The only downside to CC is that it sometimes kicks in the ICE for no apparent reason. I will be traveling at under 40, on a relatively level road, and the ICE kicks in. Here's a technique I've come up with that counters that problem: In one motion pull back on the cruise control lever (to cancel CC) followed by immediately pushing the CC lever down (to engage it). When you cancel the CC, the TCH foes into "neutral" and battery kicks in. When you re-engage the CC, the battery provides the acceleration to maintain speed.