1995 Cadillac Fleetwood Owner's Manual - Page 96

Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways to reduce your speed while using cruise control: Press in the button at the end of the leveruntil you reach the lower speed you want, then release it. Using Cruise Control on Hills To slow down in very small amounts, press the button forless 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 willslow down to the cruise control speedyou set earlier. How well your cruise control will work on hills depends upon your speed, loadand the steepnessof 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: Step lightly on the brake pedal, OR 0 Move the CRUISE switch to OFF. Erasing Speed Memory When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition, your cruise control set speed memory is erased. 2-37