Adaptive cruise control

Mophead

Mophead

Site Supporter
Joined
Apr 10, 2017
Messages
133
Location
Texas panhandle
Bike
FJR1300
Been wanting to ask this for some time so here goes. When you run up on someone and the cruise applies the brakes, do the brake lights light up for folks behind you? I can't see them to know for sure.
 
Google AI says they do when actually braking but not when just using engine decel. Would be interesting to set up an experiment to know for sure because, you know, just because the interweb says it...

From my own experience in our CRV, there are times I sure hope it does as it brakes pretty hard coming up on stopped traffic vs just maintaining distance at speed going down the highway. It will bring you to a complete stop and go again, if you're trusting enough to let it!
 
I can say for fact that the adaptive cruise on the 2023 and 2024 BMW R1250RT of Kevin Q @MR Q does in fact activate the brake light if his bike needs to slow faster than engine braking. I have followed him many miles and have asked if he activated the brakes or did the adaptive. Almost always his answer was that he did not apply the brakes.
 
Kevin_56 said:
I can say for fact that the adaptive cruise on the 2023 and 2024 BMW R1250RT of Kevin Q @MR Q does in fact activate the brake light if his bike needs to slow faster than engine braking. I have followed him many miles and have asked if he activated the brakes or did the adaptive. Almost always his answer was that he did not apply the brakes.
Click to expand...
Makes sense.
 
Mophead said:
Been wanting to ask this for some time so here goes. When you run up on someone and the cruise applies the brakes, do the brake lights light up for folks behind you? I can't see them to know for sure.
Click to expand...
As far as I know they do light up just as if you were applying brakes.
 
MR Q. said:
@Kevin_56
If I'm not mistaken the brakes lights go on under a "braking condition" but not under a slight reduction of speed. Can you confirm that? I'm thinking interstate highway driving.
Click to expand...
When following you on the slabs and your bike slows as it catches up to traffic, the brake lights do not go on. If you or your bike slow quickly then yes they do light up. We need to verify hill assist brake light on or off.

My Bronco Sport does iluminate the brake light during hill assist braking.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom