How does cruise control on manual transmission work?

Do you have to stay in gear, or can you shift into neutral and activate it? I'm confused..


Thanks!!!How does cruise control on manual transmission work?
The same as in an automatic.





You activate it when you are doing a constant speed in a constant gear.





EG: You are in 3rd gear in a roadwork zone doing 40kp/h you can activate cruise and roll along at 40.





Or, you are on the highway in 5th gear, at 120kp/h, you activate cruise.





Cruise is disengaged when you push the clutch in, or touch the brake.





Cruise wont work if you are in neutral. You need to be in a gear for it to work.How does cruise control on manual transmission work?
The whole point behind cruise control is to maintain a desired speed. Once you reach that speed you set the control. You will still have to operate the vehicle in the same manner that you would normally. Having the control on and setting the control are 2 different things because it can be on be not set yet. I hope this helps.....I tend to ramble.
No you have to be in gear.





In my Civic (5 speed), if I was to depress the clutch, the cruise control will disengage automatically (like I was pressing the brake). So it will NOT engage in neutral of with the clutch depressed.








Good Luck...
once you reach the speed that you want just set it and to disengage it just hit the brake or tap the clutch, but it is better just to hit the brake.
If you're tired or drunk, NEVER EVER engage cruise control.. You will drive yerself into oblivion!