2012 CADILLAC CTS ABS

Black plate (7,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
Infotainment System 7-7
Configuring the Number of
Favorite Pages
The number of favorite pages can
be set up using the CONFIG button.
To set up the number of favorite
pages:
1. Press the CONFIG button todisplay the radio setup menu.
2. Press the softkey located below the FAV tab.
3. Select the desired number of favorite pages by pressing the
softkey located below the
displayed page numbers.
4. Press the FAV button, or let the menu time out, to return to
the original main radio screen
showing the radio station
frequency tabs and to begin
the process of programming
favorites for the chosen number
of pages. Speed Compensated
Volume (SCV)
A radio with SCV automatically
adjusts the sound to compensate for
road and wind noise as the vehicle
speeds up or slows down, so that
the volume is consistent while
driving. To activate SCV:
1. Set the radio volume to the
desired level.
2. Press the CONFIG button to display the radio setup menu.
3. Press the softkey under the AUTO VOL tab on the radio
display.
4. Press the softkey under the desired Speed Compensated
Volume setting (OFF, Low, Med,
or High) to select the level of
radio volume compensation.
The display times out after
approximately 10 seconds. Each
higher setting allows for more
radio volume compensation at
faster vehicle speeds. Noise Compensation Technology
If the vehicle has the radio with DVD
Audio, HDD, and USB, it has Bose
AudioPilot
®noise compensation
technology.
When turned on, AudioPilot
continuously adjusts the audio
system equalization, to compensate
for background noise.
To activate AudioPilot:
1. Press the CONFIG button to display the radio setup menu.
2. Press the softkey under the AUTO VOL tab on the radio
display.
3. Press the softkey below the On or Off tab located under the
AUTO VOL display to turn this
feature on or off. The display
times out after approximately
10 seconds.

Black plate (9,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
Infotainment System 7-9
Selecting a Station
Seek Tuning
If the radio station is not known:
Briefly press
¨SEEK or©SEEK.
The radio will search for the next
receivable station. If the radio does
not find a station, it switches
automatically to a more sensitive
search level. If it still does not find a
station, the frequency that was last
active begins to play and “None
Found” displays.
If the radio station is known:
Press and hold
¨SEEK or©SEEK
until the desired station on the
pop‐up frequency display is almost
reached, then release the button.
Manual Tuning
Turn the TUNE knob to select the
frequency on the pop‐up display. Station List
Turn the MENU/SELECT knob to
display the station list. To create a
list of available stations, select
“Refresh AM Station List”
or
“Refresh FM Station List,”
depending on which band is
being used.
In FM, RDS information may be
utilized to categorize the stations
by genre.
In both AM and FM, the stations are
arranged in frequency order.Storing a Radio Station as a
Favorite
Drivers are encouraged to set up
their radio station favorites while the
vehicle is stopped. Tune to favorite
stations using the presets, favorites
button, and steering wheel controls,
if the vehicle has this feature.
FAV (Favorites): A maximum of
36 stations can be programmed
as favorites using the six softkeys
below the radio station frequency
tabs on the display and by using the radio favorites page button (FAV
button). Press the FAV button to go
through up to six pages of favorites,
each having six favorite stations
available per page. Each page
of favorites can contain any
combination of AM, FM, or XM
stations.
To store a station as a favorite:
1. Tune to the desired radio station.
2. Press the FAV button to display
the page where the station is to
be stored.
3. Press and hold one of the six softkeys until a beep sounds
and “Favorite Saved” displays.
When that softkey is pressed
and released, the radio recalls
the station that was set.
4. Repeat the steps for each radio station to be stored as a favorite.
The number of favorites pages can
be set up using the CONFIG button.

