1996 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 94

Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control There aretwo ways to reduce your speed while using cruise control: 0 Using Cruise Controlon Hills Press in the button at the of the lever untilyou end reach the lower speed want, then release it. you To slow down in very small amounts, push the button for less than half a second. Each time do you this, you'I1 go 1 mph (1.6 h hslower. / ) How well your cruise control work onhills depends will upon your speed, load, and steepness of the bills. the When goingup steep hills, you may have to step on the accelerator pedalto-maintainyour speed.When going downhill, you may have to brake shift to a lower gear or to keep your speed down. course, applying the brake Of takes YOU out of cruise control. Many driven find thisto; be too much trouble and don't cruise control on use steep hills. Passing Another Vehicle WhileUsing Cruise Control Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When slow you take your footoff the pedal, your vehicle will down to the cruise control speed set earlier. you I ' 'EndingCruise Control There aretwo ways to turn off the cruise control: Step lightly on the brake pedal or push the clutch pedal, if you have a manual transaxle: OR Move the cruise switch to OFF. Erasing Cruise Speed Memory When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition, your cruise controlset speed memory is erased.