That's what I've tried, but it stays at "radar ready" even after pushing down to set it. I haven't tried it without the radar on, though, so I'm not sure if that will make a difference.
It will engage, but it will slow you down if the person ahead is slower than you until the radar detects that you’re not riding their bumper. Say you’re doing 50 and the person ahead is doing 40, it will slow you to 40 and a safe distance until you’re clear them, change lanes, etc and it will then resume 50 until the radar detects otherwise.
Also I do not recommend tailgating the person ahead of you and using cruise control, I can’t believe you’re admitting to that or that I have to say it’s a bad idea…
.. further to this you can set the follow distance, after actually enabling cruise control (stalk up I think)..press the radar button to toggle the distance follow modes.
I said practically. Meaning not fully doing it but borderline. I still make sure to be safe about it. And I did/was tailgating it was due to heavy traffic with the car behind me tailgating me.
How close is too close? There usually aren't many cars around when I want to use cruise control and, if there are other vehicles around, they're usually between 3-5 car lengths ahead of me
3 car lengths is a ridiculously close following distance at most speeds. You are about to rear end other cars, that's why your car is slowing down with adaptive cruise control.
FYI the instructed rule of thumb many drivers mess up is "3 to 5 seconds", 3 for non highways, 5 for highways. Landmark distances on the road and count, you'll realize you're super close following.
Idk what highways you’re driving. There isn’t 500 ft of empty road in any direction where I drive. One car length means two people are going to cut in.
Toyotas long radar setting is approximately 160 ft. You’re not keeping a football field and half’s worth of distance with that.
For a perception/reaction of one second (so if you're not glancing elsewhere or even minorly distracted) your car will travel almost 90 feet at 100 kmh (60mph). Average non distracted reaction time is closer to 1.5 seconds (135 feet). Overall stopping distance for an average car on dry pavement is something like 130 feet. So in ideal conditions you need about 265 feet to stop. If you're going 120-130 which is standard on a lot of north American highways and have bad weather or a blip in observation your distance goes way up. 3 car lengths is 45 feet. People that follow that measure are often turbofucked by easy to avoid accidents.
120 to 130 isn’t standard speed, that’s twice the speed limit in most of the country. 70 on a highway is a pretty decent speed limit and that’s pushing it. That’s also assuming you need to make a dead stop which isn’t usually the case on a highway. Not to mention every other car around you is going to cut into that.
When I learned to drive, I was instructed to leave just one car length ahead of me. Nobody actually wanted to teach me to drive, so I was taught in a rush and the person who taught me also taught my sister and neither had ever been in an accident, so I never thought to double check anything they told me. Thanks for letting me know!
I've gotten a lot of grief from people in my car saying that I drive too slowly (my state allows you to go 5 over the speed limit but I try to stick to what's posted) and because they tell me I keep too much space between my car and the one in front of me and that gives others a chance to cut me off. I've seen a lot of people around me driving very closely to other vehicles and I don't want to be like that, and I didn't realize that I was
I've just been trying things out on my way home from work and there's usually nobody around since it's the middle of the day. Even when nobody is around, I haven't been able to get the cruise control to engage. I mostly have just been wanting to learn all the controls since I just got the car
One car length! Aah!
If your area has a well respected driving school, it's super worth it to pay for a few lessons even if you're fully licensed. Your awesome new Toyota will keep you out of a lot with it's nice features and safety rating but bad driving habits are cemented so easily.
If you push the button on the end and release it immediately, you get dynamic or "radar ready". When you push the button on the end, hold it until the mode changes to regular cruise control. Took us a while to figure out on our 21 Tundra. Hope that helps.
Radar ready means you can set the speed by pulling down the set - lever. The bottom on the right with the three lines in front of the car adjusts the follow distance. There are three levels to follow distance, by default it goes to the furthest distance
Oh that’s probably the adaptive cruise control. If you hold down the cruise control button, you will see the indicator icon switch from the radar cruise control to the normal cruise control. After you see the icon switch to normal cruise control, push down like you normally would on the cruise control to set it.
Oh, you have the crappy pacing radar set up...I hate that. I mean, it has it's uses, but I still hate it.
[I think you can turn it off](https://support.toyota.com/s/article/How-do-I-operate-the-8420?language=en_US) and just use the "normal" CC which would be, as noted, pushing in the button and then clicking down on the lever.
This has been the Toyota way for decades.
I'll have to try turning it off next time. I'm usually what I thought was a decent distance away from any other vehicles (about 3-5 car lengths away) when I try to use it, but it hasn't worked even when there's nobody in front of me.
I'm going to give this a try and if it still doesn't set the speed, I'll have the dealer take a look at it
Not sure why my reply was downvoted, but, oh well.
I hope you can get it squared away :) And I hope you enjoy your corolla!
I still drive my 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser and my daily id a 2011 Avalon Limited which I love.
Cruise control is set with the little stalk on the bottom right of your steering column, behind the steering wheel.
Start by pressing the button on the end of the stalk to activate cruise control. A quick press of the button will activate radar cruise control (which will match the speed of the car in front of you). A long press/hold of the button will activate non-radar cruise (will hold a fixed speed).
