Cruise Control Not Available Error in Toyota Prius
Here’s a quick tip.
If you’ve got a Prius with radar cruise control then you may find under certain conditions that it will disengage and flash up an error saying “cruise control not available”. You could be forgiven for thinking that there may be a computer fault with the vehicle but there is another situation that causes this to occur.
The radar cruise control is tied in with the automatic windscreen wipers and when the windscreen sensors detect enough rain to necessitate the wipers to operate at their maximum speed this automatically disengages the radar cruise control. This is a safety feature as too much rain can impede the ability of the radar to reliably and accurately detect vehicles in front of you.
However, at your own peril, you can disengage the automatic wipers and change the setting to something other than the HI setting which will allow the use of the radar cruise control once again irrespective of the actual rain conditions. Probably not the best thing to do though.
Boydo
My name is Boyd and I’m a Service Management Specialist with a knack for operational data gathering, transformation, analysis and reporting.
In 2012, I obtained my Masters of Science in Information Technology through the University of New South Wales @ The Australia Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA).
I was also part of an online community known as the Panasonic Insider Crew in the capacity of “Insider Guru” for Panasonic Australia where I interacted with other tech enthusiasts and find out more about Panasonic's latest gadgets.
I love technology, gadgets, and the Internet and maintain a keen interest in these areas locally, nationally, and globally. I hope by sharing my views on these topics that people will receive an honest point of view from someone with a genuine interest in these topics.
I have also written and edited articles for Neowin - you can check out my articles over @ https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/boyd_chan
I hope you enjoy reading my blog!
Follow Us!