Speed control using Cruise

[markwys]

Sometimes OEM driver conveniences are not desired. I have several, but here are two:

From work to home I travel a highway at 55mph. When I set the cruise and decent down a hill the transmission will shift up to keep the vehicle at my set cruise speed. That's all fine if the hill would cause me to accelerate to an unsafe speed. However, the transmission auto-shifts so aggressively (up to 3,000rpm at 55 MPH) it causes passenger heads to bob. It's as if I applied the brakes to slow down quickly. Although the vehicle stays at cruise speed it is not only uncomfortable but also annoying. I do not have the hill decent on since it works only under 20mph and has nothing to do with the cruise control. I would like to turn this 'feature' off but have not found a way. Ideas?

Second....maybe I'm hard to please since I have pet peeves....when I first start my 2015 explorer the seat belt chime sound immediately. I haven't even settled in or placed the vehicle in gear. I have disengaged the driver's side seat belt chime that sounds after 60 seconds or so of driving without a seat belt but the immediate chime still sounds. Before anyone warns me of the safety of seat belts, I never drive streets without belts. I do drive on the gravel roads at my job (10mph) without my belts since I am in and out of the vehicle frequently during very short drive distances.

Any ideas of disenaging the cruise control or the immediate chime that occurs before I can even get the door shut?

 

[Halwg]

As far as I know, there is now way around the 2 items you mention. The downshifting feature of these modern transmissions to hold your speed is quite annoying. But it does the same thing on my Nissans. When I first encountered it in my 2005 Nissan Maxima, I thought the transmission was broken. But alas, it's a feature to keep the speed steady.

As for the ding, ding, ding, the only thing you can do is fasten the belt before you start the car. I just ignore it in my car.

 

[jmr061]

As far as I know, there is now way around the 2 items you mention. The downshifting feature of these modern transmissions to hold your speed is quite annoying. But it does the same thing on my Nissans. When I first encountered it in my 2005 Nissan Maxima, I thought the transmission was broken. But alas, it's a feature to keep the speed steady.

As for the ding, ding, ding, the only thing you can do is fasten the belt before you start the car. I just ignore it in my car.

You can disable the beltminder. It should be in the owners manual. The dealer can also do it with their computer.

 

[peterk9]

....................Second....maybe I'm hard to please since I have pet peeves....when I first start my 2015 explorer the seat belt chime sound immediately. I haven't even settled in or placed the vehicle in gear. I have disengaged the driver's side seat belt chime that sounds after 60 seconds or so of driving without a seat belt but the immediate chime still sounds. Before anyone warns me of the safety of seat belts, I never drive streets without belts. I do drive on the gravel roads at my job (10mph) without my belts since I am in and out of the vehicle frequently during very short drive distances.

Any ideas of disenaging the cruise control or the immediate chime that occurs before I can even get the door shut?

Page 45 of the 2015 Owner's Guide, 2nd printing, describes how to turn OFF the chimes. It is under Seat Belt, Deactivating and Activating the Belt-Minder Feature.

Peter

 

[markwys]

I do have the belt minder disabled. It's the immediate chime when starting the vehicle I'm after. If a Ford tech can disable the immediate chime then there is hope.

 

[peterk9]

I do have the belt minder disabled. It's the immediate chime when starting the vehicle I'm after. If a Ford tech can disable the immediate chime then there is hope.

Thanks for that info. I incorrectly guessed that because the immediate chimes were related to the seat belts not being fastened that they also would be silenced. Good to know for future reference.

Peter