Black plate (76,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual - 201110-76 Vehicle CareA DIC warning message to checkthe pressure in a specific tire is alsoshown on the DIC display screen.The low tire pressure warning lightand the DIC warning message comeat each ignition cycle until the tiresare inflated to the correct inflationpressure.The low tire pressure warning lightmay come on in cool weather whenthe vehicle is first started, and thenturn off as you start to drive. Thiscould be an early indicator that theair pressure in the tire(s) are gettinglow and need to be inflated to theproper pressure.The Tire and Loading Informationlabel, attached to your vehicle,shows the size of your vehicle'soriginal equipment tires and thecorrect inflation pressure for thetires when they are cold. SeeVehicle Load Limits on page 9‑11,for an example of the Tire andLoading Information label and itslocation on your vehicle. Also seeTire Pressure on page 10‑72.Your vehicle's TPMS can warn youabout a low tire pressure conditionbut it does not replace normal tiremaintenance. See Tire Inspectionon page 10‑78, Tire Rotation onpage 10‑79 and Tires onpage 10‑64.Notice: Tire sealant materials arenot all the same. A non-approvedtire sealant could damage the TirePressure Monitor System (TPMS)sensors. TPMS sensor damagecaused by using an incorrect tiresealant is not covered by thevehicle warranty. Always useonly the GM-approved tire sealantavailable through your dealer orincluded in the vehicle.Factory-installed Tire Inflator Kitsuse a GM approved liquid tiresealant. Using non-approved tiresealants could damage the TPMSsensors. See Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit on page 10‑89 forinformation regarding the inflator kitmaterials and instructions.TPMS Malfunction Light andMessageThe TPMS will not function properlyif one or more of the TPMS sensorsare missing or inoperable. When thesystem detects a malfunction, thelow tire warning light flashes forabout one minute and then stayson for the remainder of the ignitioncycle. A DIC warning message isalso displayed. The malfunction lightand DIC warning message comeon at each ignition cycle until theproblem is corrected. Some ofthe conditions that can cause themalfunction light and DIC messageto come on are:. One of the road tires has beenreplaced with the spare tire,if the vehicle has one. Thespare tire does not have aTPMS sensor. The malfunctionlight and the DIC messageshould go off once you re‐installInformationProvidedby:
