Cadillac 2013 Caddilac CTS Owner's Manual

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Black plate (19,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual - 2013 - CRC - 4/18/12Driving and Operating 9-19low voltage, try charging or jumpstarting the battery. See JumpStarting on page 10‑101.If charging or jump starting thebattery does not work, locate thehole below the ignition lock. Insert aflat bladed tool or another key fromthe key chain into the opening.When the lever can be felt, actuatethe lever away from the driver, andremove the key from the ignition.Starting the EnginePlace the transmission in theproper gear.If the vehicle has the keylessaccess system, the keyless accesstransmitter must be authenticated inorder for the ignition control knob toturn. The transmitter can beauthenticated either by putting yourfoot on the brake pedal or bypushing the ignition control knob in.Automatic TransmissionMove the shift lever to P (Park) orN (Neutral). The engine will not startin any other position. To restart theengine when the vehicle is alreadymoving, use N (Neutral) only.If the vehicle has the keylessaccess system, your foot must beon the brake pedal to start theengine. To rotate the ignition controlknob, put your foot on the brakepedal and turn the ignition controlknob to the START position. If theignition control knob does not turn,try pushing the knob in and turningagain. When the engine beginscranking, let go of the ignitioncontrol knob, it will return to the ON/RUN position.If the transmitter is not in the vehicleor something is interfering with thetransmitter, the Driver InformationCenter (DIC) will displayELECTRONIC KEY NOTDETECTED. See Driver InformationCenter (DIC) on page 5‑27 for moreinformation.If the battery in the keyless accesstransmitter needs replacing, the DICdisplays REPLACE BATTERY INREMOTE KEY. The vehicle can stillbe driven. See “BatteryReplacement” under RemoteKeyless Entry (RKE) SystemOperation (Key Access) onpage 2‑4 or Remote Keyless Entry(RKE) System Operation (KeylessAccess) on page 2‑6 for moreinformation.Notice: Do not try to shift toP (Park) if the vehicle is moving.If you do, you could damage thetransmission. Shift to P (Park)only when the vehicle is stopped.Manual TransmissionThe shift lever should be in neutralposition and the parking brakeengaged. Hold the clutch pedaldown to the floor and start theengine. The vehicle will not start ifthe clutch pedal is not all theway down.