Turning On The Cruise Control System; Setting At A Desired Speed; Cancelling The Preset Speed; Resetting At A Faster/Lower Speed - Toyota corolla 1996 Manual

CAUTION
!
S To help maintain maximum control
of your vehicle, do not use the
cruise control when driving in
heavy or varying traffic, or on slip-
pery (rainy, icy or snow-covered)
or winding roads.
S Avoid vehicle speed increases
when driving downhill. If the ve-
hicle speed is too fast in relation to
the cruise control set speed, can-
cel the cruise control then down-
shift the transmission to use en-
gine braking to slow down.
TURNING ON THE SYSTEM
To operate the cruise control, push the
"CRUISE ON-OFF" switch. This turns the
system on. The indicator light in the instru-
ment panel shows that you can now set
the vehicle at a desired cruising speed.
Another push will turn the system com-
pletely off.
CAUTION
!
To avoid accidental cruise control
engagement, keep the "CRUISE ON-
OFF" switch off when not using the
cruise control.
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SETTING AT A DESIRED SPEED

On vehicles with automatic transmission,
the transmission must be in "D" before
you set the cruise control speed.
Bring your vehicle to the desired speed,
press the "SET/COAST" direction and re-
lease it. This sets the vehicle at that
speed. Now you may take your foot off the
accelerator pedal. If you need accelera-
tion—for example, when passing—de-
press the accelerator pedal enough for
the vehicle to exceed the set speed.
When you release it, the vehicle will return
to the speed set prior to the acceleration.
CAUTION
!
For manual transmission:
While driving with the cruise control
on, do not shift to neutral without
depressing the clutch pedal, as this
may cause engine racing or overrev-
ing.

CANCELLING THE PRESET SPEED

You can cancel the preset speed by:
a. Pulling the control lever in the "CAN-
CEL" direction and releasing it.
b. Depressing the brake pedal.
c. Depressing the clutch pedal (manual
transmission).
If the vehicle speed falls below about 40
km/h (25 mph), the preset speed will auto-
matically cancel out.
If the vehicle speed drops 16 km/h (10
mph) below the preset speed, the preset
speed will also automatically cancel out.
If the preset speed automatically cancels
out other than for the above cases, have
your vehicle checked by your Toyota deal-
er at the earliest opportunity.
RESETTING AT A FASTER SPEED
Press the control lever upward in the
"RES/ACC" direction and hold it. Release
the lever when the desired speed is at-
tained. While the lever is held upward, the
vehicle will gradually gain speed.
However, a faster way to reset is to accel-
erate the vehicle and then press the lever
downward in the "SET/COAST" direction.
RESETTING AT A SLOWER SPEED
Push the control lever downward in the
"SET/COAST" direction and hold it. Re-
lease the lever when the desired speed is
attained. While the lever is held down-
ward, the vehicle speed will gradually de-
crease.