2006 Chevrolet Express Van Owner's Manual - Page 135

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. Erasing Speed Memory When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition, your cruise control set speed memory is erased. Exterior Lamps The control on the driver's side of your instrument panel operates the exterior lamps. 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 want 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 brake 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 turn off the cruise control: The exterior lamp control has four positions: Ø (Defeat): Turn the control to this position to turn off the DRL. Vehicles first sold in Canada cannot turn off the DRL. • Step lightly on the brake pedal. • Move the cruise control switch to off. • If your vehicle has the StabiliTrak® feature, cruise control will deactivate if road conditions cause StabiliTrak® to activate. i (Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)): Turning the control to this position selects the DRL. When the vehicle is shifted out of PARK (P), the DRL will turn on, unless defeated. When the DRL are active, the DRL indicator will illuminate. 3-13