Adaptive Cruise Control - Buick 2017 LaCrosse Owner's Manual

Increasing Speed While Using
Cruise Control
Do one of the following:
Press and hold RES+ up until
the vehicle accelerates to the
desired speed, then release it.
To increase vehicle speed in
small increments, press RES+
up briefly. For each press, the
vehicle goes about 1.6 km/h
(1 mph) faster.
Reducing Speed While Using
Cruise Control
Do one of the following:
Press and hold SET down until
the desired lower speed is
reached, then release it.
To slow down in small
increments, press SET down
briefly. For each press, the
vehicle goes about 1.6 km/h
(1 mph) slower.
Passing Another Vehicle While
Using Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to
increase the vehicle speed. When
you take your foot off the pedal, the
vehicle will slow down to the
previously set cruise speed. While
pressing the accelerator pedal or
shortly following the release to
override cruise control, briefly
pressing SET will result in cruise
set to the current vehicle speed.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well the cruise control will work
on hills depends upon the vehicle
speed, load, and the steepness of
the hills. When going up steep hills,
you might have to step on the
accelerator pedal to maintain your
speed. When going downhill, you
might have to brake or shift to a
lower gear to keep your speed
down. If the brake pedal is applied,
cruise control will disengage.
Ending Cruise Control
There are four ways to end cruise
control:
Step lightly on the brake pedal.
Driving and Operating
Press .
Shift the transmission to
N (Neutral).
To turn off cruise control,
press .
Erasing Speed Memory
The cruise control set speed is
erased from memory if
or the ignition is turned off.

Adaptive Cruise Control

If equipped with Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC), it allows for selecting
the cruise control set speed and
following gap. Read this entire
section before using this system.
ACC uses a radar sensor to detect
other vehicles. See Radio
Frequency Statement 0 321. The
following gap is the following time
(or distance) between your vehicle
and a vehicle detected directly
ahead in your path, moving in the
same direction. If no vehicle is
detected in your path, ACC works
like regular cruise control.
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is pressed