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Using the Cruise Control
Cruise Control
NOTICE
Cruise control allows you to maintain
a set speed above 25 mph (40 km/h)
without keeping your foot on the
accelerator pedal. It should be used
for cruising on straight, open
highways. It is not recommended for
conditions such as city driving,
winding roads, slippery roads, heavy
rain, or bad weather. You should
have full control of the vehicle under
those conditions.
The cruise control, as it operates,
moves the acceleratorpedal. You can
damage your vehicle's accelerator
mechanism by resting your foot under
the pedal and blocking the movement.
1. Push in the Cruise Control Master
Switch to the left of the steering
column. The indicator in the
switch will light.
Improper use of the cruise
control can lead to a crash.
Use the cruise control only
when traveling on open
highways in good weather.
2. Accelerate to the desired cruising
speed above 25 mph (40 km/h).
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cruise control. To resume the set
speed, press the RESUME/accel
button. The CRUISE CONTROL
light on the instrument panel
comes on.
accel button repeatedly. Each time
you do this, your vehicle will speed
up about 1 mph (1.6 km /h).
You can decrease the set cruising
speed in any of these ways:
When climbing a steep hill, the
automatic transmission may
downshift to hold the set speed.
Press and hold the SET/decel
button. The vehicle will decelerate.
Release the button when you
reach the desired speed.
Changing the Set Speed
RESUME/
accel
You can increase the set cruising
speed in any of these ways:
To slow down in very small
amounts, tap the SET/decel
button repeatedly. Each time you
do this, your vehicle will slow
down about 1 mph (1.6 km /h).
SET/decel
3. Press and release the SET/decel
button on the steering wheel. The
CRUISE CONTROL light on the
instrument panel comes on to
Press and hold the RESUME/
accel button. The car will acceler-
ate. When you reach the desired
cruising speed, release the button.
show the system is now activated.
Tap the brake pedal lightly with
your foot. The CRUISE
Push on the accelerator pedal. Ac-
celerate to the desired cruising
speed and press the SET/decel
button.
CONTROL light on the instru-
ment panel will go out. When the
vehicle slows to the desired speed,
press the SET/decel button. The
vehicle will then maintain the
The cruise control may not hold
the set speed when you are going
up and down hills. If your speed
increases going down a hill, use
the brakes to slow down to the
desired speed. This will cancel the
To increase your speed in very
small amounts, tap the RESUME/
desired speed.
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the RESUME/accel button until the
CRUISE CONTROL light comes on.
The vehicle will accelerate to the
same cruising speed as before.
Even with the cruise control turned
on, you can still use the accelerator
pedal to speed up for passing. After
completing the pass, lake your foot
off the accelerator pedal. The vehicle
will return to the set cruising speed.
Cancelling the Cruise Control
You can cancel the cruise control in
any of these ways:
Tap the brake pedal.
Pressing the Cruise Control Master
Switch turns the system completely
off and erases the previous cruising
speed from memory. To use the
system again, refer to Using the
Cruise Control.
Press the SET/decel and RE-
SUME/accel buttons at the same
time.
Resting your foot on the brake pedal
will cause the cruise control to
cancel.
Press the Cruise Control Master
Switch.
When you tap the brake or clutch
pedal, or press the SET and RE-
SUME buttons at the same time, the
CRUISE CONTROL light on the
instrument panel will go out and the
vehicle will begin to slow down. You
can use the accelerator pedal in the
normal way.
The system remembers the
previously-set cruising speed. To
return to that speed, accelerate to
above 25 mph (40 km/h) and press
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