Land Rover Defender: Follow mode

Make sure the relevant safety warnings have been read and understood before driving the vehicle.

When adaptive cruise control identifies a moving vehicle in the lane ahead, it automatically enters follow mode.

Adaptive cruise control adjusts the vehicle's speed by controlling acceleration and braking to maintain a set gap to the vehicle ahead.

When in follow mode, the vehicle may not decelerate automatically to a stop, nor does the vehicle always decelerate quickly enough to avoid a collision.

Always maintain a safe gap to the vehicle ahead to reduce the risk of an accident.

The instrument panel displays the following graphic to confirm that follow mode has detected a target vehicle.

1. Follow mode gap setting.
2. Targeted vehicle.

If the turn signals are used, follow mode may reduce the gap to the vehicle ahead in anticipation of a maneuver. If a maneuver is not carried out, follow mode restores the previous gap setting after a few seconds.

Note: Follow mode may not reduce the gap to the vehicle ahead if it is deemed inappropriate. For example, the vehicle ahead is already too close, or the maneuver has already been completed. The follow mode gap to the vehicle ahead can be adjusted.

SWITCHING FOLLOW MODE OFF

Switching follow mode off allows the driver to take control of the vehicle's speed.

When follow mode is switched off, the adaptive cruise control system does not provide any vehicle braking. Vehicle braking must be applied by the driver.

To switch follow mode off, press and hold the gap reduce button (4). The cruise control icon illuminates to confirm the feature has been switched off.

To switch follow mode back on, press and release gap increase button (5) button. If adaptive cruise control is active and tracking a vehicle, the follow mode off white warning lamp extinguishes. The adaptive cruise control icon illuminates in gray (standby) or green (active) to confirm that the feature has been switched back on. The previous follow mode gap setting is resumed.

CHANGING THE FOLLOW MODE GAP

Make sure the relevant safety warnings have been read and understood before driving the vehicle.

The driver is responsible for selecting options appropriate for the driving conditions. Always drive with due care and attention. Driving without due care and attention greatly increases the risk of an accident.

Follow mode has four different gap settings. Gap 3 is the default gap setting when the vehicle is switched on.

To decrease the follow mode gap, press the follow mode gap decrease button (4) on the steering wheel. To increase the follow mode gap, press the follow mode gap increase button (5) on the steering wheel.

The instrument panel displays a vehicle image with a number of bars when the follow mode gap is adjusted. The number of bars displayed in front of the vehicle image reflects the follow mode gap setting.

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