2008 Pontiac G8 Owner's Manual - Page 81

Instruments and Controls Using Cruise Control on Hills How well the cruise control works on hills depends upon the vehicle speed, load, and the steepness of the hills. When going up steep hills, you might have to step on the accelerator pedal to maintain the vehicle speed. When going downhill, you might have to brake or shift to a lower gear to keep the vehicle speed down. When the brakes are applied the cruise control is turned off. Ending Cruise Control • Step lightly on the brake pedal. When the cruise control is deactivated, the CRUISE INACTIVE message appears in the instrument panel cluster. Erasing Speed Memory The cruise control set speed memory is erased when the cruise control or the ignition is turned off. 4-7 Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer The headlamps must be on for this feature to work. Push the turn signal lever away from you to turn the high beams on. The fog lamps turn off automatically when high beam is selected. This instrument panel cluster light 3 comes on while the high beam headlamps are on. Pull the lever towards you to return to low beams. To flash the high beams, pull the lever towards you. The lamps remain on high beam as long as the lever is held. Turn and Lane-Change Signals An arrow G on the instrument panel cluster flashes in the direction of the turn or lane change. To signal a turn, move the lever all the way up or down. To signal a lane change, slightly raise or lower the lever until the arrow starts to flash and release the lever. The turn signal flashes automatically three times. The lever returns to its starting position when it is released. To cancel the lane change, move the lever back to the starting position. • Press the O Q button at the end of the lever two times.