2014 Chevrolet Corvette Owner Manual - Page 216

9-48 Driving and Operating Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Use the accelerator pedal to increase the vehicle speed. When you take your foot off the pedal, the vehicle will slow down to the previously set cruise speed. While pressing the accelerator pedal or shortly following the release to override cruise control, briefly applying the SET/- button results in cruise set to the current vehicle speed. Using Cruise Control on Hills How well the cruise control works on hills depends upon the vehicle speed, load, and the steepness of the hills. When going up steep hills, you might want to step on the accelerator pedal to maintain the vehicle 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 the cruise control is disengaged. Cruise Control in Manual Paddle Shift Gear Selection When the vehicle is in M (Manual Mode) and the manual paddle shift controls are not being used, cruise control operates in the same manner as D (Drive). When the vehicle is in M (Manual Mode) and the manual paddle shift controls are being used, cruise control operates as follows: . Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control If the cruise control system is already activated, . Press and hold the RES/+ button until the desired speed is reached, then release it. To increase vehicle speed in small increments, briefly press the RES/+ button. For each press, the vehicle goes about 1.6 km/h (1 mph) faster. . Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control If the cruise control system is already activated: . Press and hold the SET/- button until the desired lower speed is reached, then release it. To decrease the vehicle speed in smaller increments, press SET/- button briefly. For each press, the vehicle goes about 1.6 km/h (1 mph) slower. If cruise control is active and a gear is selected with the manual paddle shift controls, the vehicle speed is maintained in the driver selected gear and will not automatically upshift or downshift the transmission while the driver 's gear selection is active. If driving in hilly terrain, cruise control may not be able to maintain vehicle speed if an upshift or downshift is not selected by the driver. While driving on hilly terrain and cruise control is active with a manual . .