If your vehicle has cruise control, the buttons for the cruise control are located on the steering wheel.
(Cruise On/Off): Push this button to turn the system on and off.+RES (Resume/Accelerate): Push the top part of this button to make the vehicle resume a previously set speed or to accelerate when cruise is already active.
-SET (Set/Decelerate): Push the bottom part of this button to set the speed or to decrease the speed when cruise is already active.
With cruise control, you can maintain a speed of about 25 mph (40 km/h) or more without keeping your foot on the accelerator. This can really help on long trips. Cruise control does not work at speeds below about 25 mph (40 km/h).
If you apply your brakes, the cruise control will shut off.
If you use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed for approximately sixty seconds or longer, your vehicle's cruise control will disengage and you will need to reset your desired speed.
Caution: Cruise control can be dangerous where you cannot drive safely at a steady speed. So, do not use the cruise control on winding roads or in heavy traffic.
Cruise control can be dangerous on slippery roads. On such roads, fast changes in tire traction can cause excessive wheel slip, and you could lose control. Do not use cruise control on slippery roads.If your vehicle is in cruise control when the traction control system begins to limit wheel spin, the cruise control will automatically disengage. See Traction Control System (TCS) . When road conditions allow you to safely use it again, you may turn the cruise control back on.
Setting Cruise Control
Caution: If you leave your cruise control on when you are not using cruise, you might hit a button and go into cruise when you do not want to. You could be startled and even lose control. Keep the cruise control switch off until you want to use cruise control.
- Press the cruise on/off button. The indicator light in the button will come on.
- Get up to the speed you want.
- Press the set button.
- Take your foot off the accelerator pedal.
Resuming a Set Speed
Suppose you set your cruise control at a desired speed and then you apply the brake. This, of course, disengages the cruise control. But you don't need to reset it.
Once you're going about 25 mph (40 km/h) or more, you can press the cruise control resume button.
You will go right back up to your chosen speed and stay there.
If you hold the resume button the vehicle will keep going faster until you release the button or apply the brake. So unless you want to go faster, do not hold the resume button.
Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to go to a higher speed:
| • | Use the accelerator pedal to get to the higher speed. Press the set button, then release the button and the accelerator pedal. You'll now cruise at the higher speed. |
| • | Press the resume button. Hold it there until you get up to the speed you want, and then release the button. To increase your speed in very small amounts, press the button briefly. Each time you do this, your vehicle will go about 1 mph (1.6 km/h) faster. |
Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to reduce your speed while using cruise control:
| • | Press set button until you reach the lower speed you want, then release it. |
| • | To slow down in very small amounts, briefly press the set button. Each time you do this, you will 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. However, if you use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed for approximately 60 seconds or longer, your cruise control will disengage and you will need to reset your desired speed.
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. Applying the brake or shifting into a lower gear will take you out of cruise control. If you need to apply the brake or shift to a lower gear due to the grade of the downhill slope, you may not want to attempt to use your cruise control feature.
Ending Cruise Control
To end a cruise control session, step lightly on the brake pedal.
Stepping on the brake will end the current cruise control session only. Press the cruise on/off button to turn off the system completely.
If the driver takes over the acceleration pedal for more than sixty seconds, cruise control will shut off.
Erasing Speed Memory
When you turn off the cruise control with the button on the steering wheel or turn the ignition to LOCK, your cruise control set speed memory is erased.
