Tag: adaptive cruise control

Consumer Reports throws a list of its favorite auto safety features

Adaptive cruise control indicator

Safety features Consumer Reports (CR) recently showed a list of what it calls key safety features to look for in new and used cars. And while we have no specific beef with their list, save one, we thought that three more features should be added. First the CR list: Blind Spot Warning (BSW), along with …

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Semi-adaptive cruise control indicator

Semi-adaptive cruise control We are in the process of updating our Opel dashboard symbols page, and ran across an odd item: Semi-adaptive Cruise Control. It, of course, has a slightly different indicator symbol, because why not, but we had to dig in to understand why it is semi-adaptive. We don’t see a difference, except in …

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Active or Advanced Cruise Control Indicators

Active Cruise Control These are Active or Advanced or Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Indicator symbols. The first symbols add a car to the speedometer (the dial) and arrow (pointer) found in another symbol. Again, unfortunately it is not immediately clear to the average driver just what it is trying to say. The car indicates that …

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Cruise or Speed Control Indicators

Cruise control indicator

Cruise Control This first image is the Cruise Control Indicator light in text form. The light is illuminated when the cruise control is engaged. It is perfectly straightforward, as opposed to the many image symbols below that are now often used in its place. First, are you sure one of these is your symbol?? If …

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Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Status Indicator

ADAS status indicator

Driver Assist This is an Advanced Driver Assistance Systems or ADAS Status Indicator symbol. As shown the, ADAS indicator shows green on both sides, and is thus ready. The color can vary depending on circumstances. The symbol is meant to show the proper lane, another car travelling ahead, and the distance to that car, represented …

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A New Name for Adaptive Cruise Control Revisits an Old Question

Adaptive Cruise Control Adaptive Cruise Control systems have been available from many auto manufacturers now for several years, These are systems that allow a car to maintain a set distance from a vehicle ahead of it. Kia Motors now in 2014 has it available in its Cadenza and K900 models. The fact that the company …

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EyeSight System Malfunction Indicator Symbols

EyeSight Indicator Symbol

EyeSight These Warning Indicator Symbols are associated with EyeSight Systems. These are driver assistance safety systems meant to help avoid or minimize collisions with obstacles moving in your direction. In use, the systems combine active or adaptive cruise control, pre-collision or automatic braking, and vehicle lane departure warning systems and depends on the proper function …

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