1995 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual - Page 88

To Reduce Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways to reduce your speed while using cruise control: Push in the button at the end of the lever until you reach the lower speed you want, then release it. To slow down in very small amounts, push the button for less than half a second. Each timeyou do this, you'll go about 1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower. Using Cruise Control on Hills How well your cruise controlwill work on hills depends upon your speed, load, and the steepness the hills. of When going up steep hills, you may have to step on the accelerator pedal tomaintain your speed. When going downhill, you may have tobrake or shift to a lower gear to keep your speed down.Of course, applying the brake or clutch pedal takes you outof cruise control. Many drivers find thisto be too much trouble and don't use cruise control on steephills. Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When you take your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will slow down to the cruise control speed you set earlier. To Get Out of Cruise Control There are several ways to turn off the cruise control: 0 Step lightly on the brake pedal, or push the clutch pedal, if you have a manual transaxle; OR Move the cruise switch to OFF. To Erase Cruise Speed Memory When you turn off the cruise controlor the ignition, your cruise control set speed memory is erased. 2-35