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When Driving

Cruise Control

 To Increase Cruising Speed

Follow either of these procedures.

To increase speed using cruise control 

switch

Press the RES/

 switch and hold it. Your 

vehicle will accelerate. Release the switch 

at the desired speed.

Press the RES/

 switch and release it 

immediately to adjust the preset speed. 

Multiple operations will increase the 

preset speed according to the number of 

times it is operated.

Increasing speed with a single RES/  

switch operation

Instrument cluster display for vehicle 

speed indicated in km/h: 1 km/h (0.6 mph)

Instrument cluster display for vehicle 

speed indicated in mph: 1 mph (1.6 km/h)

To increase speed using accelerator 

pedal

Depress the accelerator pedal to accelerate 

to the desired speed. Press the SET

switch and release it immediately.

NOTE

Accelerate if you want to speed up 

temporarily when the cruise control is on. 

Greater speed will not interfere with or 

change the set speed. Take your foot off the 

accelerator to return to the set speed.

 To Decrease Cruising Speed

Press the SET

 switch and hold it. The 

vehicle will gradually slow.

Release the switch at the desired speed.

Press the SET

 switch and release it 

immediately to adjust the preset speed. 

Multiple operations will decrease the 

preset speed according to the number of 

times it is operated.

Decreasing speed with a single SET  

switch operation

Instrument cluster display for vehicle 

speed indicated in km/h: 1 km/h (0.6 mph)

Instrument cluster display for vehicle 

speed indicated in mph: 1 mph (1.6 km/h)

 To Resume Cruising Speed at 

More Than 25 km/h (16 mph)

If some other method besides the OFF/

CAN switch was used to cancel cruising 

speed (such as applying the brake pedal) 

and the system is still activated, the most 

recent set speed will automatically resume 

when the RES/

 switch is pressed.

If vehicle speed is below 25 km/h (16 

mph), increase the vehicle speed up to 25 

km/h (16 mph) or more and press the 

RES/

 switch.

 To Temporarily Cancel

To temporarily cancel the system, use one 

of these methods:



 Slightly depress the brake pedal.



(Manual transaxle)

  Depress the clutch pedal.



 Press the OFF/CAN switch.

If the RES/

 switch is pressed when the 

vehicle speed is 25 km/h (16 mph) or 

higher, the system reverts to the previously 

set speed.

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