What Is Cruise Control
Cruise control lets you maintain a set speed without keeping your foot on the accelerator pedal.
Requirements
Use cruise control when the vehicle speed is greater than 20 mph (30 km/h).
Switching Cruise Control On and Off
WARNING: Do not use cruise control on winding roads, in heavy traffic or when the road surface is slippery. This could result in loss of vehicle control, serious injury or death.
The cruise controls are on the steering wheel.
Switching Cruise Control On
Press the button to put the
system in standby mode.
Switching Cruise Control Off
Press the button when in
standby mode or switch the
ignition off.
Note: When you switch cruise control off the set speed clears.
Setting the Cruise Control Speed
WARNING: When you are going downhill, your vehicle speed could increase above the set speed. The system does not apply the brakes.
Drive to the speed you prefer.
Press the toggle button upward
or downward to set the current
speed.
Take your foot off the accelerator pedal.
Note: The indicator changes color in the information display.
Changing the Set Speed
Press and release the toggle
button upward to increase the
set speed in small increments.
Press and hold the toggle button upward to accelerate. Release the button when you have reached your preferred speed.
Press and release the toggle
button downward to decrease
the set speed in small
increments.
Press and hold the toggle button downward to decelerate. Release the button when you have reached your preferred speed.
Note: If you accelerate by pressing the accelerator pedal, the set speed does not change. When you release the accelerator pedal, your vehicle returns to the speed that you previously set.
Canceling the Set Speed
Press the button, or tap the
brake pedal to cancel the set
speed.
Note: The system remembers the set speed.
Note: The system cancels if the vehicle speed drops below 10 mph (16 km/h) under the set speed when driving uphill.
Resuming the Set Speed
Press the button.
Cruise Control Indicators
Illuminates when you switch the
system on.
When you use them properly, the seat, head restraint, seatbelt and airbags will provide optimum protection in the event of a crash.