Cruise Control Operation; Driving Downhill With Cruise Control - Volkswagen Eos Owner's Manual

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Cruise control operation

Fig. 139 On the left side of the steering column: Cruise control buttons and switches.
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS
In order to:
Switch on cruise control.
Move switch
Set cruise control to
current vehicle speed.
Temporarily deactivate
cruise control.
Resume speed stored in
cruise control.
Increase set speed
Press button
(while cruise control is
increase the set speed in small
actively controlling
vehicle speed).
Press and hold button
increase the set speed until the
higher desired speed is reached
Reduce set speed (while
Press button
cruise control is actively
reduce the set speed in small steps
controlling vehicle
speed).
Press and hold button
reduce the set speed until the lower
desired speed is reached and the
Switch off cruise control.
Move switch

Driving downhill with cruise control

If cruise control cannot maintain constant speed while driving downhill, slow the vehicle with the foot
brake and downshift if necessary.
You must: ⇒ 
f ig. 139
(2)
to
position.
ON
.
Press button
(3)
Move switch
(2)
to the
CANCEL
position.
OR: depress the brake pedal.
Press button
(1)
(1)
briefly to
steps of 1 mph (1 km/h) each.
(1)
to
and button is released.
(3)
briefly to
of 1 mph (1 km/h) each.
(3)
to
button is released.
(2)
to
position.
OFF
Result:
System is switched on, but does not
regulate vehicle speed until a speed
is set.
Current vehicle speed is set; cruise
control helps to maintain this speed.
Cruise control is temporarily
deactivated. The speed is still
stored in the memory.
Cruise control resumes speed
previously set.
The vehicle will accelerate until the
new higher speed is reached and
saves the new higher speed in the
memory.
Cruise control will slow the vehicle
down without braking by reducing
the flow of fuel to the engine until
the new lower speed is reached and
saves the new lower speed in the
memory.
System is switched off. The set
speed is deleted.

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