Cruise Control Question

Yes, that turns on the system. If it isn't working, the first thing to do is to make sure that the cancel switch at the brake pedal if fully depressed. Also check for a blown fuse. Most cruise control units will not work under 30 MPH, so take it out on the highway and try it. From memory, once you turn it on, and you reach the desired speed, you touch the button at the end of the directional signal shaft, and that will set the unit at your given speed. Touching the brake pedal will deactivate the cruise control. To turn the system on, you push the switch in the upward direction, and it will return to the center position.
 
Paul Steinberg said:
Yes, that turns on the system. If it isn't working, the first thing to do is to make sure that the cancel switch at the brake pedal if fully depressed. Also check for a blown fuse. Most cruise control units will not work under 30 MPH, so take it out on the highway and try it. From memory, once you turn it on, and you reach the desired speed, you touch the button at the end of the directional signal shaft, and that will set the unit at your given speed. Touching the brake pedal will deactivate the cruise control.
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I am following the troubleshooting sequence from the Cadillac Shop Manual. The fuse is good, all of the vacuum hoses are at the right place, the button on the directional signal shaft is good but the brake switch is defective. Will have to get a new one. Still have to test the main switch (the one in the video) and the transducer itself.
 
The switch at the brake pedal for the cruise works the opposite of the brake light switch, and can be difficult to find. When the button is depressed, it completes the circuit. The brake light switch when it is compressed, brakes the circuit, so the brake lights don't illuminate. Both can be tested with an ohm meter. It is rare that the transducer will fail.
 
I got an answer to the original question and it was confirmed that the cruise control switch goes back to the centre after the operator presses it upwards.
 
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