Shibbiestang

http://bradbarnett.net/mustangs/timeline/0...wnersManual.pdf

i was reading the owners manual o the new 05's and when i was reading about the insterment cluster plart i came across thisshows u an icon that will light up (like the check engine lite))
Speed control (if equipped):
Illuminates when the speed control
is engaged. Turns off when the
speed control system is disengaged.
ummmm SPEED CONTROL someone please fill me in is this like some kinda governor please tell me it aint so is this a new thing? i never heard of it on a mustang anyways i see that it say (if equipped) so that must mean it doesn't have to be there Please let me know what this Speed control is.

Berol

It's just the cruise control. It's operated by the five buttons on the steering wheel to set the vehicle to a certain speed and hold it there to the best of the computer's ability. Mainly for long highway drives.

The illumination is present in other Ford vehicles. My truck has a small green light on the dash board that illuminates whenever cruise control is activated.

Boomer

Yeah thats all it is...is a light saying its on.

On my 02...no light....
Its a newer feature to the stang

GhostTX

My wife's Alero has an illuminated "CRUISE" when the cruise control is on. Freakin' idiot light that doesn't dim and its a royal pain at night....burns my retinas out.

If I take my foot off the accelerator and my car is still going at speed, the cruise control is ON. I don't need a dang indicator for every car function...

*sigh*

Shibbiestang

ok well that makes more since i know what cruise control was and never heard it worded differently so i thought speed control may be something different!!! thanks alot guys for clearing that up for me!

ZERO

my wifes car has one of dem lights too. but even when you disengage the cruise it will stay on. you have to actually deactivate it to get it to go away. i've never hard a car w/ cruise in it, so it'll be a switch to have an opportunity to use it.

could help to avoid those pesky speeding tickets.

Dr Iven

Yeah, until you start playing with the "+" and "-" buttons. Those are very fun.

kevinb120

hello mcfly

Fords use the little tiny green "gauge" to show cruise is on

Kahdir

and remmeber... You might not want to use the cruise control for the first few hundred miles. -I remember reading this in a few of other car manuals. During the break in period, you'll need to drive at varying RPMs.