Driving and operating 8-45 – CHEVROLET 2010 Equinox User Manual

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Driving and Operating

8-45

To set a speed:

1. Press

5

to turn the cruise

control system 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.

Increasing Speed While Using
Cruise Control

If the cruise control system is
already engaged,

.

Move the thumbwheel up toward
RES/+ and hold it until the
vehicle accelerates to the
desired speed, and then
release it.

.

To increase the 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.

Reducing Speed While Using
Cruise Control

If the cruise control system is
already engaged,

.

Move the thumbwheel down
toward SET/− and hold until the
desired lower speed is reached,
then release it.

.

To slow down in very small
amounts, move the thumbwheel
down toward SET/− briefly and
then release it. Each time this is
done, the vehicle goes about
1.6 km/h (1 mph) slower.

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