Steering Wheel DreamDrive Controls
- Left-side Toggle Switch
- DreamDrive Activate
- Gap Setting Adjustment
- Cancel Drive Assist Control
Push and hold the toggle up/down to adjust the set speed by ±5 increments.
Adaptive Cruise Control or Highway Assist can be activated when all of the following conditions are met:
Adaptive Cruise Control and Highway Assist will automatically disengage and sound an audible alert in any of the following situations:
Front Camera is Blocked
Adaptive Cruise Control and Highway Assist systems, even under optimal conditions, are not a substitute for safe driving. See DreamDrive Limitations for details.
When engaged, Adaptive Cruise Control uses data from the vehicle’s exterior sensors to automatically adjust your cruising speed, maintaining a safe distance from any vehicles ahead. The default distance maintained is the furthest allowed. See Adjusting Following Distance.
Adaptive Cruise Control is primarily intended for driving on dry, straight roads with no stops or sharp curves, such as highways and freeways.
Adaptive Cruise Control will issue a takeover request if it cannot safely brake the vehicle.
Press the DreamDrive button on the steering wheel to activate Adaptive Cruise Control. See Steering Wheel DreamDrive Controls.
To set the cruising speed:
Minimum speed: 20 mph (30 km/h)
Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h)
The cruising speed displays to the right of the speedometer on the Glass Cockpit and is highlighted when Adaptive Cruise Control is active. Cruising speed can be changed using the same controls once activated.
Adaptive Cruise Control maintains your selected cruising speed when a vehicle is not detected in front of you.
When cruising behind a detected vehicle, (highlighted in the Center Cockpit Panel), Adaptive Cruise Control will accelerate and decelerate the vehicle, as needed, to maintain the set following distance up to the set speed. See Adjusting Following Distance.
Cruise Speed Update will prompt you on the Glass Cockpit when a new speed limit is detected. Press the left toggle button on the steering wheel to update the cruising speed to the new speed limit.
If you do not wish to update the cruising speed, the prompt will disappear after 7 seconds.
You can temporarily override the set speed using the accelerator pedal while Adaptive Cruise Control is active. Adaptive Cruise Control will disengage if it is overridden for more than 60 seconds.
The Center Cockpit Panel will display the following when you press the accelerator pedal:
Once the accelerator is released, Adaptive Cruise Control should automatically resume and return to the cruise speed set by the driver. The Glass Cockpit displays the active Adaptive Cruise Control mode.
To adjust the vehicle’s time gap settings from the vehicle ahead, press the button on the steering wheel. See Steering Wheel DreamDrive Controls. There are four time gap settings to select from, which will cycle as the button is pressed.
The change in the time gap settings displays on the Center Cockpit Panel.
To cancel Adaptive Cruise Control, press the Cancel button on the steering wheel. See Steering Wheel DreamDrive Controls for more information.
Press the brake pedal, if it is safe to do so in the current traffic conditions, to cancel the system.
After Adaptive Cruise Control has been canceled, you can resume the previously set speed by toggling up the left steering wheel control.
The Extended Stop and Go feature adds auto-resume capability to Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) while in stop-and-go traffic. With this feature enabled, if you come to a complete stop, after the vehicle in front of you begins to move, your vehicle will resume forward movement without additional input from you, provided your vehicle’s Driver Monitoring System (DMS) confirms you are paying attention.
Highway Assist is a DreamDrive Pro feature that detects lane markings to actively steer and center your vehicle in the lane. It detects the presence of other vehicles in your lane and adjusts your speed to help you maintain a safe following distance.
Highway Assist is only available on some roads. If you activate Highway Assist and then drive onto a road that Highway Assist does not support, the system will deactivate Highway Assist and switch back to Adaptive Cruise Control.
To activate Highway Assist, press the DreamDrive button on the steering wheel, followed by the toggle button to set the desired cruise speed. See DreamDrive Controls appear at the top of the center Cockpit Panel.
You will hear a chime, the lane will be highlighted, and the words Highway Assist will display on the Center Cockpit Panel when Highway Assist is activated.
Highway Assist will follow the leading vehicle when the system cannot detect the lane lines or lane markings and there is a vehicle ahead.
To change lanes without disengaging or deactivating Highway Assist, activate the turn signal in the direction you will be changing lanes. See Turn Signals.
Activating the turn signals and turning the steering wheel will temporarily override the Highway Assist feature. The effort needed to override the lane centering system will be reduced in the direction of the intended lane change, allowing you to manually complete the lane change with ease. Highway Assist will automatically resume when the vehicle is centered in the new lane and both lane lines are detected.
Manual Lane Biasing temporarily allows a you to manually adjust the vehicle's position within a lane while Highway Assist is still engaged and actively controlling the vehicle.
Although Highway Assist helps you with steering, it is necessary to keep your hands on the wheel and pay attention to the road at all times. The system will provide a series of warnings if it detects that you are distracted and your hands are not on the steering wheel. If the warnings remain unattended to, the system will lead you to an in-lane stop. Refer to the following information for details on the warning prompts:
A prompt will display on the center Glass Cockpit if Highway Assist detects that you are distracted, not looking forward, or your hands are not on the steering wheel for more than 6 seconds.
A warning will display on the Glass Cockpit if no steering wheel input has been detected for 15 seconds, prompting you to place your hands on the steering wheel.
If steering wheel input still has not been detected after an additional 15 seconds:
The final stage of in-lane stop initiation depends on the current speed of the vehicle, and will occur any time after 33 seconds of continuous, nonexistent steering wheel input:
Once an in-lane stop has completed:
You can temporarily override Highway Assist is active by turning the steering wheel. The Highway Assist indicator will gray out on the Glass Cockpit when you use the steering wheel.
