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Old 11-19-2006, 05:41 PM
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Default Re: Cruise Control Issue

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Originally Posted by TundraSoul View Post
While driving up and down a mountain at 70 mph, the cruise control failed when traveling down the mountain. The decline had a 5% grade, and I found myself going 80 instead of the set speed of 70. I'm wondering if the Camry Hybrid doesn't control the speed properly on declines?
If you disengaged the cruise control and just coasted down the hill the TCH will accelerate due to little to no engine braking and insufficient regenerative braking. My Prius would decellerate at 1 mph per second like clockwork but the TCH just accelerates an even modest declines. Since the crusie control does NOT control the braking I think what you are experiencing is typical for the TCH.
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