Alfa Romeo Tonale, Owner'S Handbook Manual, Page: 160 / 296

STARTING AND DRIVING
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device may not work correctly and it is
advisable to deactivate it.
CHANGING THE SPEED
Increasing/decreasing of speed
Once the device has been set up, it is
possible to increase or decrease the
stored speed by turning the wheel
towards SET + or SET - (3) towards SET +
or SET -.
By turning the ring (3) ring towards SET
+ or SET - (first position of the ring) for a
very short time, the set speed increases
or decreases by 1 km/h. Each turn of the
ring will increase or decrease the speed
by 1 km/h. By keeping the ring in the
SET + or SET - position, the set speed
increases or decreases in proportion to
the time the stalk is held in that position.
By turning the ring (3) ring towards SET
++ or SET -- (second position of the ring)
for a very short time, the set speed
increases or decreases by 10 km/h. Each
turn of the ring will increase or decrease
the speed by 10 km/h. By keeping the ring
in the SET ++ or SET -- position, the
set speed increases or decreases in
proportion to the time the lever is held in
that position.
WARNINGS
By keeping the accelerator pedal
depressed, the car can continue to
accelerate beyond the set speed. In this
case, turn the ring towards SET + (or SET
– ) button to set the speed to the current
speed of the car. By turning the ring to
the SET++ or SET -- position, the speed
will be rounded to a larger multiple of the
current speed of the car.
When the SET – button is pressed to
reduce the speed, the braking system
intervenes automatically if the exhaust
brake does not slow the car down
sufficiently to reach the set speed.
The device holds the set speed uphill
and downhill; however a slight variation
is entirely normal, particularly on slight
gradients.
The transmission may downshift to
lower gears when driving downhill or
during acceleration, which is normal and
necessary to maintain the preset speed.
The device is switched off while driving if
the brakes overheat.
SPEED VARIATION WITH ROAD SIGN
(INTELLIGENT ADAPTIVE CRUISE
CONTROL)
(where provided)
The "Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control"
system can be used to set a speed
limit equal to that indicated on the
road sign detected by the “Traffic Sign
Recognition” system (see the respective
paragraph in this section).
If the driver has selected the
confirmation capture option on the Alfa
Connect system settings, when a new
speed limit is recognised, the Traffic Sign
Recognition system will suggest the new
limit using a message on the instrument
panel display. The driver can accept the
new limit by turning the ring (3) (SET
+) upwards within the first 5 seconds
after the message appears. In this way,
the suggested speed will be set on the
Adaptive Cruise Control.
If the driver has selected the automatic
capture option on the Alfa Connect
system settings, on recognition of a new
road sign, the Traffic Sign Recognition
system will automatically set the speed
of the newly detected limit on the
Adaptive Cruise Control. The driver can
override the automatic speed setting
by turning the ring (3) (SET +) upwards
within the first 5 seconds after the speed
limit has been detected.
The activation of the Intelligent Adaptive
Cruise Control is indicated by the
appearance of the symbol on the
display and the appearance of a green
circle around the speed limit sign.
ACCELERATING WHEN OVERTAKING
When driving with the device active and
following a vehicle, the device provides
additional acceleration to facilitate
overtaking, when travelling over a given
speed and switches on the left direction
indicator on roads with right-hand traffic
(of the right indicator for roads with left-
hand traffic).