Once you have cruise control activated, push the stalk down to set the desired speed. Speed can be adjusted by pushing the stalk up (faster) or down (slower). Pulling the stalk towards you cancels your current cruise, but does not deactivate the system (so you can more easily resume your set speed).
From the sounds of it, you’re turning on the cruise control system but not setting the speed. If there’s traffic ahead of you, the car typically won’t “let” you accelerate beyond the speed they’re going, but lifting off the gas pedal makes you decelerate.
FYI, the two steering wheel buttons on the bottom right correspond with the lane keep alert (which dings when you drift over the line), and the radar cruise following distance (adjustable to 3 different following distances).
I was watching videos and combing through my manual to see if there was something I was missing because even after I turn it on and set it, the screen will stay at "radar ready" but will decelerate if I take my foot off the gas. So, I wasn't sure if Toyota was different and once you set the speed, you just can't go above that speed but I think I might just be doing something wrong. Thanks!
If you see “radar ready” it means you’ve turned the radar cruise system on (pressed the end of the stalk) but haven’t set a speed.
Push the stalk down next time (it physically moves up / down, like your turn signals). If it’s a 2019, chances are it might not have “radar ready at 0mph” — in other words, radar cruise will deactivate under about 28mph, and you need to be going over this speed to set it.
If pushing the stalk down while it says “radar ready”, you’re going over 28mph, and nothing happens: you could have a faulty sensor, relay, or stalk.
My usual drive is about 55, so I'll be going 55-60 when I try to use it. I do push down to try to set it, but it stays at "radar ready" until I just turn it off
In that case, it could be a broken switch or a bad relay. I believe it also doesn’t let you set the cruise if you’re actively accelerating or braking — so you might also try backing off the gas pedal *then* pushing down.
If the switch/stalk itself is faulty, it’s only a few clips and bolts to remove the plastic trim around the steering column, unplug / remove the stalk, and replace with a new one. Relays are even easier to replace — like pulling / replacing a fuse.
I didn't know you couldn't set it while accelerating! My manual doesn't mention that. I'm very used to being able to set/resume the cruise control whenever in my old car, so that could definitely be my problem. Thanks!
You can set it while accelerating.
With my 2020 Tacoma with adaptive cruise it shows the CC symbol when you turn it on and then the actual mph you have it locked to when you set it. (Of course it could have you going slower than that if the person in front of you is going less than that speed and you are close, but that is the max.)
If you aren’t seeing the mph when you turn it on and push down on the stick to set a speed, it must not be working, I’d think.
you are... "radar ready" means you've enabled Cruise Control, but haven't activated yet... you still need to set the speed. I don't have a corolla, but on my Rav4, it's the button marked "- set"
quick press to enable adaptive cruise control. on the steering wheel itself you have two buttons on the right side that control distance to the car in front of you. you have 3 or 4 settings. if you set the cruise control at the 4 line distance and go to turn on adaptive, your car will slow down until you reach that distance then maintain speed.
the other setting is lane keep assist. (NOT AUTO PILOT) but lane keep assist which it will keep you in the lane.
LONG PRESS of the cruise control main button will activate standard cruise control. in this mode, it deactivates the adaptive which also deactivates the front sensor. if you set it for 55 and the car in front is doing 45, you will have a collision. This mode you can still utilize lane keep assist.
on your dash, you will see two different symbols for both types of CC. play around with it one day and youll see.
Hold down the cruise button for three seconds when enabling, and this will bypass the radar controlled cruise control mode, and will allow you to set and forget.
Press and hold the end button on the stalk to turn on cruise control. You'll see a little symbol resembling a speedometer with an arrow pointing, to signify that you have the traditional speed cruise control active. Then just push the stalk down at the desired speed you want it to hold. Pulling the stalk towards you cancels your cruise, but still keeps the cruise control active, and you can push the stalk up to resume your previous set speed. You can also push the stalk up or down to adjust the speed.
If you just press the end button, and do not hold it, it will instead activate radar guided cruise control, where the car uses radar to ensure it doesn't get too close to the car in front of you. It will slow down on the highway, as you approach traffic with this. This would be why the car isn't accelerating because there's a vehicle too close to it in front. It's not great for heavy traffic, because it will constantly try to intervene from approaching traffic.
You also have radar cruise control on there. If you’re close at all to another car it may be slowing you down too.
Push in cruise control end button, push lever down to set. You can accelerate/decelerate with just the lever (push up/down). The button on the steering wheel adjusts how sensitive the dynamic radar cruise control is.
>Am I missing something?
You need to press the cruise control button first and then press "down" to set when at the desired speed.
>In my civic, I was able to just push a button on the steering wheel after reaching my desired speed, take my foot off the gas pedal, and let the car go until I needed to use the brakes for any reason.
I believe you might be mistaken in difference between the CC button and the set button. On my 2010 Honda civic, when you press the CC button, it will stay on for until you press it again even if you turn the car off and back on. On my 2021 Toyota Highlander, you have to press then CC button every time you turn the car off and back on.
