38 driving and operating – Buick 2010 Lacrosse User Manual

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Driving and Operating

Setting Cruise Control

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WARNING

If you leave your cruise control on
when you are not using cruise,
you might hit a button and go into
cruise when you do not want to.
You could be startled and even
lose control. Keep the cruise
control switch off until you want to
use cruise control.

The cruise control buttons are
located on the steering wheel.

5

(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.

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(Cancel): Press to cancel cruise

control without erasing the set
speed from memory.

RES/+ (Resume/Accel): Move the
thumbwheel up to resume a set
speed or to accelerate to a higher
speed.

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

To set a speed:

1. Press

5

to turn the cruise

control system on. The indicator
light in the instrument panel
cluster comes 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.

When the brakes are applied, the
cruise control shuts off.

Resuming a Set Speed

If the brakes are applied or the
Cancel button is pressed while the
cruise control is at a set speed, the
cruise control disengages without
erasing the set speed from memory.

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

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