# 2014 Jeep Patriot cruise control **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** jeep, patriot\ **Created:** [June 29, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-patriot-cruise-control/120062 "2018-06-29T13:21:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BillWitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BillWitt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillWitt)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-patriot-cruise-control/120062/1 "2018-06-29T13:21:05Z")
I have a question about cruise control. I currently drive a 2014 Jeep Patriot but have had this same issue on previous cars I have driven, both newer and older. After temporarily disengaging the cruise and then hitting resume, the transmission will downshift to speed up to the pre-set speed. It does this with even less than a 5 mph decrease in speed. Is this really a gas saving feature or would it be best to bring the car back up to speed gradually prior to hitting resume? It can really be annoying sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-patriot-cruise-control/120062/2 "2018-06-29T13:32:45Z")
> [@BillWitt](#): > > It can really be annoying sometimes. It is not a gas usage feature. That is just how some work. If it really annoys you then just bring the vehicle back to the speed you want and reset cruise . I doubt if the amount of fuel used or not used by the downshift is enough to worry about. ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-patriot-cruise-control/120062/3 "2018-06-29T21:01:29Z")
The cruise control wants to get the car back to the set speed quickly so it can shift back to the highest gear to conserve fuel. I usually accelerate gently back to regular speed before resetting it myself so it doesn’t drop 2 gears for a few mph, but I’m not honestly sure how much fuel I save doing that. Overall, though, I would say yes, cruise control definitely does save fuel, especially driving long distances on the highway (like driving to vacation)