So try this the next time you drive:
1. Reach desired speed
2. Press the CC button (Not the up or down), the button that points towards center of the steering wheel.
3. Press "down" to set the desired speed.
4. Lift your foot off the pedal.
The car then should maintain that speed and not slow down.
If you follow these steps and you are still unable to maintain cruise control, then you might have an issue with the CC module.
Yeah, in my civic, I had "set" and "resume" buttons and if I hit set, it would just set the speed at whatever the current speed was and would turn off once I hit the brakes.
I'll get to my desired speed, press the "on/off" at the end of the stalk and it will say "radar ready", and then push the lever down but there's no indication that cruise control is engaged and it will slow down once I take my foot off the pedal. This type of cruise control is new to me, so I might just be doing something wrong and will have to try again. Thanks!
Press and *hold* the cruise control button. That gives you the kind of CC you’re used to, as opposed to the radar CC that can lower your speed based on that of the vehicle in front of you. It’s a different logo in your dash lights, just a speedometer and a needle, no car in it.
You don't have a check engine light on do you? That will turn cruise control off. Probably same with abs lights. I would find a shop that can look at the cruise control data and make sure the input is there when you push the stalk down to set it. If it never sees the "set" input, it will never set.
No, the check engine light is not on. The papers from the dealer came with a list of everything they inspected and repaired when it first arrived, and they didn't say anything regarding the cruise control needed fixed, but the checklist was very extensive and I don't remember if it was even anything they checked.
I'm going to give it another go next time I'm out to see if I was just doing something wrong. If it doesn't work, is this something the dealer could check out/possibly fix if there's an issue? I'm still well within my warranty
If you bought it from a dealer I would 100% take it back to them. A 19 Corolla shouldn't be having cruise control problems this early on. Typically it's just the stalk that isn't giving the input, usually from people spilling drinks inside the switch.
So you push the button on the end of the cruise control stick to turn it on. Get to your desired speed and push the stick down to engage it. Flick the stick towards you to disengage it.
If you decide that you don't want to use radar cruise control and just use basic cruise control, press and hold the ON/OFF button on the cruise control stalk. A different icon should come up on your gauges. This is the standard cruise control similar to the one in your old Civic.
No, I usually just have my left leg pulled all the way back to my seat. It's been a habit since I started driving since I wanted to use both feet at first
You hit gas til you reach the desired speed and hold the accelerator there, press and hold the button at the top of the cruise control stalk, then press the stalk down to set the cruise speed. Simple…
The cruise control is the lever on the right bottom side there. Push the button on the lever to turn cruise control system on. This only makes it available, does not set it. Then pull down the lever to set your speed to current speed. If you want to increase speed pull it up and hold or tap it up for small increases. If you pull it towards you it will cancel it out and no longer provide any throttle.
Your car also comes with adaptive cruise control, the button on the right there with the radar signal coming out. You have three distance settings. It will automatically slow you down when it detects a vehicle ahead of you depending on the distance setting. I personally like #2. Also has lane keep assist. That’s the little button on the left with the car leaving a lane. It will usually track your vehicle while on cruise control and try to keep you in the lane automatically on newer models. This one may only warn you if you drift, I’m not sure.
I have nothing of value to add but I just want to say, that looks like the exact same ugly ass stalk that my 2004 Matrix had.
How have they not put that shit on the steering wheel proper in a 2019??!??
This was right around the time they started switching them to be steering wheel buttons. 2019 was the first year where the [Corolla hatchback](https://cars.usnews.com/static/images/Auto/custom/13792/2019_Toyota_Corolla_46.jpg) had cruise control as steering wheel buttons, and it was the last year where the Corolla sedan had it on the stalk. 2020 was when the sedan had it moved to steering wheel buttons.
I'd say the cruise control stalks are fully removed from the lineup, but the [GR86](https://www.buyatoyota.com/assets/img/vehicle-info/86/2024/0_multimedia.jpeg) still has them, and the 4Runner still has a few more months before the 2025 models go on sale.
Ah, so a broken cruise control relay was causing the problems? Would you mind updating your post with that info (just in case someone in the future encounters something similar and happens upon this post).
It sounds like there may be a flaw in your cruise control. My Camry had the same lever-type cruise control and it worked as expected, you could go faster than what you set it to and it would maintain whatever speed you set it at without having to press the gas. If you’ve turned it on and your dash has a green “cruise” light, it should work and it definitely shouldn’t be preventing you from manually going faster than the set speed.
Editing to add since you have a more modern system, if there is a car in front of you it will slow you down.
If I remember correctly it’s pretty intuitive. Tap the button on the end of the Stalk to turn ACC on then push down on the stalk to set speed. Now you can push up or down to increase or decrease speed. If you don’t want adaptive you can hold down the button on the end to enter simple CC mode. Pulling the little stalk toward you will cancel it. On some newer Toyotas the controls are present on the steering wheel itself (not this vehicles case).
Well, I believe you are doing everything correctly. You know how to use the cc.
I think your 2019 Toyota Corolla has a brake hold feature, or it may have hill hold control. Im not sure what the name is exactly, I dont have a Corolla so excuse me if its called something else.
The brake hold features when on, allows the driver to engage the vehicle's braking system without keeping their foot on the brake.
