My prius was hit, buying a new used one and people are so full of it!!! This guy is telling me his 2016 Toyota Prius Two Eco Hatchback has adaptive cruise, but there are no buttons on the steering wheel or anywhere else to set the distance. I am not going to fly up there to find he lied. I would wind up hurting him... Where else would the distance buttons be? This is the pic he sent:
From the brochure, it looks like in 2016, you had to get a trim 3 or higher to get the DRCC. He's probably not lying, just confused like almost all car salesmen.
I think you're right - it would have extra buttons on the wheel - keep in mind this is AUSTRALIA - USA are reversed: Press the button on the end of the stalk once. (I think hold it in for "NORMAL old-fashioned CRUISE" - which I've never used.)
It’s definitely not standard on the 2016 Two Eco trim. It became standard for all models, regardless of trim, for the 2017 model year. If there’s not a distance button to the right of the steering wheel, it’s not equipped.
Today I learned something. My 2019 has it, but I really appreciate the ability to not use it. I use regular cruise control. Even at its lowest setting, adaptive will slow the car down just when it was time to move over to pass someone.
You can just give it some gas... I just dial my max speed and get behind someone. If they go faster... they will get away... if they slow down... I do not have to hit the brake or let off the gas. The issue I have with it: If someone gets between you and the car you are following, the car will brake abruptly... making you and the riders uncomfortable... Like lurching forward.
I usually prefer regular cruise but do use the adaptive on occasion. But I stay ready to override it. If I see cars slowing ahead, I know my car is too dumb to anticipate it so I pull back on the cruise control stalk to start coasting.
So now we're babysitting the babysitting device? Yeah, no, m8. Not for me. I'd rather do the steering and traffic navigation than babysitting the accelerator pedal. I'll cover the brake - and have to use it on rare occasions, but covering the accelerator pedal to have to use to far more often? No thanks. Old school cruise is still the perfect device for aware drivers for the majority of highway driving.
When you drive 40 - 80 hours a week.... and a lot of it in traffic... its nice to have. I also like to drive stick... and the dynamic cruise is not good for the mountains or curvy roads.... but trips back and forth to the airport... Nice... or six hour drives.... even better. Less tickets... faster ETAs. Enjoy the scenery a little better and maybe be a little more aware of the crazies around you. Esp after watching all these crash videos online.
I'm new to adaptive cruise but a long-time devotee of the regular sort. I find it very helpful, especially on our incessant freeways. One deals with the sudden upfront lane changes...
Well, up until this weekend I wrote off the adaptive cruise to being a crutch for people who don't pay attention - you know, those types who are trying to do anything else but driving well. Well... I ended up on highway-speed two-lane roads this weekend. As long as the driver(s) ahead of me weren't going miserable slow (most folks expect to do about 72 to 74 MPH on these two-lane roads for ~20 miles at a time), the adaptive cruise was nice in that situation to maintain distance. A number of times it read cars falsely and slowed me down for little reason, but it was nice on those roads.
