Cadillac 2014 Cadillac CTS Owner's Manual

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Black plate (56,1)Cadillac CTS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-6081492) - 2014 - CRC 1st Edition - 7/2/139-56 Driving and OperatingWarning (Continued). Detect a stopped orslow-moving vehicle or otherobject ahead.. Detect a vehicle whenweather limits visibility, suchas in fog, rain, or snow. Inthese situations, ACP sensorperformance is limited.Complete attention is alwaysrequired while driving, and youshould be ready to take actionand apply the brakes and/or steerthe vehicle to avoid crashes.Brake PreparationWhen quickly approaching a vehicleahead, Brake Preparation reducesbrake response time by having thebrake system prepared for driverbraking to occur more rapidly.Automatic BrakingIn some imminent front-end crashsituations, if the driver has notapplied the brakes, AutomaticBraking applies the brakes to helpreduce crash damage. It may evenhelp avoid some very low speedcrashes.Automatic Braking may slow thevehicle to a complete stop to try toavoid a potential crash. If thishappens, Automatic Braking willengage the Electric Parking Brake(EPB) to hold the vehicle at a stop.To release the EPB, press the EPBbutton. A firm press of theaccelerator pedal will also releaseAutomatic Braking and the EPB.{ WarningAutomatic Braking mayautomatically brake the vehicle insituations where it may beunnecessary. It could respond toa turning vehicle ahead,(Continued)Warning (Continued)guardrails, signs, and othernon-moving objects. This couldbe uncomfortable and startling. Tooverride Automatic Braking, firmlypress the accelerator pedal, if it issafe to do so.Automatic Braking can be disabledor reduced through vehiclepersonalization. See the “AutoCollision Preparation” portion of“Collision/Detection Systems” underVehicle Personalization onpage 5-48.{ WarningUsing the Automatic CollisionPreparation System while towinga trailer could cause you to losecontrol of the vehicle and crash.Turn the system off when towinga trailer.