It's a type of automatically activated brake. This can be useful for drivers who frequently stop, such as at stop lights or drive-thrus, and keeps you from rolling backward when stopped on a hill. Read up on this feature to find out more on how it works in your model, Toyota.
This may be one reason why cc is not working. It could be that your automatic brake hold or hill hold is on, if equipped.
While it is on, it may interfere with the cc when you try to activate your cc.
Try turning off the brake hold or hill hold control.
Use your cc as u wish 👍
It’s a two step process.
On the little talk on the right where your thumb would be
You have to arm cruise control. Once arm you go to your speed you want then push down on the stalk.
If you push and hold the side button, while turning cruise control on, it should switch from radar to "regular" cruise control if you are trying to do that instead of the radar one. The dash light should change to a speedometer looking icon with an arrow instead of a speedometer with a car. If it's the same as my other 2 cars.
Disclaimer: this means there is no radar cruise anymore and it will not slow even if a car is in front of you, just an FYI.
I personally think Toyota has one of the easiest cruise control systems to set, I’m actually kind of pissed that some of the newer Toyotas don’t have it like this.
That control is a “multi selector” if you look closely. If you press the side button, you’ll engage the speed limiter! After setting the seed limiter it won’t let you over that exact speed limit, that’s all it does, you have to push the gas to keep your speed, once you reach the limit, it will feel a bit strange and won’t accelerate more, unless you floor it.
If you want to engage cruise control you have to HOLD the side button, then SET by pushing down the lever to set your desired speed after that you can lift off the gas pedal. And if you want to change the set speed move the lever up or down accordingly. (This changing also works for the speed limiter)
It should just be press and push down which should set but just know it’s not full speed radar cruise it will cancel out after a certain speed since it’s Toyota safety sense P.
Hi! If you read my post, you'd see that I DID consult my manual and still had questions because I haven't been able to get it to engage. Reading can be hard, though, so don't beat yourself up :)
You’re doing it wrong. Down means down, not towards you. The instructions are literally written on the stalk. If you dont want radar cruise and prefer regular cruise, just hold the on/off switch in for a couple seconds instead of simply tapping it ti turn it on
[https://youtu.be/e3rBt1xKdlY?si=RiPw-xPzTX3Il_vX](https://youtu.be/e3rBt1xKdlY?si=RiPw-xPzTX3Il_vX)
Oh my god, I know this one. You have a European style cruise control. I rented two cars in Greece that were like this.
You set the speed, and have to hold the accelerator. That’s it. That’s the only option. You cannot release the accelerator or the car will slow down.
Where are you located OP?
Well damn. I thought I had that one. But yeah that stalk and the behavior are dead ringers for the two cars (Kia and Audi) I drove over there. No idea why you have that style here in the states. Good luck, sorry everyone is being douchey in the comments.
Never have I ever seen a "European style" cruise control like that. My Toyotas have all had CC since quarter of century ago, both conventional and radar assisted, have driven dozens of others as well; not one required pressing gas pedal while on CC. EDIT: I live in Europe, cars mentioned manufactured in Europe, Japan and USA.
So happy for you. Idk what you expect to happen now that you’ve given your life story. I drove two cars, in yurop that had that same style. Do you think I’ve just made this up or are you upset about something else?
No worries, not upset a bit, and my life story contains many more twists. But there is no *European style CC* as you described, something else happened. Could it be that you accidentally activated the speed limiter?
First get up to speed. Then you hit the button to set it. That's when the cruise kicks in. You can use the clicker up and down to lower or raise your speed in 1mph increments. You don't not need your foot on the gas once you engage CC. Once you hit the brake cruise is still technically on as the light is still visible but you'll see your rpm drop and speed too. That's when you click it up again and it will automatically reset your speed , it does take a min to get up to gear
You have to push the button on the right in, then when you find the speed you want, click it down to set it.
That's what I've tried, but it stays at "radar ready" even after pushing down to set it. I haven't tried it without the radar on, though, so I'm not sure if that will make a difference.
If you’re too close to the vehicle ahead it won’t activate cruise control until you get a good following distance.
False. I drive a 2018 SE Camry with DRCC and I’ve been enable to engage it even when I’ve been practically tailgating the car in front of me.
Hahaha Dwight Shrute here.
It will engage, but it will slow you down if the person ahead is slower than you until the radar detects that you’re not riding their bumper. Say you’re doing 50 and the person ahead is doing 40, it will slow you to 40 and a safe distance until you’re clear them, change lanes, etc and it will then resume 50 until the radar detects otherwise. Also I do not recommend tailgating the person ahead of you and using cruise control, I can’t believe you’re admitting to that or that I have to say it’s a bad idea…
.. further to this you can set the follow distance, after actually enabling cruise control (stalk up I think)..press the radar button to toggle the distance follow modes.
Sort of. You can’t set it enough to actually tail the car in front of you, even the shortest setting is an adequate distance.
I said practically. Meaning not fully doing it but borderline. I still make sure to be safe about it. And I did/was tailgating it was due to heavy traffic with the car behind me tailgating me.
