Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 1030

8P - 2 SPEED CONTROL
Fig. 2 SPEED CONTROL SWITCH FUNCTIONS
1 - SET / ACCELERATE
2 - RESUME SET SPEED
3 - SET / DECELERATE
4 - OFF
5 - SWITCH HANDLE
OPERA TION
Wh en speed con t r ol oper a t ion is select ed by t h e
speed con t r ol swit ch , t h e E CM (E n gin e Con t r ol Mod-
u le) a llows a set speed t o be st or ed in it s RAM for
speed con t r ol. To st or e a set speed, pr ess eit h er of t h e
SE T swit ch fu n ct ion s wh ile t h e veh icle is m ovin g,
a n d a bove 25 m ph (40 km /h ). In or der for t h e speed
con t r ol t o en ga ge, t h e br a kes ca n n ot be a pplied, n or
ca n t h e gea r select or be in dica t in g t h e t r a n sm ission
is in P a r k or Neu t r a l.
Th e speed con t r ol ca n be disen ga ged m a n u a lly by:
• St eppin g on t h e br a ke peda l
SPECI FI CAT I ON S
TORQUE
DESCRIPTION
Switch Mounting Screw
CABLE
DESCRIPTION
A ca ble a n d a va cu u m con t r olled ser vo a r e n ot u sed
wit h t h is pa cka ge. Th is is a ca ble-less, ser vo-less sys-
t em . Th e speed con t r ol syst em is elect r on ica lly con -
t r olled by t h e E n gin e Con t r ol Modu le (E CM).
• P r essin g t h e speed con t r ol swit ch t o OF F
• Depr essin g t h e clu t ch peda l (if equ ipped).
NOTE: Depressing the OFF switch or turning off the
ignition switch will erase the set speed stored in
the ECM.
F or a dded sa fet y, t h e speed con t r ol syst em is pr o-
gr a m m ed t o disen ga ge for a n y of t h e followin g con di-
t ion s:
• An in dica t ion of P a r k or Neu t r a l
• A r a pid in cr ea se r pm (in dica t es t h a t t h e clu t ch
h a s been disen ga ged)
• E xcessive en gin e r pm (in dica t es t h a t t h e t r a n s-
m ission m a y be in a low gea r )
• Th e speed sign a l in cr ea ses a t a r a t e of 10 m ph
per secon d (in dica t es t h a t t h e coefficien t of fr ict ion
bet ween t h e r oa d su r fa ce a n d t ir es is ext r em ely low)
• Th e speed sign a l decr ea ses a t a r a t e of 10 m ph
per secon d (in dica t es t h a t t h e veh icle m a y h a ve
deceler a t ed a t a n ext r em ely h igh r a t e)
On ce t h e speed con t r ol h a s been disen ga ged,
depr essin g t h e RE S/ACCE L swit ch (wh en speed is
gr ea t er t h a n 30 m ph ) r est or es t h e veh icle t o t h e t a r-
get speed t h a t wa s st or ed in t h e E CM.
Wh ile t h e speed con t r ol is en ga ged, t h e dr iver ca n
in cr ea se t h e veh icle speed by depr essin g t h e RE S/AC-
CE L swit ch . Th e n ew t a r get speed is st or ed in t h e
E CM wh en t h e RE S/ACCE L is r elea sed. Th e P CM
a lso h a s a "t a p-u p" fea t u r e in wh ich veh icle speed
in cr ea ses a t a r a t e of a ppr oxim a t ely 2 m ph for ea ch
m om en t a r y swit ch a ct iva t ion of t h e RE S/ACCE L
swit ch .
A "t a p down " fea t u r e is u sed t o deceler a t e wit h ou t
disen ga gin g t h e speed con t r ol syst em . To deceler a t e
fr om a n exist in g r ecor ded t a r get speed, m om en t a r ily
depr ess t h e COAST swit ch . F or ea ch swit ch a ct iva -
t ion , speed will be lower ed a ppr oxim a t ely 1 m ph .
N-m
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SERV O
DESCRIPTION
A va cu u m con t r olled ser vo a n d con t r ol ca ble a r e
n ot u sed wit h t h is pa cka ge. Th is is a ca ble-less, ser-
vo-less syst em . Th e speed con t r ol syst em is elect r on -
ica lly con t r olled by t h e E n gin e Con t r ol Modu le
(E CM).
Ft. Lbs.
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VA
In. Lbs.
8-10