GMC 2009 Canyon Automobile User Manual


 
Setting Cruise Control
{ CAUTION:
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.
1. Move the cruise control lever to on.
2. Get up to the speed desired.
3. Press
rTat the end of the lever and release it.
4. Take your foot off the accelerator pedal.
This light on the instrument panel cluster comes on
while the cruise control is on.
Resuming a Set Speed
If the cruise control is set to a desired speed and then
the brake is applied, the cruise control is disengaged.
But it does not need to be reset.
Once the vehicle is going about 25 mph (40 km/h) or
more, move the cruise control switch briefly from
R to S .
The vehicle will go right back up to your chosen
speed and stay there.
If the lever is held at resume/accelerate the vehicle
keeps going faster until the lever is released or the brake
is applied. Do not hold the lever at resume/accelerate,
unless you want the vehicle to go faster.
Increasing Speed While Using Cruise
Control
There are two ways to go to a higher speed:
Use the accelerator pedal to get to the higher
speed. Press
rTat the end of the lever,
then release the button and the accelerator pedal.
The vehicle will cruise at the higher speed.
If the accelerator pedal is held longer than
60 seconds, cruise control will turn off.
Move the cruise lever from R to S . Hold it there until
the desired speed is reached, and then release the
lever. To increase the vehicle speed in very
small amounts, move the lever briefly to
S .
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