G50 Cruise Control Annoyance

[Jesda]

I cant seem to get the cruise to engage over 100mph. Its rather annoying especially on a long trip. Is there something wrong with mine or is this by design?

Its seems rather odd for a car that feels at home around 120mph.

[elwesso]

did you try the thing where you press and release the accel button?

I just wish my CC would work.....

[Jesda]

did you try the thing where you press and release the accel button?

I just wish my CC would work.....

Yeah, the accel button tops out at 97mph. I tried combinations of holding the gas while pressing accel or set, and its the same. It doesnt work over 97mph.

[elwesso]

Hmm Greg always said his would set at 120..

We could change that on an upgraded ECU, coming soon

[Q451990]

Wow... that's all I can say... wow.



Heath

[Rex]

I cant seem to get the cruise to engage over 100mph. Its rather annoying especially on a long trip. Is there something wrong with mine or is this by design?

Its seems rather odd for a car that feels at home around 120mph.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was a safety feature, but the reference to Greg's setting to 120 would contradict that??

Got Brick?

[Q_SHIP]

90 is all I get out of my 99.

[CrimsonQ]

Ive had my 1990 set to 110 before but never tried higher. Never thought of a limiter on cc

[szh]

Yes, there is an upper limit for safety! I discovered this many years ago on my 1991 Q45!

As I recall (will have to look at an older post that I did), it would not engage above 125mph.

Z

[szh]

Yup, found it! Here is what I posted over 3 years ago ... in the Infiniti Speeding Stories thread:

An interesting side note: in the Q, the cruise control will not activate above 125mph. In my old 1986 300ZX Turbo, the limit was 105mph.

Most people find the lower speed limit below which cruise controls on their cars will not engage - most people never find the upper limit!

I guess they want you to be awake and aware at high speeds!

Z

[Jesda]

If I could get my cruise to hold at 120 I'd be a happy camper. *sigh* 97mph is barely faster than the flow of traffic in southern Illinois.

I wonder if its my 94 TCU? Or perhaps by 1992 some of the changes (lighter steering and such) included lower cruise limits.

[elwesso]

I bet its in the ECU..... I doubt the 94 TCU has anything to do with it... Hmm.

Let me send a few emails.

[szh]

I wonder if its my 94 TCU? Or perhaps by 1992 some of the changes (lighter steering and such) included lower cruise limits.

An interesting possibility! I don't know the answer to that.

One of these days, I will have to find the upper cruise control limit in my M45.

Z

[szh]

One of these days, I will have to find the upper cruise control limit in my M45.

Argh! The 2003 and 2006 M45 manuals say that the upper limit for the cruise control is 89mph now.

Oh, well.

Z

[ceningolmo]

Guys... I gotta ask.

Where are you driving that you would have call to set your cruise over 100MPH?

I would love to... the drive from Grand Rapids to Chicago would be great if I could get it done at that speed. But, in Michigan at least, if I were to get pulled over doing anything in the 110MPH range I would immediately be without a drivers license. And, though I don't see many cops north of GR, I see plenty between GR and Chicago.

Am I just being a wuss... or do you guys drive someplace with fewer cops?

[elwesso]

I70 where Jesda did that is known for not having cops, and I dont have mayn cops around where i live.....

[squeefoo]

[RANT]The areas outside of Milwaukee are loaded with cops, any taillight, plate light, marker lamp problem is enough to get yanked then they act like real pushy arrogant pricks to get in your car to look around to find anything at all to nail you with. MF CS POS SOB's !!

Quote »"Nail clippers? - That's a violation of State law 126.7439 ! You're going to jail comrade !" [/quote]They even run your plates if they're behind you and cross-ref to NCIC or to State Registration files looking for reasons to yank you.

Since these scumbags can't raise taxes anymore without a revolt they resort to KGB tactics to suck cash out of anyone under the banner of "public safety". [/RANT]

PS: My cruise works great at 100+ '90 Q45

[Jesda]

I-70 (except Missouri)I-55 East St Louis to Chicago (except Springfield area)I-90 (West of Mississippi River except South Dakota)

Rules:Daytime onlyFully awakeOff-peak hoursSlow down before bridges, ramps, weigh stations, and rest areas.No metro areas

Automobile Magazine last year published an article with a map of ideal speeding zones. As I travel about the country, I hope to find more. I should head to Nevada.

[ceningolmo]

Is it Montana that has a couple of major highways with no speed limit? I am thinking Montana or one of the Dakota's.

Either way... apparently the get so little traffic that speed limits are sort of a non-issue. Even if they had some, there aren't any cops out to enforce it anyway.

