2001 Cadillac Eldorado Owner's Manual - Page 102

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. When going downhill, you may have to brake or shift to a lower gear to keep your speed down. Of course, applying the brakes or downshifting into FIRST (1) takes you out of cruise control. Many drivers find this to be too much trouble and don't use cruise control on steep hills. Ending Cruise Control There are two ways to end cruise control: Exterior Lamps The control located on the left side of the instrument panel controls these lamp systems: D Step lightly on the brake pedal. D Move the CRUISE switch to OFF. Erasing Speed Memory The cruise control set speed memory is erased when you turn off the cruise control or the ignition. D D D D D D D D D Headlamps Taillamps Parking Lamps Sidemarker Lamps License Plate Lamp Underhood Lamp Fog Lamps Instrument Panel Lights Interior Courtesy Lamps Instrument panel backlighting will activate whenever the lamps or lights are turned on. 2-41