2012 CADILLAC CTS center console

Black plate (35,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
Driving and Operating 9-35
have the vehicle serviced. See
Brake System Warning Light on
page 5‑22for more information.
To release the parking brake, pull
the release lever located to the left
of the steering wheel on the
instrument panel.
Notice:Driving with the parking
brake on can overheat the brake
system and cause premature
wear or damage to brake system
parts. Make sure that the parking
brake is fully released and the
brake warning light is off before
driving. A warning chime will sound if the
parking brake is set, the ignition is
on, and the vehicle begins to move.
To stop the chime, fully release the
parking brake.
If you are towing a trailer and
parking on a hill, see
Driving
Characteristics and Towing Tips on
page 9‑56 for more information.
Parking Brake (Electric)
{WARNING
On vehicles with a manual
transmission, releasing the clutch
and pressing the accelerator will
release the Electric Parking
Brake. If the vehicle is not in a
gear, the vehicle could move, and
you or others could be injured.
Make sure the vehicle is in a gear
before attempting to drive away.
To avoid unexpected vehicle
movement, do not partially
release the clutch or press the
(Continued)
WARNING (Continued)
accelerator pedal until you are
ready to release the parking
brake and drive away.
Vehicles with the electric parking
brake (EPB) have a switch in the
center console.
The EPB takes the place of the
manual parking brake system, the
foot pedal and release handle. The
EPB can always be activated, even
if the ignition is OFF. To avoid

Black plate (3,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
INDEX i-3
Capacities andSpecifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Management System . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Cargo Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Cautions, Danger, and
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
CD/DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 4-2
Central Door Unlock System . . . 2-16
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-83
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . 5-19
Check Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Ignition
Transmission Lock . . . . . . . . 10-31 Child Restraints
Infants and Young
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49, 3-52
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-110
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-113
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . 13-14
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . .10-103
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Competitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6 Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . 9-40
Compressor Kit, Tire
Sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-86
Connections, OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . 14-4
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Engine TemperatureGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Engine Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34

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i-12 INDEX
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Side Blind Zone Alert . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-103
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Speed Limiter, Engine . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . 1-4, 9-20 Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Cargo Management System . . . 4-3
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . .10-93, 10-94
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
System Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . 13-6
Theft-DeterrentSystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25, 2-26
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . 3-6
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Tires
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-79
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-83
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-95
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-103
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-67
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-80
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . 10-84
Inflation Monitor System . . . . 10-73
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-76
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-64
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-72
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Pressure Monitor System . . . 10-72
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-77
Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 10-86