Pontiac 1996 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 94

Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to reduce your speed while using
cruise control:
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Press in the button at the end of the lever until you
reach the lower speed you want, then release it.
To slow down in very small amounts, push the
button for less than half a second. Each time you do
this, you'I1 go 1 mph (1.6 h / 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.
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Using Cruise Control
on Hills
How well your cruise control will work on hills depends
upon your speed, load, and the steepness of the bills.
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. Of course, applying the brake
takes
YOU
out of cruise control. Many driven find this
to;
be too much trouble and don't use cruise control on
steep hills.
'Ending Cruise Control
There are two ways to turn off the cruise control:
Step lightly on the brake pedal or push the clutch
pedal, if you have a manual transaxle: OR
Move the cruise switch to OFF.
Erasing Cruise Speed Memory
When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition,
your cruise control set speed memory is erased.