1996 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 96

Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways to reduce your speed while using cruise control: 0 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 upsteep hills, you may haveto step on the accelerator pedalto maintain your speed. When going downhill, you may have to brake shift toa lower gear or to keep your speed down. course, applying the brake Of or clutch pedal takes you of cruise control. Many out drivers find this too muchtrouble and don'tuse cruise control on steep hills. Push in the button at the end of the lever until you reach the lower speed you want, then release it. 0 To slow down in very small amounts, push the button for lessthan half a second. Each time you do this, you'll go about 1 mph (1.6 h hslower. / ) Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When you take your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will slow down to the cruise control speed you set earlier. Ending Cruise Control There are several ways to turn off the cruise control: Step lightly on the brake pedal, or push the clutch pedal, if you have a manual transaxle, OR 0 Move the cruise switch to OFF. Erasing Cruise SpeedMemory When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition, your cruisecontrol set speed memory is erased. 2-38