2009 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 151
2009 Chevrolet Corvette Manual
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Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Use the accelerator pedal to increase the vehicle's speed. When you take your foot off the pedal, the vehicle slows down to the cruise control speed set earlier. Cruise Control in Sport and Manual Paddle Shift Gear Selection When the vehicle is in S (Sport) and the manual paddle shift controls are not being used, cruise control operates in the same manner as D (Drive). When the vehicle is in S (Sport) and the manual paddle shift controls are being used, cruise control operates as follows: Using Cruise Control on Hills How well the cruise control works on hills depends upon the vehicle's speed, load, and the steepness of the hills. When going up steep hills, you might want to step on the accelerator pedal to maintain the vehicle's speed. When going downhill, you might have to brake or shift to a lower gear to keep the vehicle's speed down. When the brakes are applied the cruise control turns off. • If cruise control is active and a gear is selected with the manual paddle shift controls, the vehicle speed is maintained in the driver selected gear and will not automatically up-shift or down-shift the transmission while the driver's gear selection is active. • If driving in hilly terrain, cruise control may not be able to maintain vehicle speed if an up-shift or down-shift is not selected by the driver. While driving on hilly terrain and cruise control is active with a manual paddle shift gear selection, the driver must select the proper gear for the terrain or select D (Drive) on the gear range selector for full automatic transmission operation. 3-13