2010 Cadillac STS Owner's Manual - Page 194

Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways to go to a higher speed: . Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways to reduce your speed while using cruise control: . Use the accelerator pedal to get to the higher speed. Press T at the end of the lever, then release the button and the accelerator pedal. The vehicle will cruise at the higher speed. Move the cruise switch from R to S . Hold it there until the desired speed is reached, and then release the switch. To increase the vehicle speed in very small amounts, move the switch briefly to S . Each time this is done, the vehicle goes about 1.6 km/h (1 mph) faster. Press T at the end of the lever until the lower speed desired is reached, then release it. To slow down in very small amounts, briefly press T . Each time this is done, the vehicle goes about 1.6 km/h (1 mph) slower. . . Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Use the accelerator pedal to increase your vehicle speed. When you take your foot off the pedal, the vehicle slows down to the cruise control speed you set earlier. If using the accelerator pedal and the set button at end of the lever to increase cruise set speed, the new set speed must be at least 5 mph higher than current speed for this method to work. If it is not 5 mph higher, move the cruise switch to off, then on, and then reset the speed using the set button. Using Cruise Control on Hills How well the cruise control works on hills depends upon the vehicle speed, load, and the steepness of the hills. When going up steep hills, you might have to step on the accelerator pedal to maintain the vehicle's speed. 4-14