Cruise Control; Turning On The System - Toyota Celica 1997 Owner's Manual

When parking, firmly apply the park-
ing brake to avoid inadvertent creep-
ing.
To set: Pull up the lever. For better holding
power, first depress the brake pedal and
hold it while setting the brake.
To release: Pull up the lever slightly, press
the thumb button, and lower.
To remind you that the parking brake is
set, the parking brake reminder light in the
instrument panel remains on until you re-
lease the parking brake.
CAUTION
!
Before driving, be sure the parking
brake is fully released and the park-
ing brake reminder light is off.
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Cruise control

The cruise control allows you to cruise
the vehicle at a desired speed over 40
km/h (25 mph) even with your foot off
the accelerator pedal.
Your cruising speed can be maintained up
or down grades within the limits of engine
performance, although a slight speed
change may occur when driving up or
down the grades. On steeper hills, a
greater speed change will occur so it is
better to drive without the cruise control.
CAUTION
!
D To help maintain maximum con-
trol 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.
D 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-
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gine braking to slow down.

TURNING ON THE SYSTEM

To operate the cruise control, press 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 press 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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