SteveAZ
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- Joined
- July 15, 2011
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- 261
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- City, State
- Mesa, Arizona
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2021 Lincoln Corsair
There's plenty of info on how Adaptive cruise works but I haven't been able to find anything on the technical aspects. What happens in the engine to slow the car down? when I'm going down a hill in my neighborhood about 25 or 30 and the car begins to accelerate something other than braking takes place to slow the car. It almost sounds like a Jake brake but not so loud. It's easy to know when the brakes are applied but the there must be something else going on when the throttle is off and the car is only picking up speed slowly. If I disable the Adaptive Cruise and only use the standard cruise the car will still slow to the set speed, say 65, but it feels like the car is down shifting but theres no increase in rpm. OK, I think you get the idea. What's going on under the hood?
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