1996 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual

Using Cruise Control on HillsHaw well your cruise control will work on hills dependsupon your speed, load and the steepness of the hills.When going up steep hills, you may have to step on theaccelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When goingdownhill, you may have to brake or shift to a lower gearto keep your speed down. Of course, applying the braketakes you out of cruise control. Many drivers find this tobe too much trouble and don’t use cruise control onsteep hills.Ending Cruise ControlThere are two ways to turn off the cruise control:Step lightly on the brake pedal; or0 Move the cruise switch to OFF. The CRUISE lightwill also go out.Erasing Speed MemoryWhen you turn off the cruise control or the ignition,your cruise control set speed memory is erased.LampsH AdlampsThis switch controls these systems:HeadlampsTaillampsParking LampsLicense LampsSidemarker LampsInstrumentPanel Lights