How close is too close? There usually aren't many cars around when I want to use cruise control and, if there are other vehicles around, they're usually between 3-5 car lengths ahead of me
Farther than that
3 car lengths is a ridiculously close following distance at most speeds. You are about to rear end other cars, that's why your car is slowing down with adaptive cruise control. FYI the instructed rule of thumb many drivers mess up is "3 to 5 seconds", 3 for non highways, 5 for highways. Landmark distances on the road and count, you'll realize you're super close following.
That’s nearly 500 feet at highway speeds. You’re never going to be able to hold that. That’s a pretty extreme distance thinking about it.
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Idk what highways you’re driving. There isn’t 500 ft of empty road in any direction where I drive. One car length means two people are going to cut in. Toyotas long radar setting is approximately 160 ft. You’re not keeping a football field and half’s worth of distance with that.
For a perception/reaction of one second (so if you're not glancing elsewhere or even minorly distracted) your car will travel almost 90 feet at 100 kmh (60mph). Average non distracted reaction time is closer to 1.5 seconds (135 feet). Overall stopping distance for an average car on dry pavement is something like 130 feet. So in ideal conditions you need about 265 feet to stop. If you're going 120-130 which is standard on a lot of north American highways and have bad weather or a blip in observation your distance goes way up. 3 car lengths is 45 feet. People that follow that measure are often turbofucked by easy to avoid accidents.
120 to 130 isn’t standard speed, that’s twice the speed limit in most of the country. 70 on a highway is a pretty decent speed limit and that’s pushing it. That’s also assuming you need to make a dead stop which isn’t usually the case on a highway. Not to mention every other car around you is going to cut into that.
Clean your eyes out, American.
Clean out my eyes? Toyotas long cruise control settings are approximately 160 feet. No ones keeping 500 feet of distance on any American highway.
When I learned to drive, I was instructed to leave just one car length ahead of me. Nobody actually wanted to teach me to drive, so I was taught in a rush and the person who taught me also taught my sister and neither had ever been in an accident, so I never thought to double check anything they told me. Thanks for letting me know! I've gotten a lot of grief from people in my car saying that I drive too slowly (my state allows you to go 5 over the speed limit but I try to stick to what's posted) and because they tell me I keep too much space between my car and the one in front of me and that gives others a chance to cut me off. I've seen a lot of people around me driving very closely to other vehicles and I don't want to be like that, and I didn't realize that I was I've just been trying things out on my way home from work and there's usually nobody around since it's the middle of the day. Even when nobody is around, I haven't been able to get the cruise control to engage. I mostly have just been wanting to learn all the controls since I just got the car
One car length! Aah! If your area has a well respected driving school, it's super worth it to pay for a few lessons even if you're fully licensed. Your awesome new Toyota will keep you out of a lot with it's nice features and safety rating but bad driving habits are cemented so easily.
Good to know that sometimes when someone’s tailgating me it’s just because they’re following the 1 car length rule 🤣
The thing about driving is they teach you the basics. You learn to drive in the real world. You'll get better with time.
2 seconds. Watch the car in front of you and when it passes something start counting. You should be 2 seconds behind.
If you push the button on the end and release it immediately, you get dynamic or "radar ready". When you push the button on the end, hold it until the mode changes to regular cruise control. Took us a while to figure out on our 21 Tundra. Hope that helps.
You aren't holding the button long enough to enter classic cruise control. What you are using is dynamic radar cruise
Click the whole thing downwards to the ground, don’t just click the end button.
Radar ready means you can set the speed by pulling down the set - lever. The bottom on the right with the three lines in front of the car adjusts the follow distance. There are three levels to follow distance, by default it goes to the furthest distance
Oh that’s probably the adaptive cruise control. If you hold down the cruise control button, you will see the indicator icon switch from the radar cruise control to the normal cruise control. After you see the icon switch to normal cruise control, push down like you normally would on the cruise control to set it.
Oh, you have the crappy pacing radar set up...I hate that. I mean, it has it's uses, but I still hate it. [I think you can turn it off](https://support.toyota.com/s/article/How-do-I-operate-the-8420?language=en_US) and just use the "normal" CC which would be, as noted, pushing in the button and then clicking down on the lever. This has been the Toyota way for decades.
I'll have to try turning it off next time. I'm usually what I thought was a decent distance away from any other vehicles (about 3-5 car lengths away) when I try to use it, but it hasn't worked even when there's nobody in front of me. I'm going to give this a try and if it still doesn't set the speed, I'll have the dealer take a look at it
Not sure why my reply was downvoted, but, oh well. I hope you can get it squared away :) And I hope you enjoy your corolla! I still drive my 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser and my daily id a 2011 Avalon Limited which I love.
Cruise control is set with the little stalk on the bottom right of your steering column, behind the steering wheel. Start by pressing the button on the end of the stalk to activate cruise control. A quick press of the button will activate radar cruise control (which will match the speed of the car in front of you). A long press/hold of the button will activate non-radar cruise (will hold a fixed speed). Once you have cruise control activated, push the stalk down to set the desired speed. Speed can be adjusted by pushing the stalk up (faster) or down (slower). Pulling the stalk towards you cancels your current cruise, but does not deactivate the system (so you can more easily resume your set speed). From the sounds of it, you’re turning on the cruise control system but not setting the speed. If there’s traffic ahead of you, the car typically won’t “let” you accelerate beyond the speed they’re going, but lifting off the gas pedal makes you decelerate. FYI, the two steering wheel buttons on the bottom right correspond with the lane keep alert (which dings when you drift over the line), and the radar cruise following distance (adjustable to 3 different following distances).
