Black plate (16,1)Cadillac STS Owner Manual - 2011The vehicle's braking during Adaptive Cruise Control iscomparable to a person applying moderate pressure tothe vehicle's brake pedal. To disengage Adaptive CruiseControl, apply the brake. If no vehicle is in your path,your vehicle will react like traditional cruise control.{ WARNING:Adaptive Cruise Control will not apply hardbraking or bring the vehicle to a completestop. It will not respond to stopped vehicles,pedestrians or animals. When you areapproaching a vehicle or object, AdaptiveCruise Control may not have time to slow yourvehicle enough to avoid a collision. Your completeattention is always required while driving andyou should be ready to take action and apply thebrakes. For more information, see DefensiveDriving on page 5‑2.{ WARNING:. On winding roads, Adaptive Cruise Controlmay not detect a vehicle ahead. You couldcrash into a vehicle ahead of you. Do not useAdaptive Cruise Control on winding roads.. Adaptive Cruise Control may not have time toslow your vehicle enough to avoid a crashwhen you are driving in conditions wherevehicles may suddenly slow or stop ahead ofyou, enter your lane, or cross your vehicle'spath. If you are driving in these conditions, donot use Adaptive Cruise Control. The warningbeep and alert symbol may indicate that youare driving in conditions where AdaptiveCruise Control should not be used. See“Alerting the Driver” in this section.(Continued)4-16
