1997 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Cruise Control (If Equipped) When you apply your brakes, the cruise control
shuts
off.
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With cruise control, you can maintain a speed of about
25 mph (40 kmh) or more without keeping your foot on
the accelerator. This can really help on long trips. Cruise
control does not work at speeds below about
25 mph
(40 km/h).
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Cruise control can be dangerous where you
can’t drive safely at a steady speed. So,
don’t use your cruise control on winding
roads or in heavy traffic.
Cruise control can be dangerous on
slippery roads. On such roads, fast changes
in tire traction can cause needless wheel
spinning, and you could
lose control. Don’t
use cruise control on slippery roads.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Setting Cruise Control
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If you leave your cruise control switch on when
you’re not using cruise, you might hit a button and
go into cruise when you don’t want to. You could be
startled and even lose control. Keep the cruise
control switch
OFF until you want to use it.
11. Move the cruise control switch to ON.
12. Get up to the speed you want.
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3. Push in the SET button
at the end of the lever
and release
it.
4. Take your foot off the
accelerator pedal.
Resuming a Set Speed
Suppose you set your cruise control at a desired speed
and then you apply the brake. This shuts
off the cruise
control, but youdon’t need
previous speed. to
reset it to resume your
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Once you’re going about
25 mph (40 km/h) or more,
you can move the cruise
control switch from
ON to
R/A (Resume/Accelerate)
for about half a second.
You’ll
go right back up to
your chosen speed and
stay there.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to go to a higher speed:
Use the accelerator pedal to get to the higher speed.
Push the SET button at the end of the lever, then
release the button and the accelerator pedal. You’ll
now cruise at the higher speed.
Move the cruise switch from ON to WA. Hold it
there until you get up to the speed
you want, then
release the switch.
(To increase your speed in very
small amounts, move the switch to RIA. Each time
you do this, your vehicle will go about
1 mph
(1.6 kmh) faster).
The accelerate feature will only work after you set the
cruise control speed by pushing the SET button.
Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to reduce your speed while using
cruise control:
Push in the SET button until you reach the lower
speed you want, then release
it.
To slow down in very small amounts, push the SET
button for less than half a second. Each time you do
this, you’ll
go 1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower.
Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When
you take your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will slow
down
to the cruise control speed you set earlier.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well your cruise control will work on hills depends
upon your speed, load and the steepness
of the hills.
When going up steep hills, you may have to step on the
accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going
downhill, you may have to brake or shift to a lower gear
to keep your speed down.
Of course, applying the brake
takes
you out of cruise control. Many drivers find this to
be too much trouble and don’t use cruise control on
steep hills.
Ending Cruise Control
There are two ways to turn off the cruise control:
Step lightly on the brake pedal; OR
0 Move the cruise switch to OFF.
Erasing Cruise Speed Memory
When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition, or
shift into PARK
(P) or NEUTRAL (N), your cruise
control
set speed memory is erased.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Exterior Lamps -‘Q 0, Turn the knob to this symbol (C) to turn on the
headlamps and other operating lamps.
pf Turn the knob to this symbol (B) to turn on the
parking and other operating lamps without the
headlamps.
Turn the knob to
OFF to turn off the lamps.
A warning chime will sound when you turn the ignition
switch to
OFF, LOCK or ACC with the lamps on.
The lamp controls are on the instrument panel. They
control these systems:
0 Headlamps
0 Taillamps
0 Parking Lamps
0 License Lamps
0 Sidemarker Lamps
0 Instrument Panel Lights
Courtesy Lamps
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Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for
others to see the front of your vehicle during the day.
DRL can be helpful in many different driving
conditions, but they can be especially helpful
in the
short periods after dawn and before sunset.
A light sensor on top of the instrument panel makes the
DRL work,
so be sure it isn’t covered.
The
DRL system will make your low-beam headlamps
come on at a reduced brightness when:
The ignition is on,
The headlamp switch is off and
0 The parking brake is released. When the
DRL are on, only your low-beam
headlamps will be on. The taillamps, sidemarker and
other lamps won’t be on. Your instrument panel won’t
be lit up either.
When it’s dark enough outside, your low-beam
headlamps will change to full brightness. The other
lamps that come on with your headlamps will also
come
on.
When it’s bright enough outside, the regular lamps will
go out, and your low-beam headlamps change to the
reduced brightness of DRL.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL off, set the parking
brake while the ignition
is in OFF or LOCK. Then start
your vehicle. The DRL will stay off until you release the
parking brake.
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system when you need it.

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Instrument Panel Brightness Control
You can brighten or dim the instrument panel lamps by
moving the dial
(A). If you turn the dial all the way up,
your courtesy or interior lamps will come on.
Courtesy Lamps
When any door is opened, several lamps come on. These
lamps are courtesy lamps. They make
it easy for you to
enter and leave your vehicle. You can also turn these
lamps on by moving the dial near the headlamp knob all
the way up.
Some of the lamps have switches
so you can turn them
on, even when the doors are closed. These lamps are
reading lamps.
To avoid draining your battery, be sure to
turn off all reading lamps when leaving your vehicle.
Sustained Interior Illumination
Your courtesy lamps will come on and stay on for a set
time whenever you:
0 Open a door.
0 Press LOCK on the remote keyless entry transmitter
(if equipped).
Press the trunk symbol on the remote keyless entry
transmitter (if equipped).
If you open
a door, the lamps will stay on while it’s
open and then turn
off automatically about 18 seconds
after you close
it. If you don’t open a door, the lamps
will turn off after about
18 seconds, unless you press
UNLOCK or TRUNK on the remote keyless entry
transmitter. If you press UNLOCK or TRUNK and
don’t open a door, the lamps will turn off after about
55 seconds. If you press LOCK on the remote keyless
entry transmitter, the lamps will turn
off about
17 seconds after all doors are closed.
Sustained interior illumination includes a feature called
theater dimming. With theater dimming, the lamps don’t
just turn off
at the end of the delay time. Instead, they
slowly dim during the delay time until they go out. The
delay time is canceled if you turn the ignition key to
RUN or START,
so the lamps will go out right away.
When the ignition is on, sustained interior illumination
is inactive, which means the courtesy lamps won’t
come on.
Press UNLOCK on the remote keyless entry
transmitter (if equipped).
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Rearview Mirror Reading Lamps
These lamps go on when you open the doors. When
the doors are closed, turn the lamps
on and off with
the switches.
Battery Saver
Your vehicle has a feature to help prevent you from
draining the battery, in case you accidentally leave the
courtesy lamps on.
If you leave the dial turned all the
way up, or
if you leave a door open, the lamps will
automatically turn
off after 10 minutes if the ignition
is
off.
This feature will not turn off the reading lamps, only
the lamps controlled by the dial. Be sure to turn
off
any reading lamps using the switch before you leave
the vehicle.
Mirrors
Adjust all the mirrors so you can see clearly when you
are sitting in a comfortable driving position.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
To reduce glare from headlamps behind you, push the
lever forward (to the night position).
To return the
mirror to the day position, pull the lever toward you.
Power Outside Mirrors
Convex Outside Mirror
The power mirror control is
on the driver’s door. Turn
the control to the left to
adjust the
left mirror or to
the right
to adjust the right
mirror. Then move the
control in the direction you
want to
move the mirror.
Your passenger’s side mirror is convex. A convex
mirror’s surface is curved
so you can see more from the
driver’s seat.
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A convex mirror can make things (like other
vehicles) look farther away than they really
are. If
you cut too sharply into the right lane, you could hit
a vehicle on your right. Check your inside mirror or
glance over your shoulder
before changing lanes.
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