1996 Chevrolet Camaro Owner's Manual - Page 104

Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways to go to a higher speed: 0 Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Use the acceleratorpedal to increase your speed. When you take your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will slow down to the cruise controlspeed you set earlier. Use the accelerator pedal to get to the higher speed. Push the button at the end of the lever, then release the button and the accelerator pedal. You'll now cruise at the higher speed. Move the cruise switch from ON to R/A. 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 about 1 mph (1.6 km/h) faster.) Using Cruise Control on Hills 0 How well your cruise controlwill work on hills depends upon your speed, loadand 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 shiftto a lower gear to keep your speed down. Of course, applying the brake takes you out of cruise control.Many drivers find this to be too much trouble and don't use cruise control on steep hills. Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways to reduceyour speed while using cruise control: Push in the button at the end of the lever until you reach the lower speed you want, then release it. To slow down in very small amounts, push the button for lessthan half a second.Each time you do this, you'll go 1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower. Ending Outof Cruise Control There are severalways to turn off the cruise control: 0 Step lightly on the brake pedal or push the clutch pedal, if you have a manual transmission ; OR Move the cruise switch to OFF. Erasing Speed Memory When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition, your cruise controlset speed memory is erased. -9