Black plate (31,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012Instruments and Controls 5-31Oil Pressure (CTS-V Only)This display shows the oil pressurein either kilopascals (kPa) or poundsper square inch (psi).Lateral Acceleration (CTS-V Only)Lateral Acceleration measures theforce of a turn or corner. Forexample, when turning right, itforces to the left. This gaugedisplays the “g” force from 0.0 gto 2.0 g.Blank DisplayThis display shows no information.DIC CompassThe vehicle may have a compass inthe Driver Information Center (DIC).See Compass on page 5‑7 forinformation.Vehicle MessagesMessages displayed on the DICindicate the status of the vehicle orsome action that may be needed tocorrect a condition. Multiplemessages may appear one afteranother.The messages that do not requireimmediate action can beacknowledged and cleared bypressing V (Set/Reset).The messages that requireimmediate action cannot be cleareduntil that action is performed.All messages should be takenseriously; clearing the messagedoes not correct the problem.The following are the possiblemessages and some informationabout them.Battery Voltage andCharging MessagesBATTERY SAVER ACTIVEThis message displays when thesystem detects that the batteryvoltage is dropping below expectedlevels. The battery saver systemstarts reducing certain features ofthe vehicle that may be noticeable.At the point that the features aredisabled, this message is displayed.It means that the vehicle is trying tosave the charge in the battery.Turn off all unnecessaryaccessories to allow the battery torecharge.The normal battery voltage range is11.5 to 15.5 volts. You can monitorbattery voltage on the DIC bypressing the vehicle informationbutton until Battery Voltage isdisplayed.
