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Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control

There are two ways to reduce your speed while using

cruise control:

Push the CST SET button until you reach the lower

speed you want, then release it.

To slow down in very small amounts, push the

CST SET 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 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.

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.

Ending Out of Cruise Control

There are five ways to turn off the cruise control:

Step on the brake pedal.

Press the cruise control CANCEL button.

Press the cruise control RES ACCL button and the

CST SET buttons at the same time.

Press the cruise control ON OFF button. The

indicator light above the cruise control button will

turn off.

Push the clutch pedal if your vehicle has a

manual transaxle.

Erasing the Cruise Speed Memory

When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition,

your cruise control set speed memory is erased.

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