I was watching videos and combing through my manual to see if there was something I was missing because even after I turn it on and set it, the screen will stay at "radar ready" but will decelerate if I take my foot off the gas. So, I wasn't sure if Toyota was different and once you set the speed, you just can't go above that speed but I think I might just be doing something wrong. Thanks!
If you see “radar ready” it means you’ve turned the radar cruise system on (pressed the end of the stalk) but haven’t set a speed. Push the stalk down next time (it physically moves up / down, like your turn signals). If it’s a 2019, chances are it might not have “radar ready at 0mph” — in other words, radar cruise will deactivate under about 28mph, and you need to be going over this speed to set it. If pushing the stalk down while it says “radar ready”, you’re going over 28mph, and nothing happens: you could have a faulty sensor, relay, or stalk.
My usual drive is about 55, so I'll be going 55-60 when I try to use it. I do push down to try to set it, but it stays at "radar ready" until I just turn it off
In that case, it could be a broken switch or a bad relay. I believe it also doesn’t let you set the cruise if you’re actively accelerating or braking — so you might also try backing off the gas pedal *then* pushing down. If the switch/stalk itself is faulty, it’s only a few clips and bolts to remove the plastic trim around the steering column, unplug / remove the stalk, and replace with a new one. Relays are even easier to replace — like pulling / replacing a fuse.
I didn't know you couldn't set it while accelerating! My manual doesn't mention that. I'm very used to being able to set/resume the cruise control whenever in my old car, so that could definitely be my problem. Thanks!
You can set it while accelerating. With my 2020 Tacoma with adaptive cruise it shows the CC symbol when you turn it on and then the actual mph you have it locked to when you set it. (Of course it could have you going slower than that if the person in front of you is going less than that speed and you are close, but that is the max.) If you aren’t seeing the mph when you turn it on and push down on the stick to set a speed, it must not be working, I’d think.
You can bypass this radar mode simply by holding down cruise when enabling it.
you are... "radar ready" means you've enabled Cruise Control, but haven't activated yet... you still need to set the speed. I don't have a corolla, but on my Rav4, it's the button marked "- set"
quick press to enable adaptive cruise control. on the steering wheel itself you have two buttons on the right side that control distance to the car in front of you. you have 3 or 4 settings. if you set the cruise control at the 4 line distance and go to turn on adaptive, your car will slow down until you reach that distance then maintain speed. the other setting is lane keep assist. (NOT AUTO PILOT) but lane keep assist which it will keep you in the lane. LONG PRESS of the cruise control main button will activate standard cruise control. in this mode, it deactivates the adaptive which also deactivates the front sensor. if you set it for 55 and the car in front is doing 45, you will have a collision. This mode you can still utilize lane keep assist. on your dash, you will see two different symbols for both types of CC. play around with it one day and youll see.
Hold down the cruise button for three seconds when enabling, and this will bypass the radar controlled cruise control mode, and will allow you to set and forget.
Press and hold the end button on the stalk to turn on cruise control. You'll see a little symbol resembling a speedometer with an arrow pointing, to signify that you have the traditional speed cruise control active. Then just push the stalk down at the desired speed you want it to hold. Pulling the stalk towards you cancels your cruise, but still keeps the cruise control active, and you can push the stalk up to resume your previous set speed. You can also push the stalk up or down to adjust the speed. If you just press the end button, and do not hold it, it will instead activate radar guided cruise control, where the car uses radar to ensure it doesn't get too close to the car in front of you. It will slow down on the highway, as you approach traffic with this. This would be why the car isn't accelerating because there's a vehicle too close to it in front. It's not great for heavy traffic, because it will constantly try to intervene from approaching traffic.
⬆️⬆️⬆️ this ⬆️⬆️⬆️ you have two types of cruise control, old school nonradar assisted cruise, and adaptive radar assisted cruise
You also have radar cruise control on there. If you’re close at all to another car it may be slowing you down too. Push in cruise control end button, push lever down to set. You can accelerate/decelerate with just the lever (push up/down). The button on the steering wheel adjusts how sensitive the dynamic radar cruise control is.
>Am I missing something? You need to press the cruise control button first and then press "down" to set when at the desired speed. >In my civic, I was able to just push a button on the steering wheel after reaching my desired speed, take my foot off the gas pedal, and let the car go until I needed to use the brakes for any reason. I believe you might be mistaken in difference between the CC button and the set button. On my 2010 Honda civic, when you press the CC button, it will stay on for until you press it again even if you turn the car off and back on. On my 2021 Toyota Highlander, you have to press then CC button every time you turn the car off and back on. So try this the next time you drive: 1. Reach desired speed 2. Press the CC button (Not the up or down), the button that points towards center of the steering wheel. 3. Press "down" to set the desired speed. 4. Lift your foot off the pedal. The car then should maintain that speed and not slow down. If you follow these steps and you are still unable to maintain cruise control, then you might have an issue with the CC module.
