1996 Cadillac Eldorado Owner's Manual - Page 99

Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways to reduce your speed while using cruise control: Push in the button at the end of the lever until you reach a desired lower speed, then release it. A CRUISE ENGAGED message will then display. To slow down in very small amounts, push the button for less than half a second. Each timeyou do this, you'll go 1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower. Using Cruise Control on Hills How well your cruise control will work on hills depends of upon your speed, load and the steepness the hills. When going up steep hills, you may have step on the to accelerator pedal to maintain yourspeed. When going downhill, you may have to brake or shift to a lower gear to keep your speeddown. Of course, applying the brake takes you out of cruise control. Many drivers findthis to be too much trouble and don't use cruise controlon steep hills. Ending Cruise Control There are two ways to end cruise control: 0 Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Use the accelerator pedalto increase your speed. When you take your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will slow down to the cruise control speed you set earlier. Step lightly on the brake pedal. Move the CRUISE switch to OFF. Erasing Speed Memory The cruise control set speed memory is erased when you turn off the cruise control or the ignition.