XC70 cruise control & maximum speed.

westie1981 · Jan 18th, 2015, 14:05

Hi All,

Traditional cruise control allows you to set a speed and the car maintains this for you. I have seen a nice feature on Mercedes in the past where you can set a maximum speed and drive the car on the throttle so you don't exceed a speed limit.

Does anyone know if the XC70 has the feature of setting a maximum speed?

Thanks

Paul

tt82 · Jan 18th, 2015, 19:12

The new V40's do, I do find it rather odd though. Normal cruise control is perfectly easy to use.

GrantA · Jan 18th, 2015, 21:41

Not sure what you are on about "you can set a maximum speed and drive the car on the throttle so you don't exceed a speed limit." What would be the point of using the throttle when you have the cruise control on??

I had cruise control on my Mercedes and it was a bit off putting, I would set it at 82mph on the autoroutes (130kph as we used to live in France) but when we were going downhill with the cruise control on and the speed exceeded 82mph the auto box would change down to slow the car down and limit the speed to that set and the engine revs would go up accordingly - most off putting. Had it all checked out and was told "that was normal".

tj101c70 · Jan 18th, 2015, 22:24

Mercedes call it SPEEDTRONIC,, a variable speed limiter, got it on the SL
However much throttle you give it, car will not go any faster that the set speed

Volvo do it as a option on late/current models,, Had a v60 D5 R Design with it on, doubt any XC70 has it

ciaranr · Jan 21st, 2015, 12:26

Potentially a dangerous feature. One day I swapped driver/took over driving a new Astra, speed limiter had been set around 30mph but didn't realise this when I was trying to merge onto a busy dual carriageway... My fault of course but a case of a solution looking for a problem I think... Better to have an intelligent warning system that reads speed limit signs

Sasha94 · Jan 21st, 2015, 16:21

My old Peugeot 407 had this, it's just a speed limiter and I found it very useful and miss it somewhat on my S40. When I was looking for a replacement for that I found some newer V60's have a limiter too. I have a back problem which gives me sciatica so dialing 70mph into the limiter on the motorway and flooring it was less painful to do than feathering the throttle and preferable to cruise in some situations and the Pug had plenty of warning you were using the limiter and a big display to show you what speed it was set at, also once you switched the engine off it canceled whatever you had on the limiter.

K 4 F · Jan 23rd, 2015, 15:41

a lot of modern heavy trucks have this where it is quite useful in hilly/mountainous roads as once set it will bring in engine to help control speed on downhill runs

K 4 F · Jan 23rd, 2015, 15:43

sorry should read engine break

Jan 18th, 2015, 14:05	#1
westie1981 Junior Member Last Online: Apr 21st, 2024 14:17 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Bolton	XC70 cruise control & maximum speed. Hi All, Traditional cruise control allows you to set a speed and the car maintains this for you. I have seen a nice feature on Mercedes in the past where you can set a maximum speed and drive the car on the throttle so you don't exceed a speed limit. Does anyone know if the XC70 has the feature of setting a maximum speed? Thanks Paul

Jan 18th, 2015, 19:12	#2
tt82 Forum Support Team Last Online: Today 06:36 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Here.... obviously!	The new V40's do, I do find it rather odd though. Normal cruise control is perfectly easy to use. __________________ The more people I meet, the more I like my dog! 2009 V70 D5 R-Design - Jeade'en

Jan 18th, 2015, 21:41	#3
GrantA Master Member Last Online: May 10th, 2019 09:02 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inverness, Scotland	Not sure what you are on about "you can set a maximum speed and drive the car on the throttle so you don't exceed a speed limit." What would be the point of using the throttle when you have the cruise control on?? I had cruise control on my Mercedes and it was a bit off putting, I would set it at 82mph on the autoroutes (130kph as we used to live in France) but when we were going downhill with the cruise control on and the speed exceeded 82mph the auto box would change down to slow the car down and limit the speed to that set and the engine revs would go up accordingly - most off putting. Had it all checked out and was told "that was normal". __________________ 2009 XC70 Geartronic SE Lux (185HP at the moment......) Porsche sold looking for a P1800.......

Jan 18th, 2015, 22:24	#4
tj101c70 Senior Member Last Online: Sep 30th, 2023 18:57 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerset View Photos By: tj101c70	Mercedes call it SPEEDTRONIC,, a variable speed limiter, got it on the SL However much throttle you give it, car will not go any faster that the set speed Volvo do it as a option on late/current models,, Had a v60 D5 R Design with it on, doubt any XC70 has it __________________ 04 V70R AWD (Flash-Man) 20 XC60 B4 R PP AWD (Loaded up) 11 California F1 (Grigio Solverstone) 98 Defender 50th V8 87 240 GLT Est (Red Man)

Jan 21st, 2015, 12:26	#5
ciaranr Member Last Online: Dec 16th, 2023 22:51 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dublin	Potentially a dangerous feature. One day I swapped driver/took over driving a new Astra, speed limiter had been set around 30mph but didn't realise this when I was trying to merge onto a busy dual carriageway... My fault of course but a case of a solution looking for a problem I think... Better to have an intelligent warning system that reads speed limit signs __________________ Current 2010 V70 D3 163bhp Previous 2003 V40 1.9D 115bhp

Jan 21st, 2015, 16:21	#6
Sasha94 The Dumb Blonde Last Online: Mar 17th, 2019 10:58 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Bangor, Gwynedd	My old Peugeot 407 had this, it's just a speed limiter and I found it very useful and miss it somewhat on my S40. When I was looking for a replacement for that I found some newer V60's have a limiter too. I have a back problem which gives me sciatica so dialing 70mph into the limiter on the motorway and flooring it was less painful to do than feathering the throttle and preferable to cruise in some situations and the Pug had plenty of warning you were using the limiter and a big display to show you what speed it was set at, also once you switched the engine off it canceled whatever you had on the limiter. __________________ 2014 Skoda Octavia vRS with loads of toys! ex 2012 V50 1.6D DRIVe SE Lux, 2008 XC70 D5 AWD SE Geartronic, 2004 S40 2.0D SE, 2008 C30 1.6 S & 2000 C70 2.0T

Jan 23rd, 2015, 15:41	#7
K 4 F Junior Member Last Online: Apr 10th, 2024 16:23 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Gt Yarmouth	a lot of modern heavy trucks have this where it is quite useful in hilly/mountainous roads as once set it will bring in engine to help control speed on downhill runs __________________ 122S(F) 144(K) 164(H) 244x2 (T&Y) 740x2(C&E) 850(L) V70x2(T&54) XC90(04) V50(57) XC70(10) XC60(62) R design lux polestar XC60(67)Momentum Pro polestar

Jan 23rd, 2015, 15:43	#8
K 4 F Junior Member Last Online: Apr 10th, 2024 16:23 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Gt Yarmouth	sorry should read engine break __________________ 122S(F) 144(K) 164(H) 244x2 (T&Y) 740x2(C&E) 850(L) V70x2(T&54) XC90(04) V50(57) XC70(10) XC60(62) R design lux polestar XC60(67)Momentum Pro polestar

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