Once the steering wheel returns to its neutral position, the vehicle is centered in the lane, and the system detects lanes again, Highway Assist will automatically resume and the Glass Cockpit will return to displaying the active Highway Assist mode.
To cancel Highway Assist, press the Cancel button on the steering wheel. See Steering Wheel DreamDrive Controls.
Highway Assist can also be canceled by pressing the brake pedal if it is safe to do so in the current traffic conditions.
Curve Speed Control reduces vehicle speed when detecting turns or curves while Highway Assist is active. The system temporarily lowers speed before and during curves.
Lane Change Assist (LCA) allows you to change lanes automatically while continuously monitoring the surrounding traffic conditions.
Before the first use, Lane Change Assist requires a period of driving in the middle lane on a multi-lane highway before it can be activated, for calibration purposes. The calibration is complete when a dashed line appears between lanes.
Tap and briefly hold the turn indicator to activate LCA during HWA.
After LCA is initiated, based on availability, the center cockpit panel displays an empty spot in the adjacent lane to allow you to change lanes.
Once the lane change is complete, the turn signal will automatically turn off.
LCA availability is indicated on the cockpit panel by dotted lines adjacent to your vehicle, while LCA unavailability is shown by a solid line.
No LCA Available | |
LCA Ready (Specific to lane) |
You can cancel the lane change by moving the turn signal in the same or opposite direction of the intended lane change after LCA is initiated and before the vehicle has reached the lane marker.
You can cancel a lane change at any point during the lane change by initiating steering override or by pressing the brake or accelerator pedals or by pressing Cancel or DreamDrive on the steering wheel.
The Traffic Sign Recognition system uses the front cameras and navigation system data to recognize traffic signs on the road, therefore providing you with driving information, such as speed limits and other regulations.
Traffic signs will display on the Glass Cockpit next to the speedometer when they are detected.
The display color of the speed limit sign will change color and may increase in size when Speed Limit Alert is enabled, (see Speed Limit Alert Settings), and if the current vehicle speed exceeds the detected speed limit. The display will return to its normal color and size when the vehicle is slowed down to within the speed limit.
The system will alert you with an audible alert and a notification on the Glass Cockpit if a Wrong Way road sign is detected and the vehicle passes it.
To configure Speed Limit Alert settings, use the Pilot Panel and touch > DreamDrive.
When your vehicle comes to a stop behind traffic, or another stopped vehicle, the Traffic Drive-Off Alert system will monitor the driver and alert them if they are distracted when the front vehicle pulls away from a stopped position.
The system will provide audible and visual alerts if a stopped vehicle in front pulls away and the interior camera detects that you are not facing forward.
When Adaptive Cruise Control is active (see Adaptive Cruise Control), and the vehicle is stopped, you will receive a prompt on the Glass Cockpit once the traffic ahead clears. You can resume cruising speed by pressing the accelerator or by pushing up on the left steering wheel toggle (see Steering Wheel DreamDrive Controls).
The prompt will change and the system will sound an audible alert if you do not react to the initial prompt within a few seconds and if the driver is distracted.
Use the Pilot Panel and touch > DreamDrive, then press to enable or disable Traffic Drive-Off Alert to configure Traffic Drive-Off Alert settings.
When enabled, the Distracted Driver Alert system will monitor the driver via the interior camera and issue alerts when it detects that the driver’s eyes are not on the road.
If the system detects that the driver’s eyes are off the road for two seconds, an alert will display on the Glass Cockpit and a chime will sound.
To configure Distracted Driver Alert settings, on the Pilot Panel, touch > DreamDrive, then enable or disable Distraction Alert.
The Distraction Driver Alert settings will then save to the current user profile.
When enabled, the Drowsy Driver Alert system will issue alerts once it detects early signs of drowsiness. This system will monitor for the following signs:
A notification will appear on the Center Cockpit Panel if the system detects signs of driver drowsiness.
An indicator will display on the Glass Cockpit when the Drowsy Driver Alert activates until the vehicle has been stopped or shifted out of D (Drive).
In addition to the alert, the Right Cockpit Panel will display a list of nearby break areas, when available. If desired, press a location to add a waypoint to your current trip and navigate it to that break area. See Navigating.
A warning notification will appear on the Glass Cockpit and an audible alert will sound if the system detects continued signs of drowsiness after the first alert.
When available, the Right Cockpit Panel will also display a list of nearby break areas. Press SHOW ME to view the list or DISMISS to clear.
A new warning notification will appear along with a louder audible alert and haptic vibration of the steering wheel if the system still detects signs of drowsiness after the second alert.
Hazard lights will also activate and the Right Cockpit Panel will, again, display a list of nearby break areas.
Responses include:
Click > DreamDrive on the Pilot Panel, then press to enable or disable Drowsy Driver Alert.
Drowsy Driver settings will then save to the current User Profile.
High Beam Assist (HBA) is a feature that uses the vehicle's cameras to detect the headlights of approaching vehicles or the taillights of the vehicle directly ahead.
The vehicle's headlight's will automatically switch from high beams to low beams when either of these conditions are detected.
The headlights will return to high beams when the camera sensor no longer detects an approaching vehicle or a vehicle ahead.
The High Beam Assist indicator is displayed on the instrument cluster whenever the system is activated.
An indicator will display on the Instrument Cluster, and High Beam Assist will be unavailable if the system detects a fault. Headlight high beams can still be operated using the left steering column lever.
High Beam Assist can be enabled or disabled using the Pilot Panel. Select > Vehicle > Drive Settings, then press to enable or disable High Beam Assist.
If High Beam Assist is enabled and the vehicle is parked, tapping and holding the High Beam Assist label in the Pilot Panel for 30 seconds will reveal the Reduced High Beam Sensitivity option.