Nissan 2010 Maxima Automobile User Manual


 
WARNING
Do not use thecruise control when driving
under the following conditions:
When it is not possible to keep the
vehicle at a set speed.
In heavy traffic or in traffic that varies in
speed.
On winding or hilly roads.
On slippery roads (rain, snow, ice, etc.).
In very windy areas.
Doing so could cause a loss of vehicle
control and result in an accident.
CRUISE CONTROL OPERATIONS
The cruise control allows driving at a speed be-
tween 25 - 89 MPH (40 - 144 km/h) without
keeping your foot on the accelerator pedal.
To turn on the cruise control, push the
ON·OFF switchon.The CRUISEindicator lightin
the instrument panel will illuminate.
To setcruisingspeed, acceleratethe vehicleto
the desired speed,push the COAST/SET switch
and release it. Take your foot off the accelerator
pedal. Your vehicle maintains the set speed.
To pass another vehicle, depress the ac-
celerator pedal. When you release the
pedal, the vehicle returns to the previously
set speed.
The vehicle may not maintain the set speed
when going up or down steep hills. If this
happens, drive without the cruise control.
To cancel the preset speed, use one of the
following three methods.
Push the CANCEL button.
Tap the brake pedal.
Push the ON·OFF switch off. The CRUISE
indicator light in the instrument panel goes
out.
The cruise control is automatically canceled if:
you depress the brake pedal while pushing
the ACCEL/RES or SET/COAST switch.
The preset speed is deleted from memory.
the vehicle slows down more than 8 MPH
(13 km/h) below the set speed.
you move the shift selector to N (Neutral).
To reset at a faster cruising speed, use one
of the following three methods.
Depress the accelerator pedal. When the
vehicle attains the desired speed, push and
release the COAST/SET switch.
Push and hold the ACCEL/RES switch.
When the vehicle attains the speed you de-
sire, release the switch.
Push and release the ACCEL/RES switch.
Each time you do this, the set speed in-
creases by about 1 MPH (1.6 km/h).
To reset at a slower cruising speed, use one
of the following three methods.
Lightly tap the brake pedal. When the ve-
hicle attains the desired speed, push the
COAST/SET switch and release it.
Push and hold the COAST/SET switch. Re-
lease the switch when the vehicle slows to
the desired speed.
Push and release the COAST/SET switch.
Each time you do this, the set speed de-
creases by about 1 MPH (1.6 km/h).
To resume the preset speed, push and re-
lease the ACCEL/RES switch. The vehicle re-
turns to the last set cruising speed when the
vehicle speed is over 25 MPH (40 km/h).
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