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To Reduce Speed While Using Cruise
Control
There are two ways to reduce your speed while using
cruise control:
Push 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'll go 1 mph (1.6
km/h)
slower.
Passing Another Vehicle While Using
Crpise 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. Of course, applying the brake
takes you out of cruise control. Many drivers find this to
be too much trouble and don't use cruise control on
steep hills.
To Erase Speed Memory
When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition, or
shift into PARK (P), your cruise control set speed
memory is erased.
To Get Out of Cruise Control
There are two ways to turn off the cruise control:
Step lightly on the brake pedal, or
move the cruise switch to OFF. The CRUISE light
will also go out.
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