Black plate (30,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual - 20119-30 Driving and OperatingThe tachometer display indicateswhich gear the vehicle is in. Thenumber indicates the requestedgear range when moving the shiftlever forward or rearward.CTS-V vehicles use tracerlights around the outside of thetachometer as a performanceupshift light. These tracers flash toindicate when to shift to the nexthigher gear to avoid the enginespeed limit. See Tachometer onpage 5‑13 for more information.While using the DSC feature, thevehicle will have firmer, quickershifting. You can use this forsport driving or when climbing ordescending hills, to stay in gearlonger, or to downshift for morepower or engine braking.The transmission will only allowyou to shift into gears appropriatefor the vehicle speed and enginerevolutions per minute (RPM). Thetransmission will not automaticallyshift to the next lower gear if theengine rpm is too high, nor to thenext higher gear when the maximumengine rpm is reached.If shifting is prevented for anyreason, the currently selected gearwill flash multiple times, indicatingthat the transmission has not shiftedgears.While in the DSC mode, theCTS automatic transmission willautomatically downshift when thevehicle comes to a stop. This willallow for more power duringacceleration.The CTS-V automatic transmissionwill not automatically downshifton hard acceleration when inDSC mode.When accelerating the vehiclefrom a stop in snowy and icyconditions, it is suggested to shiftinto second gear. A higher gearallows the vehicle to gain moretraction on slippery surfaces.InformationProvidedby:
