Mine does not work most of the time. I'll get to the speed I want and press set, but nothing happens. It'll work great for about a week and then nothing. Most of the time I have to use standard CC.
I love it. It's a godsend when it takes me 45 minutes to get through the Holland Tunnel on my way out of NYC. Just sit back and steer.
Is there an actual distance in metres/yards for each setting of the MRCC. I've loved the feature ever since I had it in my Jaguar XFR but would like to know the actual physical distance each of the four settings puts the car at. I can't find it in my owner's manual anywhere.
My manual has the specs on page 4-149.
At 50 MPH:
Long= === ====164 feet (2.24 seconds of travel/10.9 CX-5 lengths)
Medium=======131 feet (1.79 seconds of travel/8.7 CX-5 lengths)
Short=== ======98 feet (1.34 seconds of travel/6.5 CX-5 lengths)
Extremely short===82 feet (1.12 seconds of travel/5.5 CX-5 lengths)
The current Safe Distance Rule is to follow no closer than 2 seconds to travel the distance between the cars, preferably 3.
The old standard was one car length (20 feet) per 10 MPH, which is 5 car lengths @ 50 MPH.
At 50 MPH, 2 seconds of travel = 147 feet
At 50 MPH, 3 seconds of travel = 220 feet
At 50 MPH, the old standard= ==100 feet (At 15 foot length for the CX-5, this would be 75 feet)
Looks like Mazda is using the old standard. Kinda surprising for how "nanny-intensive" other stuff is.
I found out that you will get a warning in the instrument cluster that the radar is NOT working because of Heavy FOG.
Unfortunately, there's a reality factor that needs to be considered when setting the follow distance on Smart CC. I find that with any setting longer than Short, other drivers are constantly pulling in front of me, causing constant braking and inconsistent speed.
In the extremely short setting, I need to jump in and manually brake more often than I'd prefer. In the Short setting, I rarely have to manually brake, but it does happen. In the medium or long settings, I feel like drivers behind me feel I'm driving too slow and they have the need to pass me on the right and cut in.