2014 Cadillac CTS Owner Manual - Page 286

9-42 Driving and Operating Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control If the cruise control system is already activated: . The cruise control light on the instrument cluster comes on after the cruise control has been set to the desired speed. 1. Press the wheel. For each press, the vehicle goes about 1.6 km/h (1 mph) slower. Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Use the accelerator pedal to increase vehicle speed. When you take your foot off the pedal, the vehicle will slow down to the previous cruise set speed. While pressing the accelerator pedal or shortly following the release to override cruise control, briefly pressing the -SET button will result in cruise control set to the current vehicle speed. 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 speed. When going downhill, the vehicle may automatically shift to a lower gear to keep the vehicle's speed down. I button. 2. Get up to the desired speed. 3. Press the −SET button and release it. 4. Remove foot from the accelerator. Resuming a Set Speed If the cruise control is set at a desired speed and then the brakes are applied, the cruise control is disengaged without erasing the set speed from memory. Once the vehicle is driving at about 40 km/h (25 mph) or more, press the +RES button on the steering wheel. The vehicle returns to the previous set speed. . Press and hold the +RES button on the steering wheel until the desired speed is reached, then release it. To increase vehicle speed in small increments, briefly press the +RES button. Each time this is done, the vehicle goes about 1.6 km/h (1 mph) faster. Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control If the cruise control system is already activated: . Press and hold the −SET button on the steering wheel until the desired speed is reached, then release it. To decrease the vehicle speed in small increments, briefly press the −SET button on the steering .