Prizm L4-108 1.8L DOHC VIN 8 MFI (1998)
Cruise Control Switch: Description and Operation
Set/Coast Switch
The SET/COAST switch is activated when the cruise control switch is moved downward into the SET/COAST position. When the cruise control switch
is moved downward into the SET/COAST position and released, the cruise speed will be set at the speed at which the vehicle was traveling when the
switch was activated. In order for this switch to operate, however, the cruise on-off switch button must have been pressed, the CRUISE indicator must be
lit, and the vehicle speed must be over 40 km/h (25 mph).
The SET/COAST switch can also be used to decrease the cruise speed. By moving the cruise control switch downward into the SET/COAST position
and holding it there, the cruise control system will disengage and allow the throttle to return to the idle position. When the new, lower cruise speed has
been reached, the cruise control switch is released from the SET/COAST position. Once released, the cruise control system will re-engage and maintain
the new desired cruise speed.
The SET/COAST switch can also be used to tap-down vehicle speed. In order to do this, the cruise control system must be engaged and operating.
Tapping-down is performed by quickly moving the cruise control switch down into the SET/COAST position and releasing it (or tapping the switch into
the SET/COAST position). Do not hold the cruise control switch in the SET/Coast position, or the cruise control system will enter 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 [1 mph] decrease).
The accelerator may be pressed at any time to override cruise control system operation. Release of the accelerator will return the vehicle to the
previously set cruise speed.
