1998 Chevrolet Express Van Owner's Manual - Page 110

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 the lower speed you want, then release it. 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 d 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. When going upsteep hills, you may have to step on the accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. the If steepness of the hill causes the vehicle speed todrop more than 15 mph (24 km/h) below the set speed, your cruise control will automatically disengage. When going downhill, you may have to brakeor shift to a lower gear to keep your speed down. Of course, applying the brake takes you out ofcruise control. Many drivers find this to be too much trouble and don't usecruise control on steep hills. Ending Cruise Control There are two ways to turn off thecruise control: Step lightly on the brake pedal; or 0 Using Cruise Controlon Hills How well your cruise control will work on hills depends upon your speed, load and the steepness of the hills. Move the cruise switch to OFF. Erasing Speed Memory When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition, your cruise control set speed memoryis erased.