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Originally Posted by HPsauce
Interestingly today it was behaving somewhat better.
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Just a little update after having the car for about 6 months now.
I use the cruise control regularly and it now works about 98% with no further "abuse" required. 
I think the previous owner(s) probably never did use it and as a result the switches were corroded/dirty. Regular use has presumably cleaned them up.
All functions now work 100% except the "increase" slider and "ignition resets" are never required now.
The "increase" function generally works as it should but just occasionally using it will turn off the cruise function, including forgetting the set speed.
But as Adrian E pointed out it's hardly difficult to use your right foot then press "set", which works 100% nowadays. 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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