2000 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 102

Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways to reduce your speed while using cruise control: 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 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. Ending Cruise Control There are three ways to end cruise control: D Move the cruise lever down to SET/CST and hold it there until you reach a desired lower speed, then release it. D To slow down in very small amounts, move the cruise lever to SET/CST briefly. 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. D Step lightly on the brake pedal. D Press the button at the end of the cruise lever. D Pull the cruise lever (CANCEL) toward you. Erasing Speed Memory The cruise control set speed memory is erased when you turn off the cruise control or the ignition. 2-42