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 - 4/3/13Driving and Operating 9-1Driving andOperatingDriving InformationDistracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5Track Events and CompetitiveDriving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-6Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-8Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-10Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-11Starting and OperatingNew Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-15Ignition Positions (KeylessAccess) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15Ignition Positions (KeyAccess) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-20Retained AccessoryPower (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 9-22Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-24Parking (ManualTransmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25Parking over ThingsThat Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25Engine ExhaustEngine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26Automatic TransmissionAutomatic Transmission . . . . . 9-26Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28Manual TransmissionManual Transmission . . . . . . . . 9-31Drive SystemsAll-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33BrakesAntilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33Parking Brake (Manual) . . . . . . 9-34Parking Brake (Electric) . . . . . . 9-35Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37Ride Control SystemsTraction Control/ElectronicStability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38Competitive Driving Mode . . . 9-39Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . 9-40Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . 9-40Cruise ControlCruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41Driver Assistance SystemsUltrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-43Side Blind ZoneAlert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44Rear VisionCamera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46