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Saturday, October 22, 2011

cruise control system in cars

What is CCS: CCS (Cruise Control System), an electronic system on a car that works automatically sets throttle valve opening angle to be at a predetermined speed of the driver. So, the driver does not have to always stepping on the gas pedal.
With CCS the driver can still be at the appointed speed, even in the slope or derivative.
This system helps the driver when positioned on the highway or roads between cities that long without having to rest long enough.
So, the driver can relax and ride in comfort.
Some models have a function that automatically adjust the distance between vehicles.
How to use the cruise control:
CCS is run with the main switches, control switches, accelerator and brake pedal. The design of the control switches varies depending on the model.
Control switches has 5 modes of operation: set, coast, resume, Accelerate, and cancel.
CCS setting at the desired speed, the type of car CCS component placement is different, this time explaining the CCS system on toyota car type.
(1) Press and release the main switch (located at the end of the cruise control lever). Power indicator light will illuminate.
(2) Press the gas pedal until it reaches the desired speed (between approximately 40 km / h (25 mph) and 200 km / h (124 mph))
(3) Push the cruise control lever down and release; this will change to the SET / COAST switch on the control.
Speed ​​of the car at the time the lever is released is stored in the cruise control. ECU memory and speed of the car for the cruise control set. Vehicle speed is stored in memory called the set speed.
for the next post are:
CCS function at a higher speed