Cadillac 2011 STS Owner's Manual

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Black plate (10,1)Cadillac STS Owner Manual - 2011TCS automatically comes on whenever the vehicle isstarted. To limit wheel spin, especially in slippery roadconditions, the system should always be left on, butTCS can be turned off if needed.Notice: Do not repeatedly brake or accelerateheavily when TCS is off. The vehicle's drivelinecould be damaged.When TCS is turned off on a vehicle with AWD, thesystem may still be working. This is normal andnecessary with the hardware on the vehicle.It may be necessary to turn the system off if the vehiclegets stuck in sand, mud or snow and rocking the vehicleis required. See Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out onpage 5‑23 and If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud,Ice, or Snow on page 5‑22 for more information. SeeWinter Driving on page 5‑20 for information on usingTCS when driving in snowy or icy conditions.To turn the system off,press the TCS/StabiliTrakbutton located near theshift lever.For AWD vehicles with the Active Steering withEnhanced StabiliTrak option, the TCS/StabiliTrak buttonis used to turn traction control on and off and to turnStabiliTrak on and off. See Enhanced StabiliTrak ® onpage 5‑7 for instructions on selecting the properstability control mode.Press and release the TCS/StabiliTrak button and TCSwill turn off and the Traction Control System WarningLight will come on. Press the button again to turn thesystem back on.Adding non‐GM accessories can affect the vehicle'sperformance. See Accessories and Modifications onpage 6‑4 for more information.5-10