Cadillac 2014 Cadillac CTS Owner's Manual

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Contents

Black plate (1,1)Cadillac CTS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-6081492) - 2014 - CRC 1st Edition - 7/2/13Driving and Operating 9-1Driving andOperatingDriving InformationDistracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5Track Events and CompetitiveDriving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-7Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-8Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-10Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-11Starting and OperatingNew Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-15Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-18Retained AccessoryPower (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 9-20Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-21Parking over ThingsThat Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22Engine ExhaustEngine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23Automatic TransmissionAutomatic Transmission . . . . . 9-23Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25Drive SystemsAll-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27BrakesAntilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . 9-28Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29Ride Control SystemsTraction Control/ElectronicStability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . 9-32Competitive Driving Mode(LF3 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33Limited-Slip Differential(LF3 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34Cruise ControlCruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . 9-37Driver Assistance SystemsDriver AssistanceSystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45Assistance Systems forParking or Backing . . . . . . . . . 9-46Assistance Systems forDriving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52Forward Collision Alert (FCA)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52Active Emergency BrakingSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55Side Blind ZoneAlert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57Lane DepartureWarning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58