Buick 2005 LeSabre Owner's Manual page 123

Increasing Speed While Using
Cruise Control
There are two ways to go to a higher speed:
•
Use the accelerator pedal to get to the higher
speed. Press the SET/COAST button, then release
it and the accelerator pedal. You will now cruise
at the higher speed.
•
Press the RESUME/ACCEL button. Hold it there
until you get up to the speed you want, and then
release it. To increase your speed in very small
amounts, briefly press the RESUME/ACCEL button
and then release it. Each time you do this, your
vehicle will go about 1 mph (1.6 km/h) faster.
The accelerate feature will only work after you have
set the cruise control speed by pressing the
SET/COAST button.
Reducing Speed While Using
Cruise Control
There are two ways to reduce your speed while using
cruise control:
•
Press the SET/COAST button until you reach the
lower speed you want, then release it.
•
To slow down in very small amounts, press the
SET/COAST button briefly. Each time you do
this, you will go about 1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower.
Passing Another Vehicle While Using
Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed.
When you take your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will
slow down to the cruise control speed you set earlier.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well your cruise control will work on hills depends
upon your speed, load and the steepness of the
hills. When going up steep hills, you may have to step
on the accelerator pedal to maintain your speed.
When going downhill, you may have to brake or shift to
a lower gear to keep your speed down. Applying the
brake or shifting into a lower gear will take your vehicle
out of cruise control. If you need to apply the brake
or shift to a lower gear due to the grade of the downhill
slope, you may not want to attempt to use your
cruise control feature.
Ending Cruise Control
There are two ways to turn off the cruise control:
•
Step lightly on the brake pedal.
•
Press the ON/OFF button.
Erasing Speed Memory
When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition, your
cruise control set speed memory is erased.
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