A good tip, ref 172/182

[fUbAr]

Here's a tip for all 172/182 owners with Cruise Control...
I'll set the scene first to tell the story.

I was driving along a B road, travelling through a villiage with a 40mph limit. In this villiage is 3 speed cameras, so i set the 182's speed limiter to 40mph so i wasnt tempted to stray over the limit and risk getting caught.

Towards the end of the villiage i got stuck behind a tractor doing about 20mph, so i slow down and wait behind it for the national speed limit sign. A quick look round the tractor and i can see the oncoming cars a fair distance ahead so i go to overtake. I get along side the tractor only to hit the speed limiter at 40mph in 2nd, which i had forgotten to turn off!

so the tip of the day... remember to turn off the speed limiter when overtaking!

 

[Pettsi]

Sticky this? :rasp:

 

[Adamhodg]

lmao

 

[LegoHead]

or slam foot to floor onto the clicky button to over ride it.

but LOL!

 

[BioHzrd]

LOL !

 

[RichMcc]

Or sell the 182 and get your propper 172 back which doesn't have silly cruise control and you can own tractors all day

 

[Pettsi]

So Fubar is what your trying to say is the tractor nearly did you in the twisties?

 

[trailerparktrev]

Whoops. Thinking about it I've never used the speed limiter in my 182 and have used the cruise control once - just to try it out.

 

[fUbAr]

Or sell the 182 and get your propper 172 back which doesn't have silly cruise control and you can own tractors all day

Nah im happy with my 182 now, its just as quick as my old car finally

So Fubar is what your trying to say is the tractor nearly did you in the twisties?

lol, erm... yeah

i dived back in behind him and had another go at overtaking later lol

 

[Day]

I see over on johndeeresport.net somebody is boasting about keeping a 182 behind them...

 

[sweetkidda]

lol^

 

[Al Wilson]

I see over on johndeeresport.net somebody is boasting about keeping a 182 behind them...

:lolup:

 

[DrR]

Thats s**t cruise control if it won't let you speed up.

 

[Davey182]

speed limiter, not cruise control... as said above you over-ride it by sticking you're foot flat to the floor.

 

[Shindig]

that could have been mega dangerous!

 

[dazraffan]

or slam foot to floor onto the clicky button to over ride it.

but LOL!

or just do that ^^^^^^^^^

 

[fUbAr]

Thats s**t cruise control if it won't let you speed up.

speed limiter, not cruise control.

that could have been mega dangerous!

i know... luckily the oncoming cars werent any closer!

 

[rwaterman]

Ive never actually used the speed limiter on mine...... Great tip though!!

 

[fUbAr]

i bet you go and try it now

 

[matt182]

I think that's why the click is at the bottom to get you out of trouble that click saved me a few times on a roundabout when i forgot to turn it of and wanted a quick get away

 

[DH_GTI]

lol it is weird, only used mine once

 

[Andy]

Never had this problem, when I was overtaking something I always nailed it, to limiter was overriden.

 

[fUbAr]

i didnt use full throttle to reach the "click"... there was no need for a 20mph tractor.
Well as it turns out there was a need! lol

 

[DrR]

speed limiter, not cruise control.

that could have been mega dangerous!

i know... luckily the oncoming cars werent any closer!

Difference?

 

[TomTom]

Cruise control keeps you at the speed you want.

Speed limiter you drive around normally, but it won't let you go over the speed you set. Unless you go to overtake a tractor, of course.

 

[Rich]

lol nice one Fubar, is handy feature on the m/way when they have Specs cameras etc.

 

[GarethM]

lol quality dan

 

[dsp172]

Or sell the 182 and get your propper 172 back which doesn't have silly cruise control and you can own tractors all day

172,s do come with cruise control as mine has it all fitted all late 172 models had them as standard also aircon late 53,s
:quiet:

 

[Anni182]

whenever i use my cruise control i just set it at say 70 and then when i brake it obviously deactivates and when i want it to start again i just press the up speed button. if im on a 40mph road i probably wouldnt use it or in that scenario id have turned the switch off.
ive never used the speed limiter, where is it? lol

 

[Oggy997]

Flick the Cruise Control Switch down. Light goes orange.

I just press the 0 on the steering wheel to clear it.

 

[172.com]

Speed limiter you drive around normally, but it won't let you go over the speed you set. Unless you go to overtake a tractor, of course.

My doesn't let me drive normally. I've used it in the past when I've got some old bill behind me, but it's a dog when trying to build speed up, especially from a standing start. It's like driving a sub 1.0L car when pulling away from traffic lights with it set.

 

[*Clare*]

In the two years of owning my clio I have never used the cruise control once

 

[172.com]

In the two years of owning my clio I have never used the cruise control once

You should ask a male to show you how to use it then!

 

[Anni182]

In the two years of owning my clio I have never used the cruise control once

i use my cruise control every single time i do motorway driving, its great!

 

[*Clare*]

In the two years of owning my clio I have never used the cruise control once

You should ask a male to show you how to use it then!

Ha ha.... I know how to use it but never have!!! :rasp:

 

[_Alex_D_]

Funny cruise control that. I drive Volvos S80s and Vectra Diesal all week and all off them let you go quicker. Just tap break and floor it.

If your having them troubles I might be safer to not use it!:clown:

 

[fUbAr]

do people actually read things before they post?

this thread is about how i forgot to disable my speed limiter feature... which is completely different to the cruise control feature.

All the 182's speed limiter does it prevent you from going over the set speed.

 

[_Alex_D_]

Sorry didn't realise was a different thing?

 

[fUbAr]

yup, entirely different

 

[Matt@Stealthsport]

Didn't know they had cruise control.

LOL