1996 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 98

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 foot off the pedal, your vehicle-will slow down to the cruise control speed you set earlier. Use the accelerator pedal to get to the higher speed. Push the button at the end of the lever, thenrelease the buttonand the accelerator pedal. You'll now cruise at the higher speed. Move the cruise switch from ON to R/A. Hold it there until you get up to the speed you want, and then release the switch. (To increase your speed in very small amounts,move the switch to R/A for less than half a secondand then releas; it. Each time you do this, your vehicle will go about 1 mph (1.6 km/h) faster.) 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 maintain your speed. Whengoing downhill, you may have to brake or shift to a lowergear to keep your speed down. Of course, applying the brake takes you out of cruise control. Many drivers find this to be too much trouble and don't use cruise control on steep hills. 0 Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways to reduce your speed while using cruise control: 0 Push in the button at the end of the lever until you reach the lower speed you want, then release it. Ending Out of CruiseControl There are several ways to turn off the cruise control: 0 Step lightly on the brake pedal or push the clutch pedal, if you have a manual transmission ; OR 0 To slow down in very small amounts, push the button for less than half asecond. Each time you do this, you'll go 1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower. Move the cruise switch to OFF. Erasing Memory Speed When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition, your cruise control set speed memory is erased. 2-49