SET Switch

The cruise control SET button switch controls three functions.

The Set Function
When the SET switch is depressed and then released, with vehicle speed above the low speed lockout point,and the OFF-ON-R/A switch in the ON position, the cruise speed will be set at the particular speed the vehicle was at when the switch was released. Cruise speed will be within ±1.6 km/h (1 mph) of the actual speed when engaged. The system will cruise until either the OFF-ON-R/A switch is moved to the OFF position, the ignition switch is turned to the OFF position, and/or the SET switch is depressed and held. Pushing the brake or clutch pedal disengages the system, but the set speed is maintained in memory, allowing the cruise speed to be resumed at a later time.

The Coast Function
When the SET switch is depressed, the vehicle speed can be raised or lowered. To increase cruise speed, accelerate to a new speed, depress the SET switch, so that the PCM/VCM releases the previously set speed, and release the switch. Upon releasing the switch, a new speed is set. An increased cruise speed can also be more easily set with the ON-OFF-R/A switch as described earlier. To decrease cruise speed, depress the SET switch to disengage the cruise control system, and allow the throttle to return to the idle position. When the vehicle has slowed to the desired lower cruise speed, release the switch to cause the system to cruise at the new speed.

The TAP DOWN Function
For this function to operate, the cruise control must be engaged and operating. "Tapping down" is done by depressing the SET switch and immediately releasing it, or "tapping" the switch. Do not hold the switch in the depressed position or the system will revert to the coast mode. "Tap down" is a function in which cruise speed can be decreased by 1.6 km/h (1 mph) increments (one tap = 1.6 km/h or 1 mph decrease). The system can "tap down" to the low speed lockout of 40 km/h (25 mph). Below this speed, the cruise control will not operate.