1999 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 101

yellowblue 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 Cruise Control There are two ways to turn off the cruise control: Exterior Lamps Headlamps This knob controls the following systems: D Step lightly on the brake pedal, or D Move the cruise switch to OFF. The CRUISE light will also go out. Erasing Speed Memory When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition, your cruise control set speed memory is erased. D D D D D D D Headlamps Taillamps Parking Lamps License Lamps Sidemarker Lamps Instrument Panel Lights Interior Courtesy Lamps 2-43