Ford Fusion: Using Adaptive Cruise Control (IF EQUIPPED) / Setting the Gap Distance
You can decrease or increase the distance
between your vehicle and the vehicle in
front by pressing the gap control.
Press and release to decrease
the gap distance.
Press and release to increase
the
gap distance.
The selected gap appears in the
information display as shown by the bars
in the image.
Note: The gap setting is time dependent
and therefore the distance adjusts with your
vehicle speed.
Note: It is your responsibility to select a gap
appropriate to the driving conditions.
Adaptive Cruise Control Gap Settings
Each time you switch the system on, it
selects the last chosen gap setting.
Following a Vehicle
WARNING: When following a
vehicle that is braking, your vehicle does
not always decelerate quickly enough to
avoid a crash without driver intervention...
Overriding the Set Speed
WARNING: If you override the
system by pressing the accelerator
pedal, it does not automatically apply
the brakes to maintain a gap from any
vehicle ahead...
Other information:
Removal
NOTE:
Roof removed for clarity.
NOTE:
Left hand (LH) side shown, right hand (RH) side similar.
Depower the SRS.
Refer to: Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering (501-20B)
.
Remove the roof opening panel frame...
Removal
NOTE:
Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details.
Remove the front wheels and tires.
Refer to: Wheel and Tire (204-04A Wheels and Tires, Removal and Installation).
On both sides.
Remove the rivet push pin and the screws from the front of the fender liner...