1998 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 101

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. Of course, applying the brake or clutch pedal takes you out of cruise control. Many drivers find this to be too much trouble and don't use cruise control on steep hills. Exterior Lamps Ending Outof Cruise Control There are two ways to turn off the cruise control: Step lightly on the brake pedal or push the clutch pedal, if you have a manual transaxle; OR Move the cruise switch to OFF. I Erasine the Cruise Speed Memory When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition, your cruise control set speed memory is erased. Rotate the turn signal lever middle ring up one position to turn on: 0 Parking Lamps Sidemarker Lamps Taillamps License Plate Lamps 0 0 Instrument Panel Lights 2-37