Chevrolet 2009 Corvette, Owner'S Manual

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Passing Another Vehicle While Using
Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to increase the vehicle’s
speed. When you take your foot off the pedal, the
vehicle slows down to the cruise control speed set
earlier.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well the cruise control works on hills depends upon
the vehicle’s speed, load, and the steepness of the hills.
When going up steep hills, you might want to step on the
accelerator pedal to maintain the vehicle’s speed. When
going downhill, you might have to brake or shift to a lower
gear to keep the vehicle’s speed down. When the brakes
are applied the cruise control turns off.
Cruise Control in Sport and Manual Paddle
Shift Gear Selection
When the vehicle is in S (Sport) and the manual paddle
shift controls are not being used, cruise control
operates in the same manner as D (Drive).
When the vehicle is in S (Sport) and the manual paddle
shift controls are being used, cruise control operates
as follows:
•
If cruise control is active and a gear is selected with
the manual paddle shift controls, the vehicle speed
is maintained in the driver selected gear and will not
automatically up-shift or down-shift the transmission
while the driver’s gear selection is active.
•
If driving in hilly terrain, cruise control may not
be able to maintain vehicle speed if an up-shift
or down-shift is not selected by the driver. While
driving on hilly terrain and cruise control is active
with a manual paddle shift gear selection, the driver
must select the proper gear for the terrain or select
D (Drive) on the gear range selector for full automatic
transmission operation.
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