1999 Oldsmobile Alero Owner's Manual - Page 99

yellowblue 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 takes you out of cruise control. Many drivers find this to be too much trouble and don't use cruise control on steep hills. Ending Out of Cruise Control There are four ways to turn off the cruise control: Exterior Lamps D Step on the brake pedal. D Press the cruise control RES ACCL button and the CST SET buttons at the same time. D Press the cruise control CANCEL button. D Press the cruise control ON OFF button. The Turn the turn signal lever end cap up one position to turn on your: indicator light on the cruise control button will turn off. Erasing the Cruise Speed Memory When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition, your cruise control set speed memory is erased. D D D D D Parking Lamps Side Marker Lamps Taillamps License Plate Lamps Instrument Panel Lights 2-39