Adding cruise control to a Nissan Almera

Almeras with one careful keeper

The Almera was a plain, dependable saloon and hatchback, and the survivors usually belong to somebody who has had them serviced on time for years. They do visits to relatives, the odd seaside day and a weekly stint up the motorway. Those are exactly the miles where keeping your foot pinned gets tiresome.

Why its age calls for care

What an Almera puts on its network depends heavily on the year it left the line, and an older one will not always broadcast what a later car does. A box bought on a hunch can leave the owner with a part that does nothing, or a hold that wanders. The money is gone and a car with a trouble-free record has picked up a problem.

How we start with an Almera

Start by telling us which Almera it is: registration year, engine size, manual or auto. An engineer then says plainly whether this car carries the signals CAN KONTROL CRUISE works from. If the answer is yes, we program the unit for that Almera at Chorley, after which it reads the Almera's speed off the network, leaving the throttle well alone. Setting, holding, resuming and cancelling are placed on controls the driver can reach easily.