Vauxhall - Cruise control

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Mon 7 Apr 2008 16:36
Cruise control - usualsuspect
Hi,

Am I doing something wrong or am I correct in saying that the cruise control on a the later Vauxhall's won't accelerate unaided?

So if I'm cruising on a motorway and something happens that causes me to have to cancel the CC, I can't just tap a button to resume the same speed again? I have to go through manually setting up the CC eachtime?
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Mon 7 Apr 2008 17:06
Cruise control - rtj70
I would think there is a resume function - all my cars with cruise control have had this (VWs, Ford, Mazda). What does it say in the manual?
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Mon 7 Apr 2008 17:29
Cruise control - SpamCan61 {P}
I've just checked the 2007 manual, yes there is a resume function, press the bottom of the two buttons that control the CC briefly to resume the previosuly set speed.
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Mon 7 Apr 2008 23:14
Cruise control - usualsuspect
Cheers both, I'll give it a whirl. Sounds odd that we have to press the slowdown button to infact speedup.
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Tue 8 Apr 2008 01:45
Cruise control - Dynamic Dave
Sounds odd that we have to press the slowdown button to infact speedup.


Not really. Otherwise the handbook wouldn't mention that it is also the resume button. I take it you've not RTFM? ;o)
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Tue 8 Apr 2008 08:55
Cruise control - usualsuspect
Nope, I haven't read the manual yet because I don't have one. It's pending apparently.

Having said that I don't believe I should have to - I haven't needed to on my previous cars. They worked in an obvious way to be honest.
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Tue 8 Apr 2008 09:18
Cruise control - rtj70
On my previous cars with cruise control I believe there were the words letters "RES" (for resume) on the button you had to press. Cannot comment on the Vauxhall.
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Wed 9 Apr 2008 01:22
Cruise control - DP
On my previous cars with cruise control I believe there were the words letters "RES"
(for resume) on the button you had to press. Cannot comment on the Vauxhall.


The Volvo's "resume" button is marked with a little circular arrow, a bit like the one you see on the bottom of a speedo or rev counter sometimes.

Cheers
DP

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Wed 9 Apr 2008 01:33
Cruise control - Dynamic Dave
The Volvo's "resume" button is marked with a little circular arrow


As is Vauxhall.

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Tue 8 Apr 2008 11:16
Cruise control - Dynamic Dave
Nope I haven't read the manual yet because I don't have one. It's pending apparently.


You can download one from Vauxhall's website once you've signed up for "My Vauxhall" (all free, btw)
Having said that I don't believe I should have to - I haven't needed to
on my previous cars. They worked in an obvious way to be honest.


A forum search reveals you've got an Astra-H. There are quite a few features that aren't immediately obvious - adjusting the timed interval for the intermittant wipers for instance.
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Tue 8 Apr 2008 11:54
Cruise control - usualsuspect
I have the sensor rain sensor which seems to work fine at the moment. I figured out how to operate it through the method that they have used on the indicator stalk.
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