Cruise Control (Option); Activating; Temporary Disengagement; Increasing/Decreasing Speed - Volvo 2008 C70 Owner's Manual

02 Instruments and controls

Cruise control (option)

Activating

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The controls for cruise control are to the left
of the steering wheel.
Setting the desired speed:
– Press the CRUISE button.
shown on the combined instrument panel.
– Touch + or – to lock the vehicle speed.
CRUISE-ON appears on the combined
instrument panel.
Cruise control cannot be engaged at speeds
below 30 km/h or above 200 km/h.
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Increasing or decreasing speed
– Increase or decrease the speed by press-
ing and holding + or –. The speed of the
car when the button is released is set as
the new speed.
Pressing (less than half a second) + or –
CRUISE is
changes the speed 1 km/h or 1.6 km/h
NOTE
A temporary increase in speed (less than
one minute) using the accelerator, such as
while overtaking, does not affect the cruise
control setting. When you release the
accelerator, the car will return to the
programmed speed.
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Depending on engine type

Temporary disengagement

– Press 0 to disengage the cruise control
temporarily. CRUISE
combined instrument panel. The speed
set earlier is stored in the memory.
The cruise control is also temporarily disen-
gaged when:
• the brake pedal or clutch pedal is
depressed
• speed falls below 25–30 km/h when trav-
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elling uphill
• the gear selector is moved to position N
• wheel spin or wheel lock-up occurs
• a temporary increase in speed lasts longer
than one minute.
Return to the set speed
– Press this button to resume
the previously set speed.
CRUISE-ON
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combined instrument panel.
Disengaging
– Press CRUISE to disengage the cruise
control.
CRUISE-ON
combined instrument panel.
will be shown on the
appears on the
goes out on the