Cruise contol question

I've ordered a Fit, a manual transmission. My question is about the
cruise control..I know that depressing the brake while the cruise is
engaged will disengage the cruise, but what about the clutch?

Thanks.
Perry

 

Yup.

 

On a manual shift with cruise control, depressing either the brake or the
clutch will disengage the cruise.

 

I install cruise controls as aftermarket products, and also repair
cruise controls on vehicles.

All have the switches to hook to the brake and/or clutch, to shutdown as
soon as the pedal moves more than about 1/4th to 3/8th of an inch! Most
after-market versions had a ball chain between the pedals, to a
central switch so either one releasing triggers the switch.

I figure you really wanted a more detailed answer about the technology
behind this.

 

yes. but whatever you do, don't set the cruise while coasting in
neutral. ;-)

 

I had a vehicle a long time ago when you bought aftermarket cruise controls
from Sears and installed them on the drive shaft...(it was the late 70's)
I remember on that vehicle, it was an automatic, that somehow, while cruise
control was "on and engaged", I managed to go from drive to neutral...and
boy do I remember the engine revving up way more than I've ever heard an
engine whine.

I'm assuming you are intimating something similar?

So, on my new Fit, 5 spd that I've ordered...the thing to do is finish all
my shifting and then set the cruise?

Duh...depressing the clutch shifting will disengage the cruise...
I imagine that there may be a quirk or two...
Perry

 

yup, I did that the first day I got the car, and confused the heck out
of me because I couldn't figure out why the engine was revving up
while the car was slowing down, and didn't even have my foot on the
gas pedal!