Black plate (34,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 20129-34 Driving and OperatingShift Speeds(Manual Transmission){ WARNINGIf you skip a gear when youdownshift, you could lose controlof the vehicle. You could injureyourself or others. Do not shiftdown more than one gear at atime when you downshift.Notice: If you skip more than onegear when you downshift, or ifyou race the engine when yourelease the clutch pedal whiledownshifting, you could damagethe engine, clutch, driveshaft orthe transmission. Do not skipgears or race the engine whendownshifting.If the vehicle speed drops below32 km/h (20 mph), or if theengine is not running smoothly,downshift to the next lower gear.You may have to downshift two ormore gears to keep the enginerunning smoothly or for goodperformance.Up-Shift LightVehicles with a manual transmissionhave an upshift light on theinstrument panel. This light showswhen to shift to the next higher gearfor the best fuel economy.When this light comes on, you canshift to the next higher gear ifweather, road, and traffic conditionsallow. For the best fuel economy,accelerate slowly and shift when thelight comes on.While you accelerate, it is normalfor the light to go on and off if youquickly change the position of theaccelerator. Ignore the light whenyou downshift.CTS-V vehicles use tracer lightsaround 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 514 for more information.Skip Shift (CTSV)Under light acceleration, thetransmission will only allow you toshift from 1 (First) to 4 (Fourth).Shifts from 1 (First) to 2 (Second) or3 (Third) are not allowed. This helpsimprove fuel mileage.Under harder acceleration,Skip Shift is disabled, and thedriver has all gears available.
