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Title: Is it magic?
Post by: hoj on 18 July 2009, 17:17:25
Here's one to make you all laugh, laugh because i don't actually know the exact real answer.
My grandson was in the car today with me when i put the cruise control on and he asked the inevitable question how does it work?
I told him the car is driving itself and its magic
Thing is the more i thought about it the more i realised that a new topic on OOF was on the cards.
So guys how does it actually work? and moreso how does it know when your going either up a hill or down a hill? does it apply the brakes or does it limit the fuel (or both) or lastly is it really MAGIC?
Title: Re: Is it magic?
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 18 July 2009, 17:18:48
It's magic to me! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: Is it magic?
Post by: Del Boy on 18 July 2009, 17:21:02
If you have nothing better to do read this  ;D
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_cruise_control_work
Title: Re: Is it magic?
Post by: HolyCount on 18 July 2009, 17:22:01
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If you have nothing better to do read this  ;D
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_cruise_control_work


Magic's better  :y
Title: Re: Is it magic?
Post by: Del Boy on 18 July 2009, 17:22:49
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If you have nothing better to do read this  ;D
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_cruise_control_work


Magic's better  :y
;D ;D
Title: Re: Is it magic?
Post by: Jimbob on 18 July 2009, 17:23:57
Lol, and dont forget

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Title: Re: Is it magic?
Post by: hoj on 18 July 2009, 17:36:14
Hahahahaha hope mine doesn't go wrong i would hate it to be a [size=14]BEAR [/size]to fix
Title: Re: Is it magic?
Post by: Debs. on 18 July 2009, 17:36:26
Oh surely it`s pure magic; the work of those little underbonnet fairies!  ;)
Title: Re: Is it magic?
Post by: Tonka. on 18 July 2009, 17:39:48
Mines MAGIC !!!!

I say to my son,

"Hubble bubble miley melf
Make the Mig drive itself"

and as if by magic it does  :y :y :y

Title: Re: Is it magic?
Post by: ScottieMV6 on 18 July 2009, 18:03:33
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If you have nothing better to do read this  ;D
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_cruise_control_work

That actually makes interesting reading.

I thought that cruise control systems did use the brakes? I would swear that I felt mine on my old car dabbing the brakes when going downhill.

I assumed it used the ABS system to do this?  :-/