40 driving and operating – Buick REGAL 2011 User Manual

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Buick Regal Owner Manual - 2011

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Driving and Operating

1

(On/Off): Press to turn the

cruise control system on and off.
An indicator light will turn on or off in
the instrument panel cluster.

*

(Cancel): Press to disengage

cruise control without erasing the
set speed from memory.

RES/+ (Resume/Accelerate):
Move the thumbwheel up to make
the vehicle resume to a previously
set speed or to accelerate.

SET/− (Set/Coast): Move the
thumbwheel down to set a speed or
to make the vehicle decelerate.

Setting Cruise Control

If the cruise button is on when not in
use, it could get bumped and go into
cruise when not desired. Keep the
cruise control switch off when cruise
is not being used.

1. Press

1

to turn cruise

control on.

2. Get to the speed desired.

3. Move the thumbwheel down

toward SET/− and release it.
The desired set speed briefly
appears in the instrument panel
cluster.

4. Take your foot off the accelerator

pedal.

Resuming a Set Speed

If the cruise control is set at a
desired speed and then the brakes
are applied, the cruise control is
disengaged without erasing the set
speed from memory.

Once the vehicle speed reaches
about 40 km/h (25 mph) or more,
move the thumbwheel up toward
RES/+ briefly. The vehicle returns to
the previous set speed and stays
there.

Increasing Speed While Using
Cruise Control

If the cruise control system is
already activated:

.

Move the thumbwheel up toward
RES/+ and hold it until the
desired speed is reached, then
release it.

.

To increase vehicle speed in
small amounts, move the
thumbwheel up toward RES/+
briefly and then release it. Each
time this is done, the vehicle
goes about 1.6 km/h (1 mph)
faster.

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