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CAUTION: Do not use the cruise control on slippery roads, winding roads, steeply graded roads, or in traffic of heavy or varying volume. Failure to follow these CAUTIONS could possibly cause you to loose control of the vehicle and result in damage to the vehicle and personal injury.

Cruise control is a speed control system that maintains a desired vehicle speed under normal driving conditions. However, steep grades up or down may cause variations in the selected speeds. The cruise control system has the capability to cruise, resume speed, accelerate, tap-up and tap-down.

The main parts of the cruise control system arc the turn signal and multifunction switch. the cruise control module, the cruise control cable, the vehicle speed sensor, the cruise control release switch and the stoplamp switch.

he cruise control release switch and the stoplamp switch are provided to disengage the cruise system. The switches are mounted on the brake pedal bracket. When the brake pedal is depressed. the cruise control system is electrically disengaged by these switches and the throttle is returned to the idle position.