Limits of"Smart Cruise Control

[allisondbl]

So I'm contemplating buying a Hyundai Genesis. I'd get it fully loaded with regard to safety technology, i.e., the tech package including smart cruise with lane keeping, camera, BLIS etc.

My specific query is with regard to the limits of the cruise control system. Is it on a par with the Mercedes E350 and Audi A6? I have tested that it can be set to follow a car at a specific distance and once set will stop when the car in front stops and restart possibly without driver intervention. CRITICAL to me, however, is determining that if the stop is longer than a minimum, the car can be made to move again merely by tapping the resume button on the steering wheel over and over.

The key for me is that when stuck in stop and go traffic at, for example, a tunnel, I want to not have to continually shift my foot from gas to brake to gas for an hour, but instead hit resume and move that foot or two and the car will stop itself when the car in front stops and resume moving when I hit resume again and then stop when the car in front stops, etc. over and over.

If anybody knows anything contrary to what I'm saying absolutely contradict me pretty please! It is this ENDLESS REPETITION using resume that is what I want which would make it competitive with the Mercedes or Audi A6.

So: can anyone driving the 2015 Genesis confirm that this works with no limit?? I raise this question having found out that the Subaru Legacy with its new eyesight technology for example, will not allow stop and go after five stops without turning the car off and on, and having tested the genesis and sometimes getting it to resume and sometimes not. Also it seems the cruise can't be set at less than 20 mph - tested - and thus if i tap the accelerator to restart or the brake to stop and hit resume if less than 20 no go??!!

Any and all help greatly appreciated with this thank you!

Alley

 

[ckon]

So I'm contemplating buying a Hyundai Genesis. I'd get it fully loaded with regard to safety technology, i.e., the tech package including smart cruise with lane keeping, camera, BLIS etc.

My specific query is with regard to the limits of the cruise control system. Is it on a par with the Mercedes E350 and Audi A6? I have tested that it can be set to follow a car at a specific distance and once set will stop when the car in front stops and restart possibly without driver intervention. CRITICAL to me, however, is determining that if the stop is longer than a minimum, the car can be made to move again merely by tapping the resume button on the steering wheel over and over.

The key for me is that when stuck in stop and go traffic at, for example, a tunnel, I want to not have to continually shift my foot from gas to brake to gas for an hour, but instead hit resume and move that foot or two and the car will stop itself when the car in front stops and resume moving when I hit resume again and then stop when the car in front stops, etc. over and over.

If anybody knows anything contrary to what I'm saying absolutely contradict me pretty please! It is this ENDLESS REPETITION using resume that is what I want which would make it competitive with the Mercedes or Audi A6.

So: can anyone driving the 2015 Genesis confirm that this works with no limit?? I raise this question having found out that the Subaru Legacy with its new eyesight technology for example, will not allow stop and go after five stops without turning the car off and on, and having tested the genesis and sometimes getting it to resume and sometimes not. Also it seems the cruise can't be set at less than 20 mph - tested - and thus if i tap the accelerator to restart or the brake to stop and hit resume if less than 20 no go??!!

Any and all help greatly appreciated with this thank you!
Alley

It will automatically resume if you're stopped for less than 3 seconds. After 3 seconds pressing Resume should work. Don't know if that helps.

 

[Ernie3647]

The way it works is if the cruise is set and you use your brake pedal to stop then you’ll have to use the resume on the wheel. If the cruise is set and the car is allowed to stop for longer than about 3 seconds when the traffic moves you just have hit the resume and the car will resume. If the cruise is set and the car stops less then 3 seconds it will continue with no intervention.

 

[markpoisson]

I believe the heart of the question was whether the system would allow the start/stop/resume (manually) to occur an unlimited number of times for stop/go traffic versus disabling after X times like some other manufacturers implement.

 

[allisondbl]

thanks to all and yes the question is if you can use resume switch to make it start again from a full stop over and over in stop and go traffic. According to Genesis customer service answer is no but hoping they might be wrong. issue MAY be can't get cruise to kick in below 20 ... also if it will be resumable if you use brake to stop can you still resume if can't get up to 20 mph