Oldsmobile 2002 Aurora - Manual (Page 102)

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Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to reduce your speed while using
cruise control:
D Push the lever down until you reach a desired lower
speed then release it.
D To slow down in very small amounts, push the lever
down briefly. Each time you do this, you’ll 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.
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 Cruise Control Without Erasing the
Set Speed
There are two ways to turn off the cruise control:
D Step lightly on the brake pedal, or
D pull the cruise lever towards you to cancel cruise.
To resume the set speed see “Resuming a Set Speed”
earlier in this section.
Erasing Cruise Control Speed Memory
When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition,
your cruise control set speed memory is erased.