2007 CADILLAC STS cruise control

Curves in the Road
{CAUTION:
Due to Adaptive Cruise Control limitations
in curves, it may respond to a vehicle in
another lane, or may not have time to
react to a vehicle in your lane. You could
crash into a vehicle ahead of you, or lose
control of your vehicle. Give extra
attention in curves and be ready to use
the brakes if necessary. Select an
appropriate speed while driving in curves.
Adaptive Cruise Control may operate differently in
a sharp curve. It may reduce your speed if the
curve is too sharp.When following a vehicle and entering a curve,
Adaptive Cruise Control could lose track of
the vehicle in your lane and accelerate your
vehicle. When this happens, the vehicle ahead
symbol will not appear on the HUD.
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Adaptive Cruise Control may detect a vehicle that
is not in your lane and apply the brakes.
Adaptive Cruise Control may, occasionally,
provide a driver alert and/or braking that you
consider unnecessary. It could respond to signs,
guardrails and other stationary objects when
entering or exiting a curve. This is normal
operation. Your vehicle does not need service.
Highway Exit Ramps
{CAUTION:
Adaptive Cruise Control may lose track of
the vehicle ahead and accelerate up to
your set speed while entering or on
highway exit ramps. You could be startled
by this acceleration and even lose control
of the vehicle. Disengage Adaptive Cruise
Control before entering a highway exit
ramp. Do not use Adaptive Cruise Control
while entering or on exit ramps.
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Other Vehicle Lane Changes
If another vehicle enters the same lane as you,
Adaptive Cruise Control will not detect the vehicle
until it is completely in the lane. Be ready to
take action and apply the brakes yourself.
Using Adaptive Cruise Controls on Hills
and When Towing a Trailer
How well Adaptive Cruise Control will work on hills
and when towing a trailer depends on your
speed, vehicle load, traffic conditions and thesteepness of the hills. It may not detect a vehicle
in your lane while driving on hills. When going
up steep hills, you may want to use the accelerator
pedal to maintain your speed. When going
downhill when towing a trailer, you may want to
brake to keep your speed down. Applying the
brake disengages the system. You may choose
not to use Adaptive Cruise Control on steep
hills when towing a trailer.
Disengaging Adaptive Cruise Control
To disengage the system, apply the brake pedal
or move the Adaptive Cruise Control switch to
off. Adaptive Cruise Control information will
not appear on the HUD when the system is not
engaged.
Erasing Set Speed Memory
When you turn the Adaptive Cruise Control switch
or the ignition off, the set speed memory is erased.
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Other Messages
There are three messages that may appear on the
DIC. They are SERVICE RADAR CRUISE,
RADAR CRUISE NOT READY and CLEAN
RADAR. These messages will appear to indicate
a problem with the Adaptive Cruise Control.
SeeDIC Warnings and Messages on page 264
for more information.
Cleaning the System
The radar can become blocked by snow, ice or
dirt. If so, you may need to turn off the engine and
clean the lens. Remember, do not use Adaptive
Cruise Control in icy conditions, or when visibility is
low, such as in fog, rain or snow.
The emblem/lens is located in the center of
the grille.
To clean the emblem/lens, wipe the surface with a
soft cloth. After cleaning the emblem/lens,
engage the Adaptive Cruise Control. If you are
unable to do so, see your dealer.
Headlamps
The exterior lamp control is located in the middle
of the turn signal/multifunction lever.
O(Exterior Lamp Control):Turn the control
with this symbol on it to operate the exterior lamps.
The exterior lamp control has four positions:
O(On/Off):Turn the control to this position to
turn off all lamps and automatic lighting features
including Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) and
IntelliBeam™.
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Head-Up Display (HUD)
{CAUTION:
If the HUD image is too bright, or too high
in your eld of view, it may take you more
time to see things you need to see when it
is dark outside. Be sure to keep the HUD
image dim and placed low in your eld
of view.
If equipped, the Head-Up Display (HUD) allows
you to see some of the driver information that
appears on your instrument panel cluster on the
windshield.
