Cadillac 2014 Cadillac CTS Owner's Manual

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Black plate (52,1)Cadillac CTS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-6081492) - 2014 - CRC 1st Edition - 7/2/139-52 Driving and Operating. Electronic stability control orantilock brakes are activated.. An important vehicle message isdisplayed in the DIC.To cancel APA, press the APAbutton again.When the System Does Not Seemto Work ProperlyThe APA system may require ashort period of driving along curvesto calibrate.Assistance Systems forDrivingIf equipped, when driving thevehicle forward, Forward CollisionAlert (FCA), Lane DepartureWarning (LDW), Side Blind ZoneAlert (SBZA), and/or the ActiveEmergency Braking System canhelp to avoid a crash or reducecrash damage.Forward Collision Alert(FCA) SystemIf equipped, the FCA system mayhelp to avoid or reduce the harmcaused by front-end crashes. FCAprovides a flashing red alert on thewindshield, and rapidly beeps orpulses the Safety Alert Seat whenapproaching a vehicle directlyahead too quickly. FCA also lightsan amber visual alert if followinganother vehicle much too closely.FCA detects vehicles within adistance of approximately 60 m(197 ft) and operates at speedsabove 40 km/h (25 mph). If thevehicle has Adaptive Cruise Control(ACC), it can detect vehicles todistances of approximately 110 m(360 ft) and operates at all speeds.See Adaptive Cruise Control onpage 9-37.{ WarningFCA is a warning system anddoes not apply the brakes. Whenapproaching a slower-moving orstopped vehicle ahead too rapidly,or when following a vehicle tooclosely, FCA may not provide awarning with enough time to helpavoid a crash. FCA does not warnof pedestrians, animals, signs,guardrails, bridges, constructionbarrels, or other objects. Be readyto take action and apply thebrakes. For more information, seeDefensive Driving on page 9-3.FCA can be disabled with the FCAsteering wheel control, or if yourvehicle is equipped with AdaptiveCruise Control (ACC), throughvehicle personalization. See the“Auto Collision Preparation” portionof “Collision/Detection Systems”under Vehicle Personalization onpage 5-48.