Cruise Control Fails to Disengage with M6 Clutch

EJamesJr · 06-22-2017, 03:02 PM

Hello all. Im new to the forum and the Camaro itself. I purchased the Yellow 2016 V6 M6 about two months ago, after trading in my Cadillac CTS. I absolutely love this car!

Anyhow, while traveling down the interstate with the cruise set to 70MPH, I disengaged the clutch, downshifted and moved into the slow lane to exit. When I let out the clutch, the car surged forward as the cruise did not disengage. This seems very strange and dangerous to me. Is this normal or is there a safety switch not functioning? I repeated this again to see if it was a fluke and it did the same thing

I have ridden motorcycles for years and currently have cruise on my 2014 Yamaha FJR1300. When you pull the clutch, the cruise automatically disengages. This seems very logical as a change in gears would suggest an effort to slow down or speed up - not maintain a fixed speed.

Anyone experience this? Thanks.

HyperBlueX2 · 06-22-2017, 03:04 PM

Was your Active Rev Match on?

crazydmc · 06-22-2017, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EJamesJr

Hello all. Im new to the forum and the Camaro itself. I purchased the Yellow 2016 V6 M6 about two months ago, after trading in my Cadillac CTS. I absolutely love this car!

Anyhow, while traveling down the interstate with the cruise set to 70MPH, I disengaged the clutch, downshifted and moved into the slow lane to exit. When I let out the clutch, the car surged forward as the cruise did not disengage. This seems very strange and dangerous to me. Is this normal or is there a safety switch not functioning? I repeated this again to see if it was a fluke and it did the same thing

I have ridden motorcycles for years and currently have cruise on my 2014 Yamaha FJR1300. When you pull the clutch, the cruise automatically disengages. This seems very logical as a change in gears would suggest an effort to slow down or speed up - not maintain a fixed speed.

Anyone experience this? Thanks.

normal.. a feature I like. you can upshift or down shift and the cruise control resumes.

jlagman · 06-22-2017, 03:46 PM

I don't use cruise control; I think the point is to actually drive this car, but wow, if true, this is the first vehicle I've had that doesn't cancel cruise control when you step on the clutch. Not sure if I like that idea.

drivingagain · 06-22-2017, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by crazydmc

normal.. a feature I like. you can upshift or down shift and the cruise control resumes.

This is true.

I have cruise on 2015 Triumph XCX and it disengages as well.

LibertyHill · 06-22-2017, 04:42 PM

I didn't like it at first because I was used to using the clutch to cancel cruise (no brake lights), and we don't have a cancel button, but now I love it being able to downshift for hills with the tall 6th and not having to reset cruise.

enzia35 · 06-22-2017, 04:54 PM

Cancel is just the middle button on the cruise control pad.

Ryephile · 06-22-2017, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by LibertyHill

..., and we don't have a cancel button,....

That's true for your heated steering wheel, but us non-heated wheels do have a dedicated cancel button.

Also on Page 244 in your owners manual it talks about the 5 ways to cancel cruise.

*light press on brake pedal
*several seconds push of clutch pedal
*on automatics, shift to N
*Press the "X" cancel button (non-heated wheels only)
*Turn off the cruise entirely with its power button (gauge with arrow)

*Mr. Wyndham* · 06-22-2017, 04:59 PM

My experience with the 1SS was just like above:

Short, quick shifts did not deactivate cruise...but if I held the clutch for about 2 or more seconds, it did disengage.

Ryephile · 06-22-2017, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Wyndham

My experience with the 1SS was just like above:

Short, quick shifts did not deactivate cruise...but if I held the clutch for about 2 or more seconds, it did disengage.

Are you stating the Owners Manual might be right?!

AdmAnt13 · 06-22-2017, 05:07 PM

Yes same here. Freaked me out at first but have grown to like it for said reasons above.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 06-22-2017, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryephile

Are you stating the Owners Manual might be right?!

EJamesJr · 06-22-2017, 05:37 PM

Thanks! Yeah, not necessarily a bad thing but it really caught me off guard. It was at a cloverleaf overpass and I had downshifted to tuck in behind a guy trying to merge onto the interstate so I could exit behind him. The sudden acceleration was a litttle unnerving.

06-22-2017, 03:02 PM	#1
EJamesJr Drives: 2016 Camaro V6 Manual 6-Speed Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: New Jersey Posts: 25	Cruise Control Fails to Disengage with M6 Clutch Hello all. Im new to the forum and the Camaro itself. I purchased the Yellow 2016 V6 M6 about two months ago, after trading in my Cadillac CTS. I absolutely love this car! Anyhow, while traveling down the interstate with the cruise set to 70MPH, I disengaged the clutch, downshifted and moved into the slow lane to exit. When I let out the clutch, the car surged forward as the cruise did not disengage. This seems very strange and dangerous to me. Is this normal or is there a safety switch not functioning? I repeated this again to see if it was a fluke and it did the same thing I have ridden motorcycles for years and currently have cruise on my 2014 Yamaha FJR1300. When you pull the clutch, the cruise automatically disengages. This seems very logical as a change in gears would suggest an effort to slow down or speed up - not maintain a fixed speed. Anyone experience this? Thanks.

06-22-2017, 03:04 PM	#2
HyperBlueX2 Drives: '22 Silverado 2500HD Duramax LTZ Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Millington, MI Posts: 4,775 View My Garage	Was your Active Rev Match on? __________________

06-22-2017, 04:42 PM	#6
LibertyHill Drives: 16 2SS 6MT NPP MRC / 15 K1300S Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: NW of Austin Posts: 1,034	I didn't like it at first because I was used to using the clutch to cancel cruise (no brake lights), and we don't have a cancel button, but now I love it being able to downshift for hills with the tall 6th and not having to reset cruise. __________________ Rohana RFX-5 10/11, M/T 275/305, Eibachs, Hellwigs, Hurst SS, DMS LT4 SC 596HP/589TQ, DMS Low-side, Kooks 2LTs, MBRP Race, Rotofab, MMS CC

06-22-2017, 04:54 PM	#7
enzia35 Drives: '16 Garnet Red 1SS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 3,450	Cancel is just the middle button on the cruise control pad. __________________ '16 Camaro 1SS '18 Miata GT Gone: '01 Camaro, '14 Camaro, '90 Miata

06-22-2017, 04:59 PM	#9
Mr. Wyndham I used to be Dragoneye... Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 31,876 View My Garage	My experience with the 1SS was just like above: Short, quick shifts did not deactivate cruise...but if I held the clutch for about 2 or more seconds, it did disengage. __________________ *"Keep the faith."* - Fbodfather

06-22-2017, 03:46 PM	#4
jlagman Drives: 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Alberta Posts: 122	I don't use cruise control; I think the point is to actually drive this car, but wow, if true, this is the first vehicle I've had that doesn't cancel cruise control when you step on the clutch. Not sure if I like that idea.

06-22-2017, 05:07 PM	#11
AdmAnt13 Drives: '16 Red Hot 2SS M6 NPP Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: The Beach, NC Posts: 603	Yes same here. Freaked me out at first but have grown to like it for said reasons above. __________________ '16 2SS, M6, Borla Atak

06-22-2017, 05:37 PM	#13
EJamesJr Drives: 2016 Camaro V6 Manual 6-Speed Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: New Jersey Posts: 25	Thanks! Yeah, not necessarily a bad thing but it really caught me off guard. It was at a cloverleaf overpass and I had downshifted to tuck in behind a guy trying to merge onto the interstate so I could exit behind him. The sudden acceleration was a litttle unnerving.

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