Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control; Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control; Ending Cruise Control- Page 137

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Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control

There are two ways to reduce speed while using 
cruise control:

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Push in the SET button at the end of the lever until
you reach the lower speed you want, then release it.

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To slow down in very small amounts, push the 
SET button briefly. Each time you do this, you’ll go
about 1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower.

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. 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 don’t use cruise control on
steep hills.

Ending Cruise Control

There are two ways to turn off the cruise control:

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Step lightly on the brake pedal, or

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move the cruise switch to OFF.

Erasing Cruise Speed Memory

When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition,
your cruise control set speed memory is erased.