Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-Europe-9367723) -2016 - CRC - 10/9/15Driving and Operating 219Once the vehicle speed reachesabout 40 km/h (25 mph) or more,press the +RES up to the firstdetent briefly. The vehicle returns tothe previous set speed.Increasing Speed While CruiseControl is at a Set SpeedIf the cruise control system isalready activated:. Press and hold +RES up untilthe desired speed is reached,then release it.. To increase vehicle speed insmall increments, briefly press+RES up to the first detent. Foreach press, the vehicle goesabout 1 km/h (1 mph) faster.. To increase vehicle speed inlarger increments, briefly press+RES up to the second detent.For each press, the vehiclespeed increases to the next5 km/h (5 mph) mark on thespeedometer.The speedometer reading can bedisplayed in either English or metricunits. See Instrument Cluster 0 111.The increment value used dependson the units displayed.Reducing Speed While CruiseControl is at a Set SpeedIf the cruise control system isalready activated:. Press and hold SET− down untilthe desired lower speed isreached, then release it.. To decrease the vehicle speed insmall increments, briefly pressSET− down to the first detent.For each press, the vehicle goesabout 1 km/h (1 mph) slower.. To decrease the vehicle speed inlarger increments, briefly pressSET− down to the seconddetent. For each press, thevehicle speed decreases to thenext 5 km/h (5 mph) mark on thespeedometer.The cruise control system mayautomatically brake to slow thevehicle down (CTS model only).The speedometer reading can bedisplayed in either English or metricunits. See Instrument Cluster 0 111.The increment value used dependson the units displayed.Overtaking Another Vehicle WhileUsing Cruise ControlUse the accelerator pedal toincrease the vehicle speed. Whenyou take your foot off the pedal, thevehicle will slow down to thepreviously set cruise speed. Whilepressing the accelerator pedal orshortly following the release tooverride cruise control, brieflyapplying the SET– switch will resultin cruise control set to the currentvehicle speed.Using Cruise Control on HillsHow well the cruise control will workon hills depends upon the vehiclespeed, load, and the steepness ofthe hills. When going up steep hills,you might have to step on theaccelerator pedal to maintain thevehicle speed. When goingdownhill, the cruise control systemmay automatically brake to slow thevehicle down (CTS model only).
