Vauxhall Ampera Owner's Manual page 122

Setting cruise control
To set a speed:
1. Press m to turn cruise control on.
2. Accelerate to the desired speed.
3. Move the thumbwheel down
toward SET/− and release it. The
desired set speed briefly appears
in the instrument cluster.
4. Take foot off the accelerator
pedal.
When the brakes are applied, the
system deactivates the cruise control.
Resuming a set speed
If the cruise control is set at a desired
speed and then the brakes are
applied, the cruise control is
disengaged without erasing the set
speed from memory. Once the
vehicle speed is approx. 20 mph or
higher, briefly move the thumbwheel
up toward RES/+ and then release it.
The vehicle returns to the previously
set speed.
Increasing speed
If the cruise control system is already
activated:
■ Move the thumbwheel up toward
RES/+ and hold it, until the vehicle
accelerates to the desired speed,
then release it.
■ To increase the speed in small
amounts, briefly move the
thumbwheel up toward RES/+ and
then release it. Each time this is
done, the vehicle goes approx.
1 mph faster.
Reducing speed
If the cruise control system is already
activated:
■ Move the thumbwheel toward SET/
− and hold until the desired lower
speed is reached, then release it.
■ To slow down in very small
amounts, briefly move the
thumbwheel toward SET/− . Each
time this is done, the vehicle goes
approx. 1 mph slower.
Driving and operating
Passing another vehicle
Use the accelerator pedal to increase
vehicle speed. If taking the foot off the
pedal, the vehicle will slow down to
the previously set cruise control
speed.
Using cruise control on hills
How well the cruise control works 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 the vehicle speed. When
going downhill, you might have to
brake or shift to L to maintain the
vehicle speed. When the brakes are
applied the cruise control is
disengaged.
Deactivate cruise control
Press button y, control indicator m
illuminates white in instrument
cluster. Cruise control is deactivated.
The most recently set speed is stored
and can be resumed later.
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