1999 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 99

yellowblue Setting Cruise Control You'll go right back up to your chosen speed and stay there. If you press the RES ACCEL button longer than half a second, the vehicle will keep going faster until you release the button or apply the brake. So unless you want to go faster, don't hold down the RES ACCEL button. Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways to go to a higher speed. CAUTION: If you leave your cruise control switch on when you're not using cruise, you might hit a button and go into cruise when you don't want to. You could be startled and even lose control. Keep the cruise control switch off until you want to use it. 1. Press the cruise control ON OFF button. The indicator on the button will turn on. 2. Get up to the speed you want. 3. Press the SET COAST button and release it. The CRUISE light on the instrument panel will come on. 4. 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, shuts off 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 RES ACCEL button for about half a second. D Use the accelerator pedal to get to the higher speed. Push the SET COAST button, then release the button and the accelerator pedal. You'll now cruise at the higher speed. get up to the speed you want, and then release the button. To increase your speed in very small amounts, press the RES ACCEL button for less than half a second and then release it. Each time you do this, your vehicle will go about 1 mph (1.6 km/h) faster. D Press the RES ACCEL button. Hold it there until you The accelerate feature will only work after you turn on the cruise control by pushing the SET COAST button. 2-35