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BruceB   
Mon Jan 14 2013, 08:46am
Joined: Sep 13 2010
Member No: #234
Location: Hampshire
 As the air temperature has bounced off zero in the last few days, I have noticed what may be a(nother) charming C6 anomaly.

While the car's 'black ice' warning is flashing, below 3C, it has been impossible to engage cruise control. When the ambient temperature increases, it magically becomes accessible.

Is this a trivial glitch in the individual car's electronics, or is it a bit of Citroen nannyism to save us from the temptation of using cruise in potentially dangerous climatic conditions?

I'm trapped inside today with a heap of deadlined work to crank out. Otherwise, I would have been looking forward to playing with 'snow mode' for the first time. Our Nordic friends will laugh their socks off, but we have a terrifying 2cm of snow this morning.
C6Dave   
Mon Jan 14 2013, 10:17am

Joined: Oct 01 2009
Member No: #1
Location: Northumberland
 Must admit I have never noticed that Bruce, but there again I don't use 'cruise' much at all, but it sounds like it's a logical function of the system............
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Trainman   
Mon Jan 14 2013, 10:37am

Joined: Apr 12 2010
Member No: #86
Location: Penwortham
 Mine was fine yesterday on the drive over to Elvington, set of in -2 and it was working fine
cruiserphil   
Mon Jan 14 2013, 11:33am

Joined: Jan 24 2010
Member No: #38
Location: Celbridge
 Bruce,

As per Steve, I travelled up from Kilkenny on the M9 on Thursday night with cruise engaged in temps ranging from 0 to 4 degC. When I originally selected cruise it was 1 degC.

Regards,

Phil C.
mark28   
Mon Jan 14 2013, 05:26pm
Joined: Apr 28 2010
Member No: #102
Location: Hampshire
 Mine works however cold it has been
Hattershaun   
Mon Jan 14 2013, 06:23pm
Joined: Dec 19 2010
Member No: #320
Location: Bedfordshire, UK
 My cruise/speed limiter works intermittently, but always responds to the steering wheel being adjusted, all the way in, then out, then all the way up, then down, then back to my favourite position.
I think this is a fairly common occurrence on other C6.
Pappnase   
Mon Jan 14 2013, 08:05pm
Joined: Sep 30 2012
Member No: #1044
Location: Bonn
 I moved my post to the public section.
ciao_chao   
Fri Jan 18 2013, 12:28am
Joined: Jun 15 2011
Member No: #518
Location: Buckinghamshire
 That is a strange one, I'm sure I've been on the cruise at -3.
kmaetz   
Tue Jun 17 2014, 02:09pm
Joined: Jan 19 2014
Member No: #1551
Location: Zilina
 Hello Bruce!
I see this also with my cruise control but not only specific with temperatures bellow 0. It's even in summer with colder and hotter weeks changing. With it I've all the other issues described for the cruise control - intermittent and not predictable functionality, changing values between the buttons, not functional - button, etc. I guess (and must prove it with dismantling the steering wheel column), that the connection is poor with the ribbon cable and must be fixed and somehow tightened to avoid any micromovements due to heat/cold stretching/shrinking or other physical stress by setting up steering wheel position...
eduardomaio   
Sat Jun 21 2014, 11:41am
Joined: Apr 18 2012
Member No: #869
Location: Lisbon
 kmaetz that's another known issue. Just remove the bottom plastic cover of the steering column and pull the cables towards the steering wheel.

I used a zip tie to keep the cables in place and also added a bit of foam to a piece of black plastic where the cables to thru, has it had a bit of looseness.

It is fixed ever since (1+ year).
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