Increasing speed while using cruise control, Reducing speed while using cruise control, Passing another vehicle while using cruise control – Cadillac 2010 Escalade User Manual

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Increasing Speed While Using Cruise
Control

To increase the cruise speed while using cruise control:

.

Press and hold the +RES button on the steering
wheel until the desired speed is reached, then
release it.

.

To increase vehicle speed in small increments,
press the +RES button. Each time this is done,
the vehicle goes about 1.6 km/h (1 mph) faster.

Reducing Speed While Using Cruise
Control

To reduce the vehicle speed while using cruise control:

.

Press and hold the SET– button on the steering
wheel until the desired lower speed is reached,
then release it.

.

To slow down in very small amounts, press the
SET– button on the steering wheel briefly. Each
time this is done, the vehicle goes about 1.6 km/h
(1 mph) slower.

Passing Another Vehicle While Using
Cruise Control

Use the accelerator pedal to increase the vehicle
speed. When you take your foot off the pedal, the
vehicle will slow down to the previous set cruise speed.

Using Cruise Control on Hills

How well the cruise control will work on hills depends
upon the vehicle speed, load, and the steepness of the
hills. When going up steep hills, you might have to step
on the accelerator pedal to maintain the vehicle's
speed. When going downhill, you might have to brake
or shift to a lower gear to keep the vehicle's speed
down. When the brakes are applied the cruise control
turns off.

Ending Cruise Control

There are three ways to end cruise control:

.

Step lightly on the brake pedal.

.

Press the

[

button on the steering wheel.

.

Press the

I

button on the steering wheel.

Erasing Speed Memory

The cruise control set speed memory is erased when
the cruise control or the ignition is turned off.

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