Increasing Or Decreasing Speed; Temporarily Disengaging The Cruise Control; Cruise Control Automatic Disengagement; Returning To The Set Speed - Volvo V50 User Manual

2006 Volvo V50

Increasing or decreasing speed

Use + or - in the following ways to increase or decrease the vehicle's speed:
Press and hold down + or - until the vehicle reaches the desired speed. This will become the set speed
when the button is released.
Press + or - for approximately a half second and release the button to increase or decrease vehicle
speed by approximately 1 mph (1.6 km/h).
NOTE:
Cruise control will not function at speeds below 20 m.p.h. (30 km/h).
Momentary acceleration, for less than 1 minute (e.g. when passing another car), does not affect cruise
control operation. The car will automatically return to the previously set speed when the accelerator
pedal is released.

Temporarily disengaging the cruise control

Press 0 to temporarily disengage cruise control. CRUISE will appear in the function display. The
currently set speed is stored in the system's memory.
Cruise control is also automatically disengaged:
If the speed drops below approximately 20 mph (30 km/h) when driving uphill.
When the brake or clutch pedal is depressed.
If the gear selector is moved to position N.
During wheel spin or wheel lock-up.
If the vehicle's speed is increased by using the accelerator pedal for more than 1 minute.

Returning to the set speed

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