1993 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 79

1993 Oldsmobile 88 Manual

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Features & Controls How well yourcruise control will work Use the accelerator pedal to increase on hills depends upon your speed, load, There are two ways to reduce your your speed. When you take your foot off and the steepnessof the hills. When speed while using cruise control: hills, you may have to the pedal, your vehicle will slow down going up steep Push in the button at the end the of step on the accelerator pedal to mainta you lever until you reach the lower speed to the cruise control speed set your speed. When going downhill, you earlier. you want, then releaseit. may have to brake or shift to a lower To slow down in very small amounts, gear to keep your speed down. Of push the button for less than half a course, applying the brake takes you ou second. Each timeyou do this, you'll of cruise control. Many drivers findthis go 1 mph (1.6 W h ) slower. to be too much trouble and don't use cruise control on steep hills. To Reduce Speed While Using Cruise Control Passing Another Vehic/e While Using Cruise Control Using Cruise Control on Hills

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Features
&
Controls
To
Reduce
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
W
h
)
slower.
Passing
Another
Vehic/e
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.
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
have
to
step
on
the
accelerator
pedal
to
mainta
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
ou
of cruise
control. Many drivers
find
this
to be
too
much
trouble
and
don’t
use
cruise
control
on
steep
hills.