2004 Nissan 350Z Owner's Manual - Page 133

2004 Nissan 350Z Manual

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To set at cruising speed, accelerate your vehicle to the desired speed, push the COAST/SET switch and release it. (The SET indicator light will come on.) Take your foot off the accelerator pedal. Your vehicle will maintain the set speed. ¼ To pass another vehicle, depress the accelerator pedal. When you release the pedal, the vehicle will return to the previously set speed. ¼ The vehicle may not maintain the set speed when going up or down steep hills. If this happens, drive without the cruise control. To cancel the preset speed, follow either of these three methods: a) Push the cancel switch; The SET indicator light will go out. b) Tap the brake pedal; The SET indicator light will go out. c) Turn the main switch off. Both the CRUISE indicator and SET indicator lights will go out. ¼ If you depress the brake pedal while pushing the RES/ACCEL set switch and reset at the cruising speed, turn the main switch off once and then turn it on again. ¼ The cruise control will automatically be cancelled if the vehicle slows down below ap- proximately 8 MPH (13 km/h). ¼ Depress the clutch pedal (manual transmission), or move the selector lever to N (Neutral) position (automatic transmission). The SET indicator light will go out. To reset at a faster cruising speed, use one of the following three methods: a) Depress the accelerator pedal. When the vehicle attains the desired speed, push and release the COAST/SET switch. b) Push and hold the RES/ACCEL set switch. When the vehicle attains the speed you desire, release the switch. c) Push, then quickly release the RES/ACCEL set switch. Each time you do this, the set speed will increase by about 1 MPH (1.6 km/h). To reset at a slower cruising speed, use one of the following three methods: a) Lightly tap the brake pedal. When the vehicle attains the desired speed, push the COAST/SET switch and release it. b) Push and hold the COAST/SET switch. Release the switch when the vehicle slows down to the desired speed. c) Push, then quickly release the COAST/ SSD0279 1. RESUME or ACCEL switch 2. COAST or SET switch 3. ON⋅OFF switch 4. CANCEL switch CRUISE CONTROL OPERATIONS The cruise control allows driving at a speed between 25 to 89 MPH (40 to 144 km/h) without keeping your foot on the accelerator pedal. To turn on the cruise control, push the main switch on. The CRUISE indicator light on the meter panel will come on. 5-16 Starting and driving

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1.RESUMEorACCELswitch
2.COASTorSETswitch
3.ON
OFFswitch
4.CANCELswitch
CRUISECONTROLOPERATIONS
Thecruisecontrolallowsdrivingataspeed
between 25 to 89 MPH (40 to 144 km/h)
withoutkeepingyourfootontheaccelerator
pedal.
Toturnonthecruisecontrol,
pushthemain
switchon.TheCRUISEindicatorlightonthe
meterpanelwillcomeon.
To set at cruising speed,
accelerate your
vehicle to the desired speed, push the
COAST/SETswitchandreleaseit.(TheSET
indicatorlightwillcomeon.)Takeyourfootoff
theacceleratorpedal.Yourvehiclewillmaintain
thesetspeed.
°
Topassanothervehicle,
depresstheac-
celeratorpedal.Whenyoureleasethepedal,
thevehiclewillreturntothepreviouslyset
speed.
°
Thevehiclemaynotmaintainthesetspeed
whengoingupordownsteephills.Ifthis
happens,drivewithoutthecruisecontrol.
Tocancelthepresetspeed,
followeitherof
thesethreemethods:
a)Pushthecancelswitch;TheSETindicator
lightwillgoout.
b)Tapthebrakepedal;TheSETindicatorlight
willgoout.
c)Turnthemainswitchoff.BoththeCRUISE
indicatorandSETindicatorlightswillgoout.
°
Ifyoudepressthebrakepedalwhilepushing
theRES/ACCELsetswitchandresetatthe
cruisingspeed,turnthemainswitchoffonce
andthenturnitonagain.
°
Thecruisecontrolwillautomaticallybecan-
celledifthevehicleslowsdownbelowap-
proximately8MPH(13km/h).
°
Depresstheclutchpedal(manualtransmis-
sion),ormovetheselectorlevertoN(Neu-
tral)position(automatictransmission).The
SETindicatorlightwillgoout.
Toresetatafastercruisingspeed,
useone
ofthefollowingthreemethods:
a)Depresstheacceleratorpedal.Whenthe
vehicleattainsthedesiredspeed,pushand
releasetheCOAST/SETswitch.
b)PushandholdtheRES/ACCELsetswitch.
When the vehicle attains the speed you
desire,releasetheswitch.
c)Push,thenquicklyreleasetheRES/ACCEL
setswitch.Eachtimeyoudothis,theset
speedwillincreasebyabout1MPH(1.6
km/h).
Toresetataslowercruisingspeed,
useone
ofthefollowingthreemethods:
a)Lightlytapthebrakepedal.Whenthevehicle
attains the desired speed, push the
COAST/SETswitchandreleaseit.
b)PushandholdtheCOAST/SETswitch.Re-
lease the switch when the vehicle slows
downtothedesiredspeed.
c)Push, then quickly release the COAST/
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