1998 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 95

Setting Cruise Control I I 25 Once you're going about mph (40 km/h) or more, you can move the cruise control switch ON to R/A from (resume/accelerate) briefly. You'll go right back up to your chosen speed and stay there. Remember thatif you hold the switch at longer R/A until than half a second, the vehicle will keep going faster you release the switch or apply the brake. unless you So want to go faster, don't hold the switch R/A. at If you leave your cruise control switch on when you're not using cruise, you might hit a button and go into cruise when you don't wantYou to. could be startled and even lose control. Keep the Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control cruise control switch until you want to use it. off There are two ways to go to a higher speed: Use the accelerator pedal to get to the higher speed. 1. Move the cruise control switch to ON. Push the button at the end the lever, then release of 2. Get up to the speed you want. the button and the accelerator pedal. You'll now cruise at the higher speed. Or; 3. Push in the SET button at end of the lever the and releaseit. Move the cruise switch from ON to WA. Hold it there until you get up the speed you want, and to 4. Take your footoff the accelerator pedal. then release the switch. increase your speed in To very small amounts, move switch toWA briefly the Resuming a Set Speed and then release Each time you do this, your it. Suppose you set your cruise control at a desired speed vehicle will go about1 mph (1.6 km/h) faster. This, and then you apply the brake. of course, shutsoff The accelerate feature will only work after you have set the cruise control. But don't need to reset you it. the cruise control speed by pushing the SET button. 2-36