Driving Your Mazda; To Cancel:; To Increase Cruising Speed:- Page 186

Driving Your Mazda

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To Cancel:

To turn off the system, use 

one

 of these

methods:

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Press the OFF switch. The cruise
control is cancelled.

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Press the brake or clutch pedal (if
equipped) slightly. The cruise control
is turned off, but can be reset by
pressing SET ACCEL or RSM.

WARNING

Avoiding High Engine RPM:
Do not shift the transmission into
N (Neutral) with the cruise control
on, as high engine RPM run up will
occur until the cruise control is
turned off.

The system is off when the ignition is off.

NOTE

Cruise control will cancel at about
8 to 14 mph (13-23 km/h) below the
preset speed.

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To Increase Cruising Speed:

Follow either of these procedures.

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Press and hold SET ACCEL. Release
the control when the desired speed is
reached.

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Accelerate with your accelerator
pedal. When the desired vehicle
speed is reached, press and release
SET ACCEL.

Your vehicle has a ‘‘tap-up’’ feature that
allows you to increase your current
speed in increments of 1 mph (1.6 km/h)
by a momentary tap of the SET ACCEL
button. Multiple taps of the SET ACCEL
button will increase your vehicle speed
1 mph (1.6 km/h) for each tap. For exam-
ple, if you are currently set at 60 mph
(96 km/h) and tap the SET ACCEL
button 5 times, your vehicle speed will
increase and set at 65 mph (104 km/h).