Make sure the relevant safety warnings have been read and understood before driving the vehicle. See ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SAFETY.
In follow mode, the vehicle may not decelerate automatically to a stop and the vehicle does not always decelerate quickly enough to avoid a collision. Always maintain a safe gap to the vehicle ahead to reduce the risk of an accident. An accident could lead to injury or death.
When adaptive cruise control identifies a vehicle in the lane ahead, it automatically enters follow mode. Adaptive cruise control adjusts the vehicle’s speed by controlling acceleration and braking to maintain a set gap to the vehicle ahead.
The instrument panel displays a green information lamp to confirm that follow mode has detected a target while adaptive cruise control is enabled. See FOLLOW MODE (GREEN).
If the turn signals are used, follow mode may reduce the gap to the vehicle ahead in anticipation of a maneuver. If a maneuver is not carried out, follow mode restores the previous gap setting after a few seconds.
Follow mode may not reduce the gap to the vehicle ahead if it is deemed inappropriate, e.g., if the vehicle ahead is already too close.
The follow mode gap to the vehicle ahead can be adjusted. See CHANGING THE FOLLOW MODE GAP.