2008 Saab 9-7X Owner's Manual - Page 136

Using Cruise Control on Hills How well the cruise control works on hills depends upon the vehicle's speed, load and the steepness of the hills. When going up steep hills, you might have to step on the accelerator pedal to maintain the vehicle's speed. When going downhill, you might have to brake or shift to a lower gear to keep the vehicle's speed down. When the brakes are applied this disengages the cruise control. Many drivers find this to be too much trouble and do not use cruise control on steep hills. Erasing Speed Memory The cruise control set speed memory is erased when the cruise control or the ignition is turned off. Headlamps The exterior lamp control is located in the middle of the turn signal/multifunction lever. See Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever on page 3-7. Ending Cruise Control To turn off the cruise control, do one of the following: O (Exterior Lamp Control): Turn the control with this symbol on it to operate the exterior lamps. The exterior lamp control has the following four positions: Step lightly on the brake pedal, move the cruise control switch to off, or shift the transmission to NEUTRAL (N). If your vehicle has the StabiliTrak® feature, cruise control will turn off if road conditions cause StabiliTrak® to activate. 60 seconds, cruise control will turn off. O (On/Off): Turn the control to this position to turn off the Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) and Automatic Headlamps. Turning the control to this position again turns the automatic lighting system back on. This feature is not available for vehicles first sold in Canada. AUTO (Automatic): Turn the control to this position to put the headlamps in automatic mode. AUTO mode will turn the exterior lamps on and off depending upon how much light is available outside of the vehicle. • If the accelerator pedal is held longer than The cruise control will turn off automatically if the traction control system or StabiliTrak® system activate, if your vehicle has either feature. 3-14