Saab 2007 owner manual Cruise control

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Cruise control

WARNING

•Do not use the Cruise control system on wet or icy roads, in dense traffic or on winding roads.

•Set the control to OFF when you do not want to use the system, to prevent the system being activated inadvert- ently.

For safety reasons (brake system func- tion) the brakes must be applied once, when the engine has started, before the cruise control system can be activated.

The system is operated by means of the controls on the stalk switch:

•ON/OFF (switch on/off).

•RESUME/– (Resume preset speed).

•SET/+ (to set the desired speed).

•CANCEL (Cancel operation of system, e.g. to reduce speed temporarily).

When the system is ON, the CRUISE indi- cator light will appear on the main instru- ment panel and will be extinguished when the system is switched OFF. If CANCEL is selected, CRUISE will flash once.

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Cruise-control switches

To set the desired speed

Move the switch to ON. Accelerate to the desired speed (minimum speed: 25 mph (40 km/h))and press SET/+.

To increase the preset speed

Accelerate to the desired speed and press SET/+.

You can also increase the speed of the car using the SET/+ button. Press it once to increase the speed by 1 mph (1.6 km/h) or hold it in and release when the desired speed is reached.

Temporary increase in speed

When you release the accelerator, the system will revert to the preset speed.

To cancel temporarily

Move the control stalk to CANCEL (spring-loaded position before OFF posi- tion). This will disengage the system but the preset speed will be retained in the system memory. (The memory is deleted when the engine is switched off.)

To re-engage the system

To revert to the preset speed, slide the switch to RESUME/–. This will only operate when the car’s speed is above 25 mph (40 km/h).

Press the accelerator to override the preset speed, e.g. for overtaking.