2008 Nissan Pathfinder Owner's Manual - Page 317

2008 Nissan Pathfinder Manual

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To set cruising speed, accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed, push the COAST/SET switch and release it. The SET indicator light in the instrument panel comes on. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal. Your vehicle maintains the set speed. ● To pass another vehicle, depress the accelerator pedal. When you release the pedal, the vehicle returns to the previously set speed. ● 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, use one of the following three methods. ● Push the CANCEL button; the SET indicator light in the instrument panel goes out. ● Tap the brake pedal; the SET indicator light goes out. ● Turn the main switch off. Both the CRUISE indicator light and SET indicator light in the instrument panel go out. The cruise control is automatically canceled and the SET light in the instrument panel goes out if: ● you depress the brake pedal while pushing the ACCEL/RES or SET/COAST switch. The preset speed is deleted from memory. ● the vehicle slows down more than 8 MPH (13 km/h) below the set speed. ● you move the shift selector lever to N (Neutral). To reset at a faster cruising speed, use one of the following three methods. ● Depress the accelerator pedal. When the vehicle attains the desired speed, push and release the COAST/SET switch. ● Push and hold the ACCEL/RES switch. When the vehicle attains the speed you desire, release the switch. ● Push and release the ACCEL/RES switch. Each time you do this, the set speed increases by about 1 MPH (1.6 km/h). To reset at a slower cruising speed, use one of the following three methods. ● Lightly tap the brake pedal. When the vehicle attains the desired speed, push the COAST/SET switch and release it. ● Push and hold the COAST/SET switch. Release the switch when the vehicle slows to the desired speed. ● Push and release the COAST/SET switch. Each time you do this, the set speed decreases by about 1 MPH (1.6 km/h). To resume the preset speed, push and release the ACCEL/RES switch. The vehicle returns to the last set cruising speed when the vehicle speed is over 25 MPH (40 km/h). Starting and driving 5-19

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Tosetcruisingspeed,
acceleratethevehicleto
thedesiredspeed,pushtheCOAST/SETswitch
and release it. The SET indicator light in the
instrumentpanelcomeson.Takeyourfootoffthe
acceleratorpedal.Yourvehiclemaintainstheset
speed.
Topassanothervehicle,
depresstheac-
celerator pedal. When you release the
pedal, the vehicle returns to the previously
setspeed.
Thevehiclemaynotmaintainthesetspeed
when going up or down steep hills. If this
happens,drivewithoutthecruisecontrol.
To cancel the preset speed,
use one of the
followingthreemethods.
PushtheCANCELbutton;theSETindicator
lightintheinstrumentpanelgoesout.
Tapthebrakepedal;theSETindicatorlight
goesout.
Turn the main switch off. Both the CRUISE
indicatorlightandSETindicatorlightinthe
instrumentpanelgoout.
Thecruisecontrolisautomaticallycanceledand
theSETlightintheinstrumentpanelgoesoutif:
you depress the brake pedal while pushing
the ACCEL/RES or SET/COAST switch.
Thepresetspeedisdeletedfrommemory.
the vehicle slows down more than 8 MPH
(13km/h)belowthesetspeed.
youmovetheshiftselectorlevertoN(Neu-
tral).
To reset at a faster cruising speed,
use one
ofthefollowingthreemethods.
Depress the accelerator pedal. When the
vehicleattainsthedesiredspeed,pushand
releasetheCOAST/SETswitch.
Push and hold the ACCEL/RES switch.
Whenthevehicleattainsthespeedyoude-
sire,releasetheswitch.
Push and release the ACCEL/RES switch.
Each time you do this, the set speed in-
creasesbyabout1MPH(1.6km/h).
Toresetataslowercruisingspeed,
useone
ofthefollowingthreemethods.
Lightly tap the brake pedal. When the ve-
hicle attains the desired speed, push the
COAST/SETswitchandreleaseit.
PushandholdtheCOAST/SETswitch.Re-
lease the switch when the vehicle slows to
thedesiredspeed.
Push and release the COAST/SET switch.
Each time you do this, the set speed de-
creasesbyabout1MPH(1.6km/h).
To resume the preset speed,
push and re-
lease the ACCEL/RES switch. The vehicle re-
turns to the last set cruising speed when the
vehiclespeedisover25MPH(40km/h).
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