2007 GMC Canyon Owner's Manual - Page 145

Using Cruise Control on Hills How well the cruise control will work 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 speed down. Of course, applying the brake turns off the cruise control. Many drivers find this to be too much trouble and do not use cruise control on steep hills. Exterior Lamps Ending Cruise Control To turn off the cruise control, do one of the following: • Step lightly on the brake pedal. • Move the cruise control lever to off. • Lightly tap or press the clutch, if you have a manual transmission. The control on the driver's side of the instrument panel operates the exterior lamps. O (Exterior Lamps): Erasing Speed Memory When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition, the cruise control set speed memory is erased. Turn the knob, located to the right of this symbol, to choose one of the four exterior lamp positions. O (Off): Turn the knob to this position to turn off all exterior lamps including the Daytime Running Lamps (DRL). 3-13