2010 Jeep Patriot Owner's Manual - Page 155

154 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE To Vary the Speed Setting When the Electronic Speed Control is set, you can increase speed by pushing up and holding the RESUME ACCEL lever. If the lever is continually held in the RESUME ACCEL position, the set speed will continue to increase until the lever is released, then the new set speed will be established. Tapping the SET DECEL lever once will result in a 1 mph (1.6 km/h) speed decrease. Each time the lever is tapped, speed decreases. Manual Transaxle Pressing the clutch pedal will disengage the Electronic Speed Control. A slight increase in engine RPM before the speed control disengages is normal. Tapping RESUME ACCEL once will result in a 1 mph Vehicles equipped with manual transaxles may need to (1.6 km/h) speed increase. Each time the lever is tapped, be shifted into a lower gear to climb hills without speed speed increases so that tapping the lever three times will loss. increase speed by 3 mph (4.8 km/h), etc. To decrease speed while the Electronic Speed Control is set, push down and hold the SET DECEL lever. If the lever is continually held in the SET DECEL position, the set speed will continue to decrease until the lever is released. Release the lever when the desired speed is reached, and the new set speed will be established.