1995 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 94

Here's the second way to go to a higher speed: 0 Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Use the accelerator pedal toincrease your speed. When you take your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will slow down to the cruise control speed you set earlier. Move the cruise switch from ON to WA. 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 WA for less than half a second and then release it. Each time you do this,your vehicle will go 1 mph (1.6 km/h) faster. 0 Using Cruise Control on Hills How well yourcruise control will work onhills depends upon your speed, load and the steepness of the hills. When going upsteep hills, you may have to step on the accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going downhill, you may haveto brake or shift to a lower gear to keep your speed down. course, applying the brake Of takes you outof cruise control. Many drivers find this to be too much trouble and don't use cruise control on steep hills. The accelerate feature will only work after you set the the cruise control speed by pushing the SET button. To Reduce Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways toreduce your speed while using cruise control: 0 Push in the SET button until you reach the lower speed youwant, then release it. To slow down in very small amounts, push the SET button for less than half a second. Each time you do this, you'll go 1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower. 0 2-33