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P2583

Cruise Control Front Distance Range Sensor Single Sensor or Center

General fault on the radar/lidar/camera distance-range sensor used by adaptive cruise control. On systems with a single sensor or three sensors with a center unit, this code refers to the central sensor — without it, ACC distance control is disabled and the system falls back to plain cruise.

  • Check engine light: Yes
  • Emissions related: No
  • Repair difficulty: hard

Common causes

Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.

  • Dirty sensor surface (radar emblem / camera lens)Common
  • Sensor misaligned after a frontal impactPossible
  • Failed sensor moduleLess likely

Parts involved

  • Acc Radar Sensor
  • Acc Camera Sensor

P2583 is a generic OBD-II code defined by SAE J2012. Exact wording and diagnostic procedure vary by manufacturer and model. Code definitions are drawn from the public-domain OBDex dataset; the workshop notes are our own.