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Cruise Control operation

Setting speed

  1. Accelerate to the desired speed, which must be more than 30 km/h (20 mph).

    2025 Genesis GV70 Driving Assist button image. It shows the steering wheel with the button on the left spoke highlighted and a detailed view of the button featuring a car and speedometer icon. A black arrow points upwards to indicate the pressing action. Explains the function of pressing the button to set the speed or turn off the Cruise Control.

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  2. Press the Driving Assist button at the desired speed. The set speed and Cruise (Ü) light illuminates on the instrument cluster.

  3. Release the accelerator pedal.

    Vehicle speed maintains the set speed even when the accelerator pedal is not depressed.

  • The vehicle may slightly slow down or speed up while driving uphill or downhill.

  • The Driving Assist button symbol may differ depending on your vehicle option.

Increasing set speed
2025 Genesis GV70 steering wheel cruise control switch image. It highlights the location of the switch on the steering wheel. A detailed view shows the switch marked with plus (+) and minus (-). A white arrow indicates pushing the switch upwards. This explains the function of increasing the set cruising speed.

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  • Push the î switch up and release it immediately to increase the cruising speed by 1 km/h (1 mph).

  • Push and hold the î switch up to increase to the nearest multiple of 10 km/h (or multiple of 5 mph) at first, and then increase by an additional 10 km/h (5 mph) each time.

The set speed may differ depending on the vehicle specifications. You may not increase the set speed above the maximum set speed.

Decreasing set speed
2025 Genesis GV70 steering wheel speed control switch image. The left shows the steering wheel with the left button cluster circled. The right is a close-up of the toggle switch with plus and minus symbols, where a black arrow points downwards. This explains the function of pushing the switch down to decrease the set cruising speed.

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  • Push the ï switch down and release it immediately to decrease the cruising speed by 1 km/h (1 mph).

  • Push and hold the ï switch down to decrease to the nearest multiple of 10 km/h (or multiple of 5 mph) at first, and then decrease by 10 km/h (5 mph) each time.

Accelerating temporarily

If you want to accelerate temporarily when Cruise Control is on, depress the accelerator pedal.

To return to the set speed, take your foot off the accelerator pedal.

If you push the î switch up or ï switch down at a higher speed, the set speed is set to the higher speed.

Temporarily canceling Cruise Control
2025 Genesis GV70 Temporarily canceling Cruise Control image. The left panel shows a black arrow pointing to the control switch on the steering wheel, and the right panel shows a black arrow pointing to the brake pedal. Explains the actions of pressing the switch or depressing the brake pedal to temporarily pause the function.

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Cruise Control cancels when:

  • Depressing the brake pedal.

  • Pressing the è switch.

  • Shifting the gear to N (Neutral).

  • Decreasing your vehicle speed to less than about 30 km/h (20mph).

  • Operating ESC (Electronic Stability Control).

  • Downshifting to 2nd gear in Manual Shift mode.

The set speed turns off but the Cruise (Ü) indicator light stays on.

If Cruise Control cancels during a situation not listed above, we recommend that your vehicle be inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

Resuming Cruise Control
2025 Genesis GV70 Cruise Control switch image. Panels show the switch with +, -, and pause symbols. Black arrows indicate pushing the lever up, down, and pressing the button. Explains the function of operating the switch to resume or set the speed.

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Operate the î, ï, or è switch.

If you push the î switch up or ï switch down, your vehicle speed is set to the current speed on the cluster.

If you press the è switch, your vehicle speed resumes the previously set speed.

Your vehicle speed must be above 30 km/h (20 mph) for Cruise Control to resume.

Your vehicle speed may rapidly increase or decrease when you press the è switch.

Turning off Cruise Control
2025 Genesis GV70 Driving Assist button image. It shows the steering wheel with the button on the left spoke highlighted and a detailed view of the button featuring a car and speedometer icon. A black arrow points upwards to indicate the pressing action. Explains the function of pressing the button to set the speed or turn off the Cruise Control.

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Press the Driving Assist button to turn off Cruise Control. The Cruise (Ü) indicator light goes off.

Always press the Driving Assist button to turn Cruise Control off when not in use.

If your vehicle is equipped with Manual Speed Limit Assist, press and hold the Driving Assist button to turn off Cruise Control and turn on Manual Speed Limit Assist.

To prevent serious injury or death:

  • Set your vehicle speed to the speed limit for the road and use the appropriate unit (km/h or mph) for your country.

  • Keep Cruise Control off when not in use, to avoid inadvertently setting a speed. Check that the Cruise (Ü) indicator is off.

  • Always drive defensively and pay attention to the driving task.

  • Do not use Cruise Control when it may be unsafe to keep your vehicle at a constant speed including when driving:

    • in heavy traffic, or when traffic conditions make it difficult to drive at a constant speed

    • on rainy, icy, or snow-covered roads

    • on hilly or windy roads

    • in windy areas

    • with limited visibility such as fog, snow, rain, and sandstorm

  • Do not use Cruise Control when towing a trailer.