Cruise control won't automatically maintain a distance from the vehicle directly in front of you?

[tbinmd]

You will crash first. Auto regen must not be used this way given it wasn't designed to be a cheap alternative to ACC.

Correct, it's not ACC.

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[4thPcar]

Can someone help me understand why cruise control will not automatically maintain a distance from the vehicle directly in front of you? With cruise control not engaged and the brake regen/recup set to "A" (set from the steering wheel), the car automatically breaks to maintain a safe distance from the car in front. But when cruise control is engaged the auto recup "A" automatically disengages. These should work together like many other modern cruise control systems.

I believe I have Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) if it is a standard feature. I do not have InnoDrive.

Thanks.

I have the ACC and it performs great as you described here. You can set the distance that the car will maintain from cars in front. When activated, you dont really need auto-regent as the ACC performs similarly, but will also speed up to your desired speed if/when traffic clears.

I've been using this more and more since I got a gig requiring me to drive about 18 miles on the freeway. I don't drive during rush hour but there is still enough traffic that the car needs to slow down often. With ACC I am a lot more relaxed.

TBH I use auto-regen more than ACC when making short trips. I like that feature even more than ACC because its simple to use and feels like it it my copilot, keeping me safe.