Black plate (12,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
7-12 Infotainment System
Selecting an XM Station
Seek Tuning
Press
¨SEEK or©SEEK to go to
the next or previous station.
Selecting a Station by Station List
The infotainment system can list all
XM stations.
To select a station from the
station list:
1. Turn the TUNE/TONE knob and highlight the desired station.
2. Press the TUNE/TONE knob to select the station.
The highlighted station will also
automatically be selected if TUNE/
TONE is released and no longer
turned. Selecting a Station by Category
The infotainment system can list XM
stations by genre.
To select a station from the
category list:
1. Turn the MENU/SELECT knob
and highlight the desired genre,
then press the MENU/SELECT
knob to select the genre.
2. Turn the MENU/SELECT knob and highlight the desired station,
then press the MENU/SELECT
knob to select the station.
Storing an XM Station as a
Favorite
Drivers are encouraged to set up
their radio station favorites while the
vehicle is stopped. Tune to favorite
stations using the presets, favorites
button, and steering wheel controls,
if the vehicle has this feature.
FAV (Favorites): A maximum of
36 stations can be programmed
as favorites using the six softkeys
below the radio station frequency tabs on the display and by using the
radio favorites page button (FAV
button). Press the FAV button to go
through up to six pages of favorites,
each having six favorite stations
available per page. Each page of
favorites can contain any
combination of AM, FM, or XM
stations.
To store a station as a favorite:
1. Tune to the desired radio station.
2. Press the FAV button to display
the page where the station is to
be stored.
3. Press and hold one of the six softkeys until a beep sounds.
When that softkey is pressed
and released, the radio recalls
the station that was set.
4. Repeat the steps for each radio station to be stored as a favorite.
The number of favorites pages can
be set up using the CONFIG button.

Black plate (26,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
7-26 Infotainment System
Playlists can be changed by
pressing the next and previous
folder button.
When play enters a new folder, the
display does not automatically show
the new folder name unless the
folder mode has been chosen as
the default display. The new track
name displays.
File System and Naming
The song name contained in the
ID3 tag displays. If the song name is
not in the ID3 tag, the radio displays
the file name without the extension.
Track names longer than
32 characters are shortened. Parts
of words on the last page of text
and the extension of the file name
are not displayed.
The HDD Radio will display file
names with the extension.Preprogrammed Playlists
Preprogrammed playlists created
using WinAmp™, MusicMatch™,
or Real Jukebox™
software can be
accessed, however they cannot be
edited using the radio. These
playlists are special folders
containing compressed audio song
files. Playlists must have a file
extension of PLS or M3U.
Playlists can be selected using the
previous and next folder buttons.
Tracks can be changed by pressing
the seek buttons or turning the
TUNE/TONE knob. Songs are
played sequentially; press
sREV
or
\FWD to reverse or advance
through the playing song.
The HDD Radio does not support
preprogrammed playlists. To create
a playlist on the HDD radio from
songs recorded to the HDD, see
Hard Drive Device (HDD) on
page 7‑28.
Playing an MP3/WMA from a
Disc or a USB Storage Device
Selecting an MP3 Track
Tracks can be selected using the
seek buttons, the TUNE/TONE
knob, or the softkeys below the
folder tabs on the infotainment
display.
To use the seek buttons:
Press the
©SEEK button to go to
the start of the current track, if more
than five seconds have played.
Press the
¨SEEK button to go to
the next track. If
©SEEK or¨SEEK
is held, or pressed multiple times,
the player continues moving
backward or forward through the
tracks on the disc.
To use the TUNE/TONE knob:
Turn the TUNE/TONE knob to
highlight the desired track, then
press the TUNE/TONE knob to
select the track.

