Guest oddypsx Posted May 19, 2003 Report Posted May 19, 2003 Purchased my Galaxy (1999 2.3) 3 months ago & have had various niggling problems (air con packing up, faulty window switches, cd changer u/s) all of which have been rectified ( Quote
Guest oddypsx Posted May 19, 2003 Report Posted May 19, 2003 Thank you very much for the advice.As soon as it stops chucking it down i shall go investigate. Quote
Guest SA Intruder Posted May 22, 2003 Report Posted May 22, 2003 TDi do not use vacuum. Pedal has potentiometer on it - drive by wire. No throttle - cruise controls ECU internally. Works extremely well. Quote
Ivor_E_Tower Posted May 23, 2003 Report Posted May 23, 2003 Ah yes, but the cruise control is not as clever as it could be...Used on a motorway it's fine on the flat and an incline, but at the top of the incline the road went downhill and the car kept on accelerating (under gravity) although the fuel supply had obviously been reduced or cut off. So it doesn't apply the brakes to slow you when you exceed the set speed! Quote
Guest SA Intruder Posted May 23, 2003 Report Posted May 23, 2003 Yes well... the diesel engine braking is quite good but not that good. Fortunately (?) I live in a fairly flat part of the North West, so I haven't noticed overspeeds like that. There is no technical reason why braking couldn't be controlled by the ECU in Cruise. I suspect it is down to need/pyschology - it feels odd enough as it is to the uninitiated. Most long high speed roads/motorways are relatively flat, so the cruise control comes into its own then. Quote
asimons Posted May 23, 2003 Report Posted May 23, 2003 In my experience, this does happen but only on moderately steep inclines or when you are trying to maintain a low speed - at higher speeds you need power to counteract drag. As the manual says (and I paraphrase) Automatic Speed Control doesn;t absolve the driver of responsiblity and the need to pay attention. If anything, you have to pay a bit more attention because reaction is slower - you don't slow till you hit the brake or clutch, rather than when you life your foot. Setting cruise and then climbing into the back for a coffee (as tried by a Winnebago owner in the US) is not recommended - though he successfully sued the manufacturer because the manual didn't say he should leave the vehcile to its own devices. Don't know about anyone else, but I find that when I use cruise I tend to set it 5-10 mph slower than I might drive manually. Quote
Ventoux Posted July 30, 2003 Report Posted July 30, 2003 Let me to raise the Cruise Control problem question again.I have exactly the same problem as oddypsx mentioned 2 months ago.I bought 1,9Tdi, 01 as second hand with not working cruise control. It is not so critical fault but anyway, it should work. What exactly the cruise control does? I assume that it (the unit at driwing wheel)contains switches only and sends signals to ECU. Right, or there is some electronics inside also? I know that ECU has to accept the cruise control, it means that ECU has to be set to allow cruise control working. Perhaps this flag in ECU memory was knocked down and has to be set again. Some other suggestions concerning not working cruise control? V. Quote
Ventoux Posted August 4, 2003 Report Posted August 4, 2003 ... just lifted up again Let me to raise the Cruise Control problem question again.I have exactly the same problem as oddypsx mentioned 2 months ago.I bought 1,9Tdi, 01 as second hand with not working cruise control. It is not so critical fault but anyway, it should work. What exactly the cruise control does? I assume that it (the unit at driwing wheel)contains switches only and sends signals to ECU. Right, or there is some electronics inside also? I know that ECU has to accept the cruise control, it means that ECU has to be set to allow cruise control working. Perhaps this flag in ECU memory was knocked down and has to be set again. Some other suggestions concerning not working cruise control? V. Quote
Ventoux Posted August 18, 2003 Report Posted August 18, 2003 I have just fixed my not working cruise control...The problem was due to the switch of the clutch pedal (upper position failure). In fact the switch is OK but the pedal level is is rather lower than it should be.At this moment I just glued a piece of rubber to the pedal to press the switch. However I would be glad to know how to adjust the clutch pedal level (height) correctly. The brake pedal is clearly at higher position.Is there any clutch pedal adjusting screw?? Quote
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