If it is Montana or North Dakota the weather is only warm enough to keep the snow off the road for about 2.5 days per year any way. So, I don't know how much time they are able to make good use of that freedom. But, it would be nice to have a hundred miles of open road with no speed limits, wouldn't it?

[ceningolmo]

I think it is because there is so much traffic between Milwaukee and Chicago. We have the same thing with the major routes between Grand Rapids and Chicago (I-196 & I-94) as well as the straight route between Detroit and Chicago (I-94). Seems like Michigan and Indiana state cops are piled three deep along the highways heading to/from Chicago.

I have been pulled over a few times heading back and forth to Chicago. Luckily, the Michigan and Indiana State Cops are generally polite. And, usually they are golfers. So, sometimes I can chat with them about golf and they will let me slide with a warning. But then, they ussually pull me over going 80-85... not 100-120. Pretty sure I wouldn't drive off with a warning if they light me up going 100!

[squeefoo]

I mean the NorthWest outlying suburbs from Milwaukee.

Never a problem in and towards Chicago.

Ohio SP once lasered me on the turnpike @ 100 MPH and didn't blink, but I had half the seat up my a$$ when I went by.

... Maybe that's why my driver's seat leather is that way...

[Jesda]

Montana's speed limits are unenforced, except at night (deer hazard... you should slow down anyway). By law, they now have a 75mph limit, but its generally ignored. I flew through MT on I-90 at 120mph.

When there was no legal daytime limit, they ran into problems with out of staters coming to MT just to drive fast.

[Rex]

... When there was no legal daytime limit, they ran into problems with out of staters coming to MT just to drive fast.

Well D U H

I had hopes of going one day just for that reason .

[ceningolmo]

Unfortunate really....

Seems like our country has really taken dependence on motorvehicle transportation to a new level. If ever there was a place that had the space, resources, and desire to establish some roads that utilize unlimited speed it would be the good ol' USA.

Every place else has high speed trains... but I sort of understand why we haven't done that. People just don't like spending that much government money on public transportation.

But, it seems like we would have installed some sort of a system for high speed overland travel by now... doesn't it? With modern vehicle technology, the 65-75MPH speed limits are a little dated.

[Rex]

Until someone is willing to fit the bill or fight the battle, we won't see higher speed limits .

The misconception that driving is a right, keeps laws (& safety) from removing cars from the roads that can't travel/maintain the higher speeds safely. So, option B is have specially marked lanes/roads for cars that meet the standards ... well that adds costs as someone (local, state, fedral gov) would have to oversee the inspections and certifications. Then the lawyers would eat up the litigation opprotunities for when an "approved" car crashed ... I could go on and on, but won't.

We'll continually be limited by the worst pieces of crap vehicles and the horrible drivers that are on the roads .

Pardon the randomness

[maxnix]

Only a few cops and cities on I90 in North Dakota (I 80 is in SD).

I90 from Spokane into the Cascades can be OK, if careful.

I84 from Boise down to I15 (SLC) is pretty good, and beautiful.

Some of I40 and I20 can be done quickly.

I10 in W TX can be fun. Few areas E of I35 are empty enough.

[elwesso]

I agree... if every car was like the Q when it comes to stability and there were no retarded drivers, then there would be no reason that the US highway system couldnt support 100MPH or more.....100 is not really that fast in the Q, 120-130 is where it starts to become fast...... 140 is mildly fast

If we had a thing where we couldnt drive unless our cars passed inspection like germany, all our major rural highways could be the autobahn.

I too wanted to go to montana and go really fast.. but alas, it looks like ill have to do it anyway

[Jesda]

I84 from Boise down to I15 (SLC) is pretty good, and beautiful.

Indeed. Two years ago I played 130mph tag through the Oregon stretch with a black 300ZX. He, however, didnt slow down when he got to metro Boise and was pulled over.

[si]

JDM Q45 cruise control tops out at 110kph But its still better then the celsior/ls400 which only does 100kph.. I guess its not that bad considering the highest speed limit is 110kph, and theres usually cops about. Damn hidden speed cameras!

[96Qowner]

Only a few cops and cities on I90 in North Dakota (I 80 is in SD).

Ahem ... just some corrections for those who are Dakota-challenged (almost everyone, in my experience) ... I-94 passes through ND, I-90 passes through SD ... The Black Hills are in SD, nothing you ever heard of is in ND ... ND is not the end of the world, but you can see it from here ... The last time I drove in SD, the troopers were writing tickets for 5 mph over the limit, unlike every other state I ever drove in, including ND, which give you 10 mph over the limit (I drive by troopers through 9 States all day long at 10 mph over, on my trips south) ... While there are only two "cities" on I-94 in ND, the troopers ARE on the Interstates, and write tickets for 10+ mph over the 75 mph limit.