Cruise Control with Manual Transmission
Submitted: Wednesday, Jan 21, 2004 at 23:49
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Member - StevenL
Does anyone have any good/bad experiences with using Cruise in a manual vehicle. Is it just a case of having to change down yourself when you hit an incline and the revs drop.
I've driven auto cars with cruise but never a manual.Prado GXL TD Manual
It's on order, Delivery in April '04.
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pic will have to do till then. Can't wait!!!
Reply By: Mike - Thursday, Jan 22, 2004 at 01:13
Thursday, Jan 22, 2004 at 01:13
Hi Steven. The cruise control I have fitted to my GU 4.2td is excellent. Its the one you can get from Kmart for under $200.
Mine automatically drops out when the vehicle speed drops 10k below what it has been set. If I anticipate a decline in speed (eg large
hill ahead) I can either speed up a little to get more momentum or I touch the traler brake controler manual override at the appropriate time. I agree that a cut out switch on the clutch would be good, but there are other ways. Personally I don't have any problems at all as it is..
Happy camping
Mike.
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Reply By: Member - StevenL - Thursday, Jan 22, 2004 at 01:22
Thursday, Jan 22, 2004 at 01:22
Thanks for the replies.
On the new prado that I have ordered cruise comes standard (auto or manual). I presume it will have the clutch cutout. The dealer only had an auto for the
test drive which went
well, but I prefer the control of a manual tranny. I'll just have to see how it goes when I get the vehicle.
StevenLPrado GXL TD Manual
It's on order, Delivery in April '04.
This
pic will have to do till then. Can't wait!!!
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Reply By: Phil G - Thursday, Jan 22, 2004 at 11:15
Thursday, Jan 22, 2004 at 11:15
Steven,
I have the 90 series Prado TD manual with cruise control. It works very
well. It cuts out when you touch the clutch or brake, so if you change gears, you'll need to give the lever an upflick to "resume". But the TD has so much torque that its not often required on the open road. Also, it only works over 40kph, but works in any gear.
Takes a bit of getting used to. I turn it off when in undulating country or on roads with a few curves. Just use it on the long straight runs, and around town to avoid the speeding tickets.
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Reply By: jeff-wa - Thursday, Jan 22, 2004 at 12:19
Thursday, Jan 22, 2004 at 12:19
I only ever had a manual cruise on a
sedan, my 1994 Nissan Bluebird 2.4 Perrol, but it was fantastic and it kept the speed in
check better than most other cruise controls on Autos, the only one that compares to it is my current electronic 3rd part cruise on my 3.0TD Surf which only varies 3 kms tops under normal highway conditions.
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