I have read many complaints on this forum about the ACC on the Honda Passport. Since the Passport is my first vehicle with ACC, I don’t have anything to compare. I am hoping that by sharing what I have learned about the ACC on my Passport, I can help others have a better experience with theirs or encourage others to share details about why the ACC on other vehicles is better.
The first thing I had to get used to was the feeling in the seat of my pants when the cruise control is slowing the vehicle. I have felt it before in other cars, but since they did not have ACC, I would simply disable the cruise control because I do not like the feeling. The point of ACC is to let my car slow down and speed up as needed, so I had to resist the urge to tap the brakes and let ACC do its job. I am much more used to the feeling now, but I still do not like it when it happens a lot, so I will turn the cruise control off when traffic gets heavy.
When I set my cruise control when there is a car in front of me, I try to match their speed then press the -/SET button to activate ACC. Then I use the +/RES button to set the maximum speed that I would like to go should they accelerate. I have found that this works much better than approaching them too quickly when I set the cruise control. If I do that, then there will be lots of slowing down and possibly braking (more of that feeling in the seat of my pants I want to avoid).
I have found that setting the ACC vehicle interval to the shortest results in less deceleration or braking, but following that closely can annoy the driver in front of me. I do not like being tailgated, and I am not a tailgater, so I will back off and set it to the second shortest if the car in front of me starts driving slow. If I set it to three or four, there is a lot more deceleration and braking.
If the car in front of me starts going too slow, then it is time to pass. Unfortunately, I have found that the Passport’s cruise control is in no hurry to accelerate, so I have to press the gas pedal.
If I am following a car and it makes a turn, then ACC is liable to apply the brake, which is highly annoying and could be dangerous if a vehicle is following too closely, but I understand why it does it. If ACC suddenly cannot detect the car in front of you and it is still there, then there could be a crash the car is braking or if your vehicle is going too fast. I have learned to watch for these situations, and have my foot ready to press the gas pedal.
What is your experience with ACC both in the Passport and in other cars? Do you have any tips that you would like to share?
The first thing I had to get used to was the feeling in the seat of my pants when the cruise control is slowing the vehicle. I have felt it before in other cars, but since they did not have ACC, I would simply disable the cruise control because I do not like the feeling. The point of ACC is to let my car slow down and speed up as needed, so I had to resist the urge to tap the brakes and let ACC do its job. I am much more used to the feeling now, but I still do not like it when it happens a lot, so I will turn the cruise control off when traffic gets heavy.
When I set my cruise control when there is a car in front of me, I try to match their speed then press the -/SET button to activate ACC. Then I use the +/RES button to set the maximum speed that I would like to go should they accelerate. I have found that this works much better than approaching them too quickly when I set the cruise control. If I do that, then there will be lots of slowing down and possibly braking (more of that feeling in the seat of my pants I want to avoid).
I have found that setting the ACC vehicle interval to the shortest results in less deceleration or braking, but following that closely can annoy the driver in front of me. I do not like being tailgated, and I am not a tailgater, so I will back off and set it to the second shortest if the car in front of me starts driving slow. If I set it to three or four, there is a lot more deceleration and braking.
If the car in front of me starts going too slow, then it is time to pass. Unfortunately, I have found that the Passport’s cruise control is in no hurry to accelerate, so I have to press the gas pedal.
If I am following a car and it makes a turn, then ACC is liable to apply the brake, which is highly annoying and could be dangerous if a vehicle is following too closely, but I understand why it does it. If ACC suddenly cannot detect the car in front of you and it is still there, then there could be a crash the car is braking or if your vehicle is going too fast. I have learned to watch for these situations, and have my foot ready to press the gas pedal.
What is your experience with ACC both in the Passport and in other cars? Do you have any tips that you would like to share?
I agree with the two bar setting as being the overall best out on the road, one bar in town though. It's not perfect, but it gets the job done quite well, as far as I'm concerned anyway.
