1996 Oldsmobile Aurora Owner's Manual - Page 96

The accelerate feature will only work after you have set the cruise control speed by pushing theSET button. 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. to When going up steep hills, you may have step on the accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going downhill, you may have to brake or shift to a lower gear to keep your speed down. course, applying the brake Of takes you out ofcruise control. Many driversfind this to be too much trouble and don't cruise control on use steep hills. Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two waysto reduce your speed while using cruise control: Push in the button atthe end of the lever until you reach a desired lower speed then release it. To slow down in very small amounts, push the button for less than halfa second. Each time you do this, you'll go 1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower. Ending Cruise Control There are two waysto turn off the cruise control: Step lightly on the brake pedal, or Move the cruise switch to OFF. The CRUISE light will also go out. P s i g Another Vehicle WhileUsing Cruise Control asn Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When you take yourfoot off the pedal, yourvehicle will slow down to the cruise control speed you set earlier. Erasing Speed Memory When you turn off the cruise controlor the ignition, your cruise control set speed memory is erased.