The information may be displayed in English or
metric units and appears as an image focused out
toward the front of your vehicle. To change
from English to metric units, seeDIC Controls and
Displays on page 258.
The HUD consists of the following information:
Speedometer
Turn Signal Indicators
High-Beam Indicator Symbol
Driver Shift Control Transmission Feature,
seeAutomatic Transmission Operation on
page 116
Check Gages Icon
Adaptive Cruise Control Features and
Indicators (If Equipped), seeAdaptive Cruise
Control on page 197
Forward Collision Alert Features and
Indicators (If Equipped), seeForward Collision
Alert (FCA) System on page 184
Radio Features
United States version shown, Canada similar
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To turn the HUD image off, turn the knob
counter-clockwise.
Polarized sunglasses could make the HUD image
harder to see.
As light shines out from the HUD, it is possible for
light to shine back in. In rare occurrences,
when the sun is at a specic angle and position,
the sun’s rays can shine back into the HUD. When
this occurs, the display device within the HUD
will be temporarily illuminated. The event will end
when the vehicle’s angle to the sun changes.
Clean the inside of the windshield as needed to
remove any dirt or lm that reduces the sharpness
or clarity of the HUD image.
To clean the HUD, spray household glass cleaner
on a soft, clean cloth. Wipe the HUD lens gently,
then dry it.
Notice:When cleaning, be careful not to
scratch the HUD or camera lenses. Do
not spray glass cleaner directly on the HUD
lens because the cleaner could leak inside the
unit and cause damage.
If the ignition is on and you cannot see the HUD
image, check to see if:
Something is covering the HUD unit.
The brightness is adjusted properly.
The HUD image is adjusted to the
proper height.
Ambient light in the direction your vehicle is
facing is low.
A fuse is blown. SeeFuses and Circuit
Breakers on page 487.
Keep in mind that your windshield is part of the
HUD system. SeeWindshield Replacement
on page 419.
The following Adaptive Cruise Control message
may appear in the HUD:
PEDAL APPLIED ACC OVERRIDE:This
message indicates that you are pressing your
foot on the accelerator pedal and overriding
Adaptive Cruise Control. While you are doing
this, the system will not automatically apply the
brakes. Once you remove your foot from the
accelerator pedal, Adaptive Cruise Control will
return to normal operation and be able to apply
the brakes, if needed.
You may also see an Adaptive Cruise Control
active symbol, alert symbol or vehicle ahead
symbol. SeeAdaptive Cruise Control on page 197
for more information.
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Security Light
For information
regarding this light,
seeTheft-Deterrent
System on page 108.
Fog Lamp Light
The fog lamp light will
come on when the fog
lamps are in use.
The light will go out when the fog lamps are
turned off. SeeFog Lamps on page 217for
more information.
Lights On Reminder
This light comes on
whenever the parking
lamps are on.
SeeHeadlamps on Reminder on page 216for
more information.
Cruise Control Light
This light comes on
whenever you set your
cruise control.
The light will go out when the cruise control is
turned off. SeeCruise Control on page 193
andAdaptive Cruise Control on page 197for
more information.
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CHECK WASHER FLUID
This symbol appears
with this message.
This message displays when your vehicle is low
on windshield washer uid. Rell the windshield
washer uid reservoir as soon as possible.
SeeWindshield Washer Fluid on page 404for
more information.
CLEAN RADAR
This message displays when the Adaptive Cruise
Control system is disabled because the radar
is blocked and cannot detect vehicles in your path.
It may also activate during heavy rain or due to
road spray. To clean the system, see “Cleaning the
System” underAdaptive Cruise Control on
page 197.
COMPETITIVE DRIVING (STS-V Only)
This message displays when the competitive
driving mode is turned on with the traction control
button. The TC (traction control) light comes on
when the competitive driving mode is on. The
Traction Control System (TCS) will not operate
while in competitive driving mode. Adjust your
driving accordingly. SeeCompetitive Driving Mode
(STS-V) on page 325for more information.
DRIVER DOOR AJAR
This symbol appears
with this message.
This message displays if the driver’s door was not
closed completely. Make sure that the driver’s
door is closed completely.
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