1998 Cadillac Eldorado Owner's Manual - Page 108

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 in the Driver Information Center (DIC). 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 stepon the accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going downhill, you may have to brake or shift to a lower gear to keepyour speed down. Of course, applying the brakes or downshifting into FIRST (1) takes you out of cruise control. Many drivers find this to be too much trouble and don't use cruise control on steep hills. To slow down in very small amounts, push the button for less than half a second.Each time you do this, you'll go 1 mph (1.6 k / ) m 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. Ending Cruise Control There are two ways to end cruise control: Step lightly on the brake pedal. Move the CRUISE switch to OFF. Erasing Speed Memory The cruise controlset speed memory is erased when you turn off the cruise control or the ignition. 2-38