1998 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 102

Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways reduce your speed while using to cruise control: 0 Press in the button at the end the lever until you of 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 timedo you this, you'll go 1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower. Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When Ending Cruise Control you take your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will slow There aretwo ways toturn off the cruise control: down to the cruise control speed you set earlier. 0 Step lightly on the brake pedalor push the clutch pedal, if you havea manual transaxle: or 0 Move the cruise switch to OFF. Erasing Cruise Speed Memory When youturn off the cruise control or the ignition, set your cruise control speed memoryis erased. Using Cruise Control on Hills How well your cruise control will workon hills depends upon your speed, load, and the steepnessof the hills. When going up steep hills, you may have to on the step accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going downhill, you may have to brake shift to a lower gear or Of to keep your speed down. course, applying the brake takes you out cruise control.Many drivers findthis to of be too much trouble and don't use cruise control on steep hills. 2-41