Reducing Speed
While
Using Cruise Control
There are two
ways
to
reduce your speed while using
cruise control:
Push in the button at the end
of
the lever until
you
reach a desired lower speed, then release
it.
A
CRUISE ENGAGED message will then display in
the Driver Information Center
(DIC).
To
slow down in very small amounts, push the
button for less than half a second. Each time
you
do
this, you’ll go
1
mph
(1.6
km/h)
slower.
Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control
Use
the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When
you take your foot
off
the pedal, your vehicle will slow
down
to
the cruise control speed you set earlier.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How
well your cruise control will
work
on
hills depends
upon your speed, load and the steepness
of
the hills.
When going up steep hills, you may have to step
on
the
accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going
downhill,
you
may have to brake or shift to a lower gear
to keep your speed down. Of course, applying the brakes
or downshifting into FIRST
(1)
takes you out of cruise
control. Many drivers find this
to
be too much trouble
and
don’t use cruise control
on
steep hills.
Ending Cruise Control
There are two ways to end cruise control:
Step lightly
on
the
brake pedal.
Move the CRUISE switch to
OFF.
Erasing Speed Memory
The cruise control set speed memory
is
erased when
you
turn
off the cruise control
or
the ignition.
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