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Cruise Control
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Introduction
The cruise control is an automatic speed control
system that allows you to maintain a constant
cruising speed above 20 m.p.h. (32 km/h)
without depressing the accelerator pedal. The
four control switches are located on the L.H. side
control panel.
Warning:
Do not use the cruise control system
when driving conditions do not permit maintain-
ing a constant speed, such as in heavy traffic or
on roads that are winding, icy, snow covered,
slippery, or with a loose driving surface.
Setting Vehicle Speed
To turn on the system, push down
CRUISE
rocker switch, set the vehicle speed by
accelerating to the desired speed, momentarily
press and release the
SET
switch, and then
remove your foot from accelerator pedal. This
sets the cruising speed and stores it in memory,
thus maintaining speed automatically.
Note:
Cruise control system will not accept
speed settings, nor will the
RESUME
switch op-
erate, below approximately 20 m.p.h. (32 km/h).
Increasing Set Speed
Vehicle speed setting may be increased by one
of the following methods:
1. Press and hold the
RESUME
switch until the
desired speed is obtained. Releasing the
RESUME
switch will set the new higher
speed.
2. Depress accelerator pedal until the desired
speed is obtained, then press and release the
SET
switch.
Note:
When driving with cruise control in use,
the speed may be increased for passing, etc., by
depressing the accelerator in the usual manner.
Once the foot is removed from the accelerator
pedal, the cruise control will return to the set
speed.
Decreasing Set Speed
Vehicle speed setting may be decreased by one
of the following methods:
1. Press and hold the
SET
switch until the
desired lower speed is obtained. Releasing
the
SET
switch will set the new speed.
2. The cruise control can be disengaged without
losing the speed memory by either of two
methods:
a) By lightly applying the brakes, or
b) by momentarily depressing the
DECEL
switch button.
After either of these disengagements, you may
return to the previously set speed by pressing
and releasing the
RESUME
switch, provided the
speed is higher than 20 m.p.h. (32 km/h).
The cruise control is completely shut off and the
speed memory is lost when turning off the
CRUISE
rocker switch.
Note:
Cruise control is inoperative when speed
drops below 20 m.p.h. (32 km/h), therefore the
setting instructions must be repeated if vehicle
speed drops below this mark.
When the cruise control system is canceled, ob-
jectionable vehicle motions are minimized by
lightly depressing accelerator, before disenga-
ging cruise control.
Warning:
It is important to know that toggling
the SET or the RESUME switch will result in a
decrease or increase in speed (respectively) of
0.6 m.p.h. (1.0 km/h) for every touch.
