2024 Honda Passport Adaptive Cruise Control | How It Works
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), a cutting-edge feature intended to improve driving comfort and safety, is standard on the 2024 Honda Passport. This cutting-edge technology goes above and beyond standard cruise control by automatically modifying your car’s speed to keep a safe following distance from the car in front of you. The ACC system keeps an eye on traffic conditions and the road ahead using a combination of sensors, cameras, and radar technology. This is how it functions:
The 2024 Honda Passport’s adaptive cruise control, which offers passengers an extra degree of safety and comfort while traveling, is proof of the industry’s ongoing technological advancements. This introduction gives a general overview of the 2024 Honda Passport’s ACC system, emphasizing its features and advantages for drivers.
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
Helps maintain a constant vehicle speed and a set following-interval behind a vehicle detected ahead of yours, without you having to keep your foot on the brake or the accelerator.
- Vehicle speed for adaptive cruise control: Desired speed in a range above roughly 25 mph (40 km/h)
- Gear positions for adaptive cruise control: In (D or (S
WARNING
Improper use of ACC can lead to a crash. Use ACC only when driving on expressways or freeways and in good road and weather conditions.
WARNING
ACC has limited braking capability.
When your vehicle speed drops below 22 mph (35 km/h), ACC will automatically cancel and no longer will apply your vehicle’s brakes.
Always be prepared to apply the brake pedal when conditions require.
How to activate the system
ACC is on in the driver information interface.
Adaptive cruise control is ready to use.
Important Reminder
As with any system, there are limits to ACC. Use the brake pedal whenever necessary, and always keep a safe interval between your vehicle and other vehicles.
You can read about handling information for the camera equipped with this system.
The radar sensor for ACC is shared with the Collision Mitigation Braking SystemTM (CMBSTM).
To Set the Vehicle Speed
Take your foot off the pedal and press the –/SET button when you reach the desired speed. The moment you release the –/SET button, the set speed is fixed, and ACC begins.
When ACC starts operating, the vehicle icon, distance bars and set speed appear on the driver information interface.
ACC may not work properly under certain conditions.
When not using ACC: Turn off adaptive cruise by pressing the MAIN button. This also will turn off the Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS).
When the MAIN button is pressed, ACC and Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) are both turned on or off.
You can switch the displayed set speed measurements on the driver information interface between mph and km/h.
Do not use ACC under the following conditions:
- On roads with heavy traffic or while driving in continuous stop and go traffic.
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On roads with sharp turns.
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On roads with steep downhill sections, as the set vehicle speed can be exceeded by coasting. In such cases, ACC will not apply the brakes to maintain the set speed.
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On roads with toll collection facilities or other objects between lanes of traffic, or in parking areas, or facilities with drive through access.
- There is a vehicle ahead
ACC monitors if a vehicle ahead of you enters the ACC range. If a vehicle is detected doing so, the ACC system maintains or decelerates your vehicle’s set speed in order to keep the vehicle’s set following-interval from the vehicle ahead.
When a vehicle whose speed is slower than your set speed is detected in front of you, your vehicle starts to slow down.
If the vehicle detected ahead of you slows down abruptly, or if another vehicle is detected cutting in front of you, the beeper sounds and a message appears on the driver information interface.
There is no vehicle ahead
Your vehicle maintains the set speed without having to keep your foot on the brake or accelerator pedal.
If there previously was a vehicle detected ahead that kept your vehicle from traveling at the set speed, ACC accelerates your vehicle to the set speed, and then maintains it.
When you depress the accelerator pedal
You can temporarily increase the vehicle speed. In this case, there is no audible or visual alerts even if a vehicle is in ACC range.
ACC stays on unless you cancel it. Once you release the accelerator pedal, the system resumes the set speed.
Even if the interval between your vehicle and the vehicle detected ahead is short, ACC may start accelerating your vehicle under the following circumstances:
- The vehicle ahead of you is going at almost the same speed as, or faster than, your vehicle.
A vehicle that cuts in front of you is going faster than your vehicle, gradually increasing the interval between the vehicles.
You can also set the system to beep when a vehicle in front of you comes in and goes out of the ACC detecting range. Change the ACC Forward Vehicle Detect Beep setting.
Limitations
You may need to use the brake to maintain a safe interval when using ACC. Additionally, ACC may not work properly under certain conditions.
ACC Conditions and Limitations
The system may automatically shut off and the ACC indicator will come on under certain conditions. Some examples of these conditions are listed below. Other conditions may reduce some of the ACC functions
Environmental conditions
Driving in bad weather (rain, fog, snow, etc.).
Roadway conditions
Driving on a snowy or wet roadway (obscured lane marking, vehicle tracks, reflected lights, road spray, high contrast).
Vehicle conditions
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The outside of the windshield is blocked by dirt, mud, leaves, wet snow, etc.
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An abnormal tire or wheel condition (incorrect sizes, varied sizes or construction, improperly inflated, compact spare tire, etc.).
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The camera temperature gets too high.
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The parking brake is applied.
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When the front grille is dirty.
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The vehicle is tilted due to a heavy load or suspension modifications.
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When tire chains are installed.
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The vehicle is towing a trailer.
If you need the radar sensor to be repaired, or removed, or the radar sensor cover is strongly impacted, turn off the system by pressing the MAIN button and take your vehicle to a dealer.
Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if you find any unusual behavior of the system (e.g., the warning message appears too frequently).
If the front of the vehicle is impacted in any of the following situations, the radar sensor may not work properly. Have your vehicle checked by a dealer:
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The vehicle mounted onto a bump, curb, chock, embankment, etc.
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You drive the vehicle where water is deep.
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Your vehicle has a frontal collision.
Detection limitations
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A vehicle suddenly crosses in front of you.
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The interval between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead of you is too short.
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A vehicle cuts in front of you at a slow speed, and it brakes suddenly.
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You accelerate rapidly and approach the vehicle ahead of you at high speed.
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The vehicle ahead of you is a motorcycle, bicycle, mobility scooter, or other small vehicle.
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There are animals in front of your vehicle.
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You drive on a curved or winding or undulating road that makes it difficult for the sensor to properly detect a vehicle in front of you.
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A vehicle ahead of you stops and the speed difference between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead of you is significantly large.
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An oncoming vehicle suddenly comes in front of you.
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Your vehicle abruptly crosses over in front of an oncoming vehicle.
FAQs
The cutting-edge ACC system automatically modifies your car’s speed while you’re cruising to keep a safe distance from the car in front of you.
While standard cruise control keeps the driver’s chosen speed constant, ACC can change the speed on its own to maintain a safe following distance from cars in front of you.
When traffic is heavy, some ACC systems have the ability to completely stop the vehicle and resume driving when the situation permits.
The ACC detects approaching cars using radar and/or cameras to calculate their speed and separation from your vehicle.
In order to accommodate varying driving styles, drivers frequently have the ability to set the preferred following distance.
The reduced visibility or interference from sensors in heavy rain, snow, or fog may have an impact on the performance of the ACC.
While ACC is helpful, it does not completely take the place of the driver’s obligation to apply the brakes when needed.
A lot of cars let users disable ACC if they’d rather not use it.
Advanced features like ACC are occasionally restricted to specific trim levels or packages.
Certain automobiles have ACC systems that are intended to function at reduced speeds, though this can change.
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