How do I work the cruise control on my 1998 Ford Escort ZX2? What buttons do I push?

I bought the car used with no manual. I'm guessing it just does not work, but maybe I'm just not pressing the correct button combination? Anyone know?How do I work the cruise control on my 1998 Ford Escort ZX2? What buttons do I push?
First let me get you that owners manual !





The digital download (FREE courtesy of Ford's website) is in pdf format so you can easily save it to your computer and/or print it for future reference.


http://www.motorcraftservice.com/pubs/co鈥?/a>


(Click the ^above^ link to start the download)


Voila! Instant manual!





Now flip to pages 28-33 for the complete directions on how to ';use the cruise';... (Ford calls it ';Speed Control)





OR I could just copy the text from those pages for you...


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SPEED CONTROL


(IF EQUIPPED)


To turn speed control on


虏 Press ON.


Vehicle speed cannot be controlled


until the vehicle is traveling at or


above 48 km/h (30 mph).








To turn speed control off


虏 Press OFF or


虏 Turn off the vehicle ignition.


Once speed control is switched off,


the previously programmed set


speed will be erased.


To set a speed


虏 Press SET ACC/SET ACCEL.


For speed control to operate,


the speed control must be ON


and the vehicle speed must be


greater than 48 km/h (30 mph).


If you drive up or down a steep


hill, your vehicle speed may vary


momentarily slower or faster than


the set speed. This is normal.


Speed control cannot reduce the


vehicle speed if it increases above


the set speed on a downhill. If


your vehicle speed is faster than


the set speed while driving on a


downhill, you may want to shift to


the next lower gear or apply the


brakes to reduce your vehicle


speed.





If your vehicle slows down more


than 16 km/h (10 mph) below your


set speed on an uphill, your speed


control will disengage. This is


normal. Pressing


RES/RSM/RESUME will re-engage


To set a higher set speed


虏 Press and hold SET ACC/SET


ACCEL. Release the control


when the desired vehicle speed


is reached or


虏 Press and release SET ACC/SET


ACCEL. Each press will increase


the set speed by 1.6 km/h (1


mph) or


虏 Accelerate with your accelerator


pedal, then press and release


SET ACC/SET ACCEL.


You can accelerate with the


accelerator pedal at any time


during speed control usage.


Releasing the accelerator pedal will


return your vehicle to the


previously programmed set speed.





To set a lower set speed


虏 Press and hold CST/COAST.


Release the control when the


desired speed is reached or


虏 Press and release CST/COAST.


Each press will decrease the set


speed by 1.6 km/h (1 mph) or


虏 Depress the brake pedal. When


the desired vehicle speed is


reached, press SET ACC/SET


ACCEL





To disengage speed control


虏 Depress the brake pedal or


虏 Depress the clutch pedal (if


equipped)


Disengaging the speed control will


not erase the previously


programmed set speed





Pressing OFF will erase the


previously programmed set speed.


To return to a previously set


speed


虏 Press RES/RSM/RESUME. For


RES/RSM/RESUME to operate,


the vehicle speed must be faster


than 48 km/h (30 mph).





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You're Welcome!





It is a pet-peeve of mine to see owners without manuals, so I love to be the 'owners manual Fairy' every chance i get.


It's like having a Magic wand ...Voila!





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there should be button that says on/off then set/coast will set it and you will be cruising