Worst cruise control ever - can it be improved?

[AZ Hella]

Depressing the clutch in my 21 cancels the cruise control.

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[Ratbert]

Wow, mine must definitely be broken then. On the max distance mine gets even closer than that car in the right lane.

The way you've been describing it definitely makes me think it's broken. Add that to your list for the next dealer visit.

 

[Ratbert]

Depressing the clutch in my 21 cancels the cruise control.

Ditto on my 2020. Someone in marketing must have come up with this "great" idea.

 

[mwilk012]

This is mine at max distance at 66 MPH. That's too close???

I think there’s something wrong with yours.

 

[Ratbert]

I think there’s something wrong with yours.

The closest setting seems to be appropriate for interstate driving while a bit too close for me at lower speeds. The distances also seem comparable to other vehicles we've had / driven with adaptive cruise.

 

[mwilk012]

The closest setting seems to be appropriate for interstate driving while a bit too close for me at lower speeds. The distances also seem comparable to other vehicles we've had / driven with adaptive cruise.

Maybe it’s just a photo perspective issue then. How many car lengths would you say it is?

 

[Ratbert]

Maybe it’s just a photo perspective issue then. How many car lengths would you say it is?

It was somewhere between three and four seconds.

 

[Mguy]

Question: what year is your Wrangler? Also, does CC cancel when you hit the clutch pedal?

On my 2020 JL, when CC is engaged the clutch and gear shifting does not cancel that feature. It seems that my JL'S CC operation is just like ACC except for speed adjustment based on the vehicle's visual sensors.

 

[GabeBoyTheGreat]

On my 2020 JL, when CC is engaged the clutch and gear shifting does not cancel that feature. It seems that my JL'S CC operation is just like ACC except for speed adjustment based on the vehicle's visual sensors.

Thanks for the update. My theory is that if I were to somehow disable ACC entirely (as if it never had ACC from the factory), perhaps the CC would behave more similarly to my 2018, which does not have CC.

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