lane departure alert” otherwise).

“Pre collision” works (provided it’s on) but it’s more a damage mitigation rather than an avoidance feature.
It will slow the car as much as possible before a hit if driver fails to do so.

 

Toyota sense system always active. There’s no true off switch in the infotainment. It’s just a temporary shut off per engine start.

The pre-collision is less intrusive compared to Nissan. But it’s there when the car sees any wheel slippage or swerving happening. Not sure how much the engine braking comes in, but obviously you wouldn’t want to know the answer to this question.

 

Last I checked I thought it was radar cruise distance between you and car in front ... either grampa Sunday church setting vs full blown audi tailgate special

 

Not a bad description of the distances involved. However, in the "Extra Long", or Grampa setting, the manual says it allows for 60m at 60mph (or 100kmh). You've heard of the 2-second rule, right? At 60 mph, that's about 55m in between. Maybe Granpa isn't so dumb a driver after all.

 

You can override the smart cruise control and use the regular cruise by holding down the button that turns your cruise on for a couple seconds. When you do this you'll have the cruise control that you grew up with, the car will not interfere with the distance from you and the car in front of you, you can decide.

Constant Speed Control mode cannot be selected on a 2023 Corolla with Safety Sense 3.0.

Here is the procedure for my 2019 Hatchback with Safety Sense 2.0 -

 

Constant Speed Control mode cannot be selected on a 2023 Corolla with Safety Sense 3.0.

Yes it can. Both radar and regular mode (or none 😁) still exist with TSS 3.0, the latter simply being called "cruise control", not "constant speed control mode".

 

To be fair, in all my 45+ years behind the wheel, I probably have only used cruise a few times. I guess I'm too much of a control freak.

 

Yes it can. Both radar and regular mode (or none 😁) still exist with TSS 3.0, the latter simply being called "cruise control", not "constant speed control mode".

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2023 Corolla TSS 3.0 - Cruise Control

 

For those posting here that don't like or want to use the Adaptive Cruise Feature . Get real ! Granted there are places you might not want it but that applies to Cruise Control also. I would not want a vehicle without it now . We have ours set at the maximum distance .

 

Just my approach. I set the speed let's say to 50. If no one is in front of me I will ride at 50. If someone moves into my lane, or crosses through it, the car will slow down. Sometimes on a curving road with another car on my left when the road curves right the system will spot him and slow me down. That really annoys me since zzzI know he's not a threat and I wouldn't react and slow down.

I like the Adaptive Cruise because I never have to hit the brake. If I'm doing 70 and the guy in front of me is doing 60 then eventually I will catch up to him, the sensor will detect that, and it will slow down to 60. And when he speeds up, or moves out of my lane, my car will go back to 70.

Contrary to the advice I also set cruise on streets because if the limit is 35 I don't want to get to 45. So I set the cruise to 35. And when traffic builds in front I don't touch anything. As he slows mine will. And if the light is red ahead and he has stopped, my car will continue to slow and slow and then stop about 10or 15 feet away.

It's a great system.

 

In The Car Care Nuts latest video he said after the cruise control is turned on, if you press and hold the cruise power button again, it should switch to plain cruise control mode (adaptive should be disabled) for cars around 2018 and later iirc.

 

I will have to see his video and when I am on the road again (freeway) try it.

 

I believe I did stumble onto it without the bars by accident

"Mode" button to switch between radar and regular modes (in older models it was press for radar and press and hold for regular).

So I learn by doing and engaging switches.

Then be careful with this button :

 

"Mode" button to switch between radar and regular modes (in older models it was press for radar and press and hold for regular).


Then be careful with this button :
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My 2014 Avalon with DRCC works fine, I set to max following distance , and used only with highway driving. You first have to trust the system. If your not on the brake pedal it will control the following distance. And if your on the gas pedal you can drive thru the resistance to avoid the set pace. When the lane in front clears it will resume the set cruise speed.

 

Well today I did engage the regular cruise control without the adaptive cruise control with the bars. It took me a few minutes of fiddling around while driving on freeway but I managed to engage the cruise control. For now for ME, I find it much easier to set the adaptive cruise control with the adjustable distance bars and if I want to add that Lane Assist Feature to it I can. It's the regular cruise control that I will need to practice with more as that's what I am used to using from my past vehicles.
With all of this safety equipment from Lane assist, auto braking through turns, or anything that is automatic steering, braking or where you lose control of vehicle and the vehicle safety equipment takes over, I have heard when you rely on these things and leave them on that other components of the car like tire wear or alignment may wear out faster. I don't know this for a fact but have heard of it. Perhaps someone out there can confirm this or has experienced using these 3.0 safety equipment whether it contributes to other operating expenses or increased wear on components?
Personally, I am used to having none of this stuff and the drawbacks initially are the cost of these cars going up in initial purchase price with more problems in the long run but that is why we pay more for this kind of technology🤑 and so called advance in technology with the so called "latest and greatest". Me I just prefer simple.