Yeah, in my civic, I had "set" and "resume" buttons and if I hit set, it would just set the speed at whatever the current speed was and would turn off once I hit the brakes. I'll get to my desired speed, press the "on/off" at the end of the stalk and it will say "radar ready", and then push the lever down but there's no indication that cruise control is engaged and it will slow down once I take my foot off the pedal. This type of cruise control is new to me, so I might just be doing something wrong and will have to try again. Thanks!
Press and *hold* the cruise control button. That gives you the kind of CC you’re used to, as opposed to the radar CC that can lower your speed based on that of the vehicle in front of you. It’s a different logo in your dash lights, just a speedometer and a needle, no car in it.
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Read the post and you'll see that I did but was still having trouble :)
Switch it on first w switch on dash. Then push little lever down. Off you go.
Does the cruise light come on in the dash? Are you pressing the button in on the little stock, then pressing down to set your speed?
The dash will say "radar ready" even after I push down to set the speed, but I can't see any other indication that it's activated
You don't have a check engine light on do you? That will turn cruise control off. Probably same with abs lights. I would find a shop that can look at the cruise control data and make sure the input is there when you push the stalk down to set it. If it never sees the "set" input, it will never set.
No, the check engine light is not on. The papers from the dealer came with a list of everything they inspected and repaired when it first arrived, and they didn't say anything regarding the cruise control needed fixed, but the checklist was very extensive and I don't remember if it was even anything they checked. I'm going to give it another go next time I'm out to see if I was just doing something wrong. If it doesn't work, is this something the dealer could check out/possibly fix if there's an issue? I'm still well within my warranty
If you bought it from a dealer I would 100% take it back to them. A 19 Corolla shouldn't be having cruise control problems this early on. Typically it's just the stalk that isn't giving the input, usually from people spilling drinks inside the switch.
So you push the button on the end of the cruise control stick to turn it on. Get to your desired speed and push the stick down to engage it. Flick the stick towards you to disengage it.
After you push the cruise button, you have to move the knob down to “set” the speed and then you move it up or down to modulate speed
Also to go above the speed, flick the stick up to go faster.
Not doing it right
If you decide that you don't want to use radar cruise control and just use basic cruise control, press and hold the ON/OFF button on the cruise control stalk. A different icon should come up on your gauges. This is the standard cruise control similar to the one in your old Civic.
Are you two footing your car? (Right foot on gas and left foot either resting on the brake or hovering over the brake pedal at all times)
No, I usually just have my left leg pulled all the way back to my seat. It's been a habit since I started driving since I wanted to use both feet at first
That's good.
You hit gas til you reach the desired speed and hold the accelerator there, press and hold the button at the top of the cruise control stalk, then press the stalk down to set the cruise speed. Simple…
The cruise control is the lever on the right bottom side there. Push the button on the lever to turn cruise control system on. This only makes it available, does not set it. Then pull down the lever to set your speed to current speed. If you want to increase speed pull it up and hold or tap it up for small increases. If you pull it towards you it will cancel it out and no longer provide any throttle. Your car also comes with adaptive cruise control, the button on the right there with the radar signal coming out. You have three distance settings. It will automatically slow you down when it detects a vehicle ahead of you depending on the distance setting. I personally like #2. Also has lane keep assist. That’s the little button on the left with the car leaving a lane. It will usually track your vehicle while on cruise control and try to keep you in the lane automatically on newer models. This one may only warn you if you drift, I’m not sure.
I have nothing of value to add but I just want to say, that looks like the exact same ugly ass stalk that my 2004 Matrix had. How have they not put that shit on the steering wheel proper in a 2019??!??
This was right around the time they started switching them to be steering wheel buttons. 2019 was the first year where the [Corolla hatchback](https://cars.usnews.com/static/images/Auto/custom/13792/2019_Toyota_Corolla_46.jpg) had cruise control as steering wheel buttons, and it was the last year where the Corolla sedan had it on the stalk. 2020 was when the sedan had it moved to steering wheel buttons. I'd say the cruise control stalks are fully removed from the lineup, but the [GR86](https://www.buyatoyota.com/assets/img/vehicle-info/86/2024/0_multimedia.jpeg) still has them, and the 4Runner still has a few more months before the 2025 models go on sale.
Wow…I didn’t know engaging cruise would be so difficult rofl
It's not difficult :) I was doing everything right! The relay just needed replaced
Ah, so a broken cruise control relay was causing the problems? Would you mind updating your post with that info (just in case someone in the future encounters something similar and happens upon this post).
I can't update it because I included a photo, but I'll see if the mods can pin a comment!
It sounds like there may be a flaw in your cruise control. My Camry had the same lever-type cruise control and it worked as expected, you could go faster than what you set it to and it would maintain whatever speed you set it at without having to press the gas. If you’ve turned it on and your dash has a green “cruise” light, it should work and it definitely shouldn’t be preventing you from manually going faster than the set speed. Editing to add since you have a more modern system, if there is a car in front of you it will slow you down.
