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SPEED
CONTROL
SYSTEM 8H -
1
SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM
CONTENTS
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SERVICE
PROCEDURES
8
GENERAL
INFORMATION
The
speed
control
system
(Fig. 1) is electrically ac-
tuated and vacuum
operated.
The electronic control
is integrated into the
engine
controller, located next
to the battery. The controls are located on the
steer-
ing
wheel and
consist
of the ON/OFF, RESUME/AC-
CEL
and
SET/DECEL buttons.
The
system
is
designed
to
operate
at
speeds
between
35
mph (50
km/h)
and 85 mph (142 km/h).
WARNING;
THE USE
OF
SPEED
CONTROL
IS
NOT
RECOMMENDED
WHEN
DRIVING
CONDITIONS
DO
NOT
PERMIT
MAINTAINING
A
CONSTANT
SPEED,
SUCH
AS
IN
HEAVY
TRAFFIC
OR
ON
ROADS
THAT
ARE
WINDING,
ICY,
SNOW
COVERED,
OR
SLIP-
PERY.
TO
ACTIVATE:
By pushing the ON/OFF button
to the
depressed
latched position, ON, the
speed
con-
trol
function is now
ready
for use.
TO
DEACTIVATE:
A soft tap of the
brake
pedal,
or normal
brake
application while the
system
is
en-
gaged
will
disengage
speed
control without
erasing
memory. Pushing
the
ON/OFF button
to the un-
latched position or turning off the
ignition
erases
the
memory.
TO
SET SPEED: When the vehicle
has
reached
the desired
speed
push
the SET/DECEL button to en-
gage
system
which
will
then automatically maintain
the desired
speed.
TO
DECELERATE: When
speed
control
is en-
gaged,
holding the SET/DECEL button
depressed
al-
lows the vehicle to
coast
to
a
lower
speed
setting.
TO
RESUME:
After
disengaging the
speed
control
system
by
tapping
the
brake
pedal
push
the
RE-
SUME/ACCEL
button to return vehicle to the previ-
ously
set
speed.
TO
ACCELERATE: While
speed
control
is en-
gaged,
hold the RESUME/ACCEL button
depressed
and
release
at a
new desired
speed.
This
will
allow
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TEST
PROCEDURES
4
the vehicle
to
continuously
accelerate
and
set at a
higher
speed
setting.
TAP-UP:
When
the
speed
control
system
is en-
gaged,
tapping the RESUME/ACCEL button
will
in-
crease
the
speed
setting
by 2
mph
(3
km/h).
The
system
will
respond
to multiple
tap-ups.
TO
ACCELERATE
for
PASSING:
Depress
the
accelerator
as
you would normally. When the pedal
is
released
the vehicle
will
return
to
the
speed
set-
ting
in memory.
SERVO
CONNECTOR
J918H-20
Fig,
1
Speed
Control
System
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