2005 Pontiac GTO Owner's Manual - Page 106
2005 Pontiac GTO Manual
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Pausing Cruise Control To pause cruise control, press the brake pedal on either an automatic or manual transmission, or the clutch pedal on a manual transmission, or press the ON-OFF/CANCEL switch once. This deactivates the cruise control but retains the speed in its memory. The CRUISE ACTIVE message and cruise control symbol on the trip computer will turn off. To regain the memory speed, momentarily turn the lever up to the RES-ACCEL position, provided you are travelling over 25 mph (40 km/h). Holding the lever in the RES-ACCEL position for longer than one second causes the vehicle to accelerate. When going downhill, you may have to brake or shift to a lower gear to keep your speed down. Of course, applying the brake takes you out of cruise control. Many drivers find this to be too much trouble and do not use cruise control on steep hills. Ending Cruise Control Pressing the ON-OFF/CANCEL switch once pauses the cruise control but keeps the system ready and the speed in memory. Press the ON-OFF/CANCEL switch twice to turn off cruise control completely. The cruise control symbol and message will turn off. A third press turns the system back on to ready, without any speed memory. Turning off the ignition completely turns off cruise control and wipes the speed memory clear. Cruise control will be canceled if the Traction Control System (TCS) becomes active. See Traction Control System (TCS) on page 4-8. 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. 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. When going up steep hills, you may have to step on the accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. Erasing Speed Memory Pressing the ON-OFF/CANCEL switch twice to turn off the cruise control or turning off the ignition will erase the cruise control set speed memory. 3-12