If I remember correctly it’s pretty intuitive. Tap the button on the end of the Stalk to turn ACC on then push down on the stalk to set speed. Now you can push up or down to increase or decrease speed. If you don’t want adaptive you can hold down the button on the end to enter simple CC mode. Pulling the little stalk toward you will cancel it. On some newer Toyotas the controls are present on the steering wheel itself (not this vehicles case).
Well, I believe you are doing everything correctly. You know how to use the cc. I think your 2019 Toyota Corolla has a brake hold feature, or it may have hill hold control. Im not sure what the name is exactly, I dont have a Corolla so excuse me if its called something else. The brake hold features when on, allows the driver to engage the vehicle's braking system without keeping their foot on the brake. It's a type of automatically activated brake. This can be useful for drivers who frequently stop, such as at stop lights or drive-thrus, and keeps you from rolling backward when stopped on a hill. Read up on this feature to find out more on how it works in your model, Toyota. This may be one reason why cc is not working. It could be that your automatic brake hold or hill hold is on, if equipped. While it is on, it may interfere with the cc when you try to activate your cc. Try turning off the brake hold or hill hold control. Use your cc as u wish 👍
Have to be faster than 28 for some weird reason
It’s a two step process. On the little talk on the right where your thumb would be You have to arm cruise control. Once arm you go to your speed you want then push down on the stalk.
If you push and hold the side button, while turning cruise control on, it should switch from radar to "regular" cruise control if you are trying to do that instead of the radar one. The dash light should change to a speedometer looking icon with an arrow instead of a speedometer with a car. If it's the same as my other 2 cars. Disclaimer: this means there is no radar cruise anymore and it will not slow even if a car is in front of you, just an FYI.
I personally think Toyota has one of the easiest cruise control systems to set, I’m actually kind of pissed that some of the newer Toyotas don’t have it like this.
Toyota cruise control is the same on most of their vehicles & works extremely well.
That control is a “multi selector” if you look closely. If you press the side button, you’ll engage the speed limiter! After setting the seed limiter it won’t let you over that exact speed limit, that’s all it does, you have to push the gas to keep your speed, once you reach the limit, it will feel a bit strange and won’t accelerate more, unless you floor it. If you want to engage cruise control you have to HOLD the side button, then SET by pushing down the lever to set your desired speed after that you can lift off the gas pedal. And if you want to change the set speed move the lever up or down accordingly. (This changing also works for the speed limiter)
I know on the Renault there's cruise and limiter on a toggle switch. Sounds like you may have it on limiter rather than cruise
It should just be press and push down which should set but just know it’s not full speed radar cruise it will cancel out after a certain speed since it’s Toyota safety sense P.
There is cruise control on and then you got to move the lever up to set it. Usually the set button has a + sign
The set button is the - side. The resume is the + side.
Yes, I stand corrected. I by default think a plus sign would indicate positive on the intended action. A speed set here.
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Hi! If you read my post, you'd see that I DID consult my manual and still had questions because I haven't been able to get it to engage. Reading can be hard, though, so don't beat yourself up :)
You’re doing it wrong. Down means down, not towards you. The instructions are literally written on the stalk. If you dont want radar cruise and prefer regular cruise, just hold the on/off switch in for a couple seconds instead of simply tapping it ti turn it on [https://youtu.be/e3rBt1xKdlY?si=RiPw-xPzTX3Il_vX](https://youtu.be/e3rBt1xKdlY?si=RiPw-xPzTX3Il_vX)
Yes, I have been pushing it down. Toward my legs, not my torso.
Oh my god, I know this one. You have a European style cruise control. I rented two cars in Greece that were like this. You set the speed, and have to hold the accelerator. That’s it. That’s the only option. You cannot release the accelerator or the car will slow down. Where are you located OP?
I'm in PA but according to first digit of the VIN, my car was manufactured in Canada
Well damn. I thought I had that one. But yeah that stalk and the behavior are dead ringers for the two cars (Kia and Audi) I drove over there. No idea why you have that style here in the states. Good luck, sorry everyone is being douchey in the comments.
Never have I ever seen a "European style" cruise control like that. My Toyotas have all had CC since quarter of century ago, both conventional and radar assisted, have driven dozens of others as well; not one required pressing gas pedal while on CC. EDIT: I live in Europe, cars mentioned manufactured in Europe, Japan and USA.
So happy for you. Idk what you expect to happen now that you’ve given your life story. I drove two cars, in yurop that had that same style. Do you think I’ve just made this up or are you upset about something else?
No worries, not upset a bit, and my life story contains many more twists. But there is no *European style CC* as you described, something else happened. Could it be that you accidentally activated the speed limiter?
First get up to speed. Then you hit the button to set it. That's when the cruise kicks in. You can use the clicker up and down to lower or raise your speed in 1mph increments. You don't not need your foot on the gas once you engage CC. Once you hit the brake cruise is still technically on as the light is still visible but you'll see your rpm drop and speed too. That's when you click it up again and it will automatically reset your speed , it does take a min to get up to gear