1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Owner's Manual - Page 91

Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways to go to a higher speed. Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When you take your footoff the pedal, your vehicle will slow Use the accelerator pedal to get to the higher speed. Push the SETDECEL button, then release the button down to the cruise control speed you set earlier. and the accelerator pedal. You'll now cruise at the Using Cruise Control on Hills higher speed. How well your cruise control will work on hills depends Press the RESUME/ACCEL button. Hold it there upon your speed, load and the steepness of the hills. until you get up to the speed you want, and then When going up steep hills, you may have to step on the .release the button. To increase your speed in very accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going small amounts, press the RESUME/ACCEL button downhill, you may have to brake or shifta to lower gear for less than half a second and then release it. Each to keep your speed down. Of course, applying the brake time you do this, your vehicle will go about 1 mph takes you outof cruise control. Many drivers find this to (1.6 kmk) faster. be too much trouble and don't use cruise control on steep hills. The accelerate featurewill only work after you turn on the cruise control by pushing the SETDECEL button. Ending Out of Cruise Control Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways to turn off the cruise control: There are two ways to reduce your speed while using cruise control: 0 Step lightly on the brake pedal; 0 Push the SETDECEL button until you reach the lower speed you want, then release it. Press the cruise control ON/OFF button. Erasing the Cruise Speed Memory To slow down in very small mounts, push the When you turnoff the cruise control or the ignition, SETDECEL button for less than half a second. Each your cruise control set speed memory is erased. time you do this, you'll go 1 mph (1.6 k m k ) slower. 2-34 ~~