Cadillac CTS 2014 Owner's Manual

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Black plate (1,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-6014443) - 2014 - CRC - 4/3/132014 Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual MIn Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 1-4Vehicle Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15Performance andMaintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21Keys, Doors, andWindows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1Keys and Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17Vehicle Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23Exterior Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26Interior Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . 3-1Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . 4-1Additional Storage Features . . . 4-2Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6Instruments and Controls . . . . 5-1Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10Information Displays . . . . . . . . . . 5-27Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 5-46Universal Remote System . . . . 5-54Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6Lighting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . 7-1Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1Climate Control Systems . . . . . . 8-1Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . 9-1Driving Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2Starting and Operating . . . . . . . 9-15Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 9-26Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . 9-31Drive Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33Ride Control Systems . . . . . . . . 9-38Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41Driver Assistance Systems . . . 9-43Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-53Conversions and Add-Ons . . . 9-59