The Vanagon owners manual *specifically* warns against changing gears or
depressing the clutch while the cruise control is engaged.  I have not had
the temerity to check to see if the writers were correct.  :-)

Brent Christensen
'89 Syncro Westy "Klaus"
'95 Cherokee Sport

----- Original Message -----
From: <Vwcrewman@aol.com>
To: <bpchristensen@mindspring.com>; <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 1999 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: your opinion please - part 2

> Any car with cruise would have a cut out witch on the clutch and brake
pedal
> .I f it didn't and you stepped on the clutch to change gears the engine
would
> rev out of control,It is easy to ck your vehicle to see if it has a cut
off
> switch on the clutch ,just tap the pedal lightly while in cruise and it
> should shut the system off.Then just hit resume and your back under way,
>                   If it dosen't shut off you better find out why.This is
the
> beauty of having a cruise unit instead of just a throttle lever ,if while
> under cruise you find a need to change gears or brake hard it
automatically
> shuts down without you having to think about it.