Black plate (27,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
Infotainment System 7-27
To use the softkeys below the
folder tabs:
SFolder (Previous Folder): Press
the softkey under the Folder tab to
go to the first track in the previous
folder.
Folder T(Next Folder): Press the
softkey under the Folder tab to go to
the first track in the next folder.
Fast Forward and Rewind
sREV (Fast Reverse): Press
and hold to reverse playback quickly
within a track. Sound is heard at a
reduced volume and the elapsed
time of the track displays. Release
to resume playing the track.
\FWD (Fast Forward): Press
and hold to advance playback
quickly within a track. Sound is
heard at a reduced volume and the
elapsed time of the track displays.
Release to resume playing the
track. Searching for MP3 Tracks
Tracks can be searched for by using
the menu system.
To use the menu system:
1. Press the MENU/SELECT knob
to display the MP3 Menu.
2. Turn the MENU/SELECT knob to highlight an option from the MP3
Menu. The available options are:
.Playlists*
.Tracks
.Folders
.Artists
.Albums
.Song Titles
.AudioBook
3. Press the MENU/SELECT knob to select the desired option.
*The HDD Radio does not support
preprogrammed playlists. To create
a playlist on the HDD radio from songs recorded to the HDD, see
Hard Drive Device (HDD) on
page 7‑28.
Quick Jump
To scroll up or down the list of
Artists, Albums, or Song Titles,
press and hold the softkey located
under the FWD or REV tab.
To jump to the beginning, middle,
or last section of the list:
.Press the first softkey located
under the display to go to the
beginning section of the list.
.Press the second softkey
located under the display to go
to the middle section of the list.
.Press the third softkey located
under the display to go to the
last section of the list.
Playing Tracks in Random Order
Press the softkey under the Shuffle
tab to play the tracks of the current
folder in random order. Press again
to turn Shuffle off. Shuffle Off
displays.

Black plate (7,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
Climate Controls 8-7
To replace the passenger
compartment air filter:
1. Turn the ignition to ON/RUN withthe engine off.
2. Turn on the windshield wipers and turn the ignition off again
when the wipers are straight up
on the windshield.
This allows access to the leaf
screen. The passenger
compartment air filter is located
under the screen. 3. Open the hood to access the
engine compartment. See Hood
on page 10‑5 for more
information.
4. Remove the three screws that hold the screen in place and lift
off the screen by lifting and
sliding it toward the center of the
vehicle.
5. Pull out on the two tabs located on each end of the filter cover. 6. Lift the filter cover off by pulling
it straight up.
7. Remove the old filter and insert a new one.
See Maintenance Replacement
Parts on page 11‑15 for the
correct part number for the filter.
8. Reverse Steps 1 through 6 to reinstall the cover.

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Driving and Operating 9-1
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Competitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-8
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-11
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-16
Ignition Positions (KeyAccess) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Ignition Positions (Keyless Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18 Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 9-22
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Parking (Manual Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-27
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . 9-31
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Brakes
Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Parking Brake (Manual) . . . . . . 9-34
Parking Brake (Electric) . . . . . . 9-35
Brake Assist (Except CTS-V) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Ride Control Systems
Traction ControlSystem (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
StabiliTrak
®System . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Competitive Driving Mode . . . 9-40
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . 9-40
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . 9-41
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Object Detection Systems
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-44
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48

Black plate (5,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
Driving and Operating 9-5
Curve Tips
.Take curves at a reasonable
speed.
.Reduce speed before entering a
curve.
.Maintain a reasonable steady
speed through the curve.
.Wait until the vehicle is out of
the curve before accelerating
gently into the straightaway.
Steering in Emergencies
.There are some situations when
steering around a problem may
be more effective than braking.
.Holding both sides of the
steering wheel allows you to turn
180 degrees without removing
a hand.
.The Antilock Brake System
(ABS) allows steering while
braking.
Off-Road Recovery
The vehicle's right wheels can drop
off the edge of a road onto the
shoulder while driving. Follow
these tips:
1. Ease off the accelerator andthen, if there is nothing in the
way, steer the vehicle so that it
straddles the edge of the
pavement.
2. Turn the steering wheel about one-eighth of a turn, until the
right front tire contacts the
pavement edge. 3. Then turn the steering wheel to
go straight down the roadway.
Loss of Control
Skidding
There are three types of skids that
correspond to the vehicle's three
control systems:
.Braking Skid —wheels are not
rolling.
.Steering or Cornering
Skid —too much speed or
steering in a curve causes tires
to slip and lose cornering force.
.Acceleration Skid —too much
throttle causes the driving
wheels to spin.
Defensive drivers avoid most skids
by taking reasonable care suited to
existing conditions, and by not
overdriving those conditions. But
skids are always possible.