Cadillac 2012 CTS Owner's Manual

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Black plate (36,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 20125-36 Instruments and ControlsYou may need to let the vehicle coolor warm up and cycle the ignition tobe sure this message clears.This message clears itself after10 seconds, until the next ignitioncycle. See Engine Oil onpage 10‑10 for additionalinformation.OIL PRESSURE LOW STOPENGINENotice: If you drive the vehiclewhile the engine oil pressure islow, severe engine damage mayoccur. If a low oil pressurewarning appears on theinstrument panel cluster and/orDIC, stop the vehicle as soon aspossible. Do not drive the vehicleuntil the cause of the low oilpressure is corrected. See EngineOil on page 10‑10 for moreinformation.This message displays when thevehicle's engine oil pressure is low.The oil pressure light may alsoappear on the instrument panelcluster. See Engine Oil PressureLight on page 5‑25. See Engine Oilon page 10‑10 for more information.Stop the vehicle immediately, asengine damage can result fromdriving a vehicle with low oilpressure. Have the vehicle servicedby your dealer as soon as possiblewhen this message is displayed.Engine Power MessagesENGINE POWER IS REDUCEDThis message displays when theengine power is being reduced toprotect the engine from damage.There could be several malfunctionsthat might cause this message.Reduced engine power can affectthe vehicle's ability to accelerate.If this message is on, but there is noreduction in performance, proceedto your destination. Theperformance may be reduced thenext time the vehicle is driven. Thevehicle may be driven at a reducedspeed while this message is on, butacceleration and speed may bereduced. Anytime this messagestays on, take the vehicle to yourdealer for service as soon aspossible.Fuel System MessagesFUEL LEVEL LOWThis message displays when thevehicle is low on fuel. Refill the fueltank as soon as possible. A chimemay sound when this messagedisplays. See Filling the Tank onpage 9‑53.TIGHTEN GAS CAPThis message displays when thefuel cap has not been fullytightened. Recheck the fuel cap toensure that it is on and tightenedproperly.