2017 CADILLAC CTS lane assist

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alerts will vary based on vehicle speed.
The faster the vehicle speed, the
farther away the alert will occur.
Consider traffic and weather
conditions when selecting the alert
timing. The range of selectable alert
timing may not be appropriate for all
drivers and driving conditions.
If your vehicle is equipped with
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC),
changing the FCA timing setting
automatically changes the ACC
following gap setting (Far, Medium,
or Near).
Following Distance Indicator
The following distance to a moving
vehicle ahead in your path is indicated
in following time in seconds on the
Driver Information Center (DIC). See
Driver Information Center (DIC)0132.
The minimum following time is
0.5 seconds away. If there is no vehicle
detected ahead, or the vehicle ahead is
out of sensor range, dashes will be
displayed.
Unnecessary Alerts
FCA may provide unnecessary alerts
for turning vehicles, vehicles in other
lanes, objects that are not vehicles,
or shadows. These alerts are normal
operation and the vehicle does not
need service.
Cleaning the System
If the FCA system does not seem to
operate properly, cleaning the outside
of the windshield in front of the
rearview mirror, and cleaning the
front of the vehicle where radar
sensors are located, may correct the
issue.
Forward Automatic
Braking (FAB)
If the vehicle has Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC), it also has FAB, which
includes Intelligent Brake Assist (IBA).
When the system detects a vehicle
ahead in your path that is traveling in
the same direction that you may be
about to crash into, it can provide a
boost to braking or automatically
brake the vehicle. This can help avoid
or lessen the severity of crashes when driving in a forward gear. Depending
on the situation, the vehicle may
automatically brake moderately or
hard. This forward automatic braking
can only occur if a vehicle is detected.
This is shown by the FCA vehicle
ahead indicator being lit. See
Forward
Collision Alert (FCA) System 0235.
The system works when driving in a
forward gear above 4 km/h (2 mph).
It can detect vehicles up to
approximately 60 m (197 ft).
{Warning
FAB is an emergency crash
preparation feature and is not
designed to avoid crashes. Do not
rely on FAB to brake the vehicle.
FAB will not brake outside of its
operating speed range and only
responds to detected vehicles.
FAB may not: . Detect a vehicle ahead on
winding or hilly roads.
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Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA)
If equipped, the SBZA system is a
lane-changing aid that assists drivers
with avoiding crashes that occur with
moving vehicles in the side blind zone
(or spot) areas. When the vehicle is in
a forward gear, the left or right side
mirror display will light up if a moving
vehicle is detected in that blind zone.
If the turn signal is activated and a
vehicle is also detected on the same
side, the display will flash as an extra
warning not to change lanes. Since
this system is part of the Lane Change
Alert (LCA) system, read the entire
LCA section before using this feature.
Lane Change Alert (LCA)
If equipped, the LCA system is a
lane-changing aid that assists drivers
with avoiding lane change crashes
that occur with moving vehicles in the
side blind zone (or spot) areas or with
vehicles rapidly approaching these
areas from behind. The LCA warning
display will light up in the
corresponding outside side mirror and
will flash if the turn signal is on.
{Warning
LCA does not alert the driver to
vehicles outside of the system
detection zones, pedestrians,
bicyclists, or animals. It may not
provide alerts when changing lanes
under all driving conditions. Failure
to use proper care when changing
lanes may result in injury, death,
or vehicle damage. Before making a
lane change, always check mirrors,
glance over your shoulder, and use
the turn signals.
LCA Detection Zones
1. SBZA Detection Zone
2. LCA Detection Zone
The LCA sensor covers a zone of
approximately one lane over from
both sides of the vehicle, or 3.5 m
(11 ft). The height of the zone is
approximately between 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
and 2 m (6 ft) off the ground. The Side
Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) warning area
starts at approximately the middle of
the vehicle and goes back 5 m (16 ft).
Drivers are also warned of vehicles
rapidly approaching from up to 25 m
(82 ft) behind the vehicle.
How the System Works
The LCA symbol lights up in the side
mirrors when the system detects a
moving vehicle in the next lane over
that is in the side blind zone or
rapidly approaching that zone from
behind. A lit LCA symbol indicates it
may be unsafe to change lanes. Before
making a lane change, check the LCA
display, check mirrors, glance over
your shoulder, and use the turn
signals.

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Lane Departure
Warning (LDW)
If equipped, LDW may help avoid
crashes due to unintentional lane
departures. It may provide a warning
if the vehicle is crossing a detected
lane marking without using a turn
signal in the lane departure direction.
Since this system is part of the Lane
Keep Assist (LKA) system, read the
entire LKA section before using this
feature.
Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
If equipped, LKA may help avoid
crashes due to unintentional lane
departures. It may assist by gently
turning the steering wheel if the
vehicle approaches a detected lane
marking without using a turn signal in
that direction. It may also provide a
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
system alert as the lane marking is
crossed. The LKA system will not
assist or provide an LDW alert if it
detects that you are actively steering.
Override LKA by turning the steeringwheel. LKA uses a camera to detect
lane markings between 60 km/h (37
mph) and 180 km/h (112 mph).
{Warning
The LKA system does not
continuously steer the vehicle.
It may not keep the vehicle in the
lane or give a Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) alert, even if a lane
marking is detected.
The LKA and LDW systems
may not:
. Provide an alert or enough
steering assist to avoid a lane
departure or crash.
. Detect lane markings under
poor weather or visibility
conditions. This can occur if
the windshield or headlamps
are blocked by dirt, snow,
or ice, if they are not in
proper condition, or if the sun
shines directly into the
camera.
. Detect road edges.
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Warning (Continued)
.Detect lanes on winding or
hilly roads.
If LKA only detects lane markings
on one side of the road, it will only
assist or provide an LDW alert
when approaching the lane on the
side where it has detected a lane
marking. Even with LKA and LDW,
you must steer the vehicle. Always
keep your attention on the road and
maintain proper vehicle position
within the lane, or vehicle damage,
injury, or death could occur. Always
keep the windshield, headlamps,
and camera sensors clean and in
good repair. Do not use LKA in bad
weather conditions.
{Warning
Using LKA while towing a trailer or
on slippery roads could cause loss
of control of the vehicle and a
crash. Turn the system off.

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How the System Works
The LKA camera sensor is on the
windshield ahead of the rearview
mirror.
To turn LKA on and off, press
A
on the center stack.
When on,
Ais green if LKA is
available to assist and provide LDW
alerts. It may assist by gently turning
the steering wheel and display
A
as amber if the vehicle approaches a
detected lane marking without using a
turn signal in that direction. It may
also provide an LDW alert by
flashing
Aamber as the lane
marking is crossed. Additionally, there
will be three beeps, or the driver seat
will pulse three times, on the right or
left, depending on the lane departure
direction.
The LKA system does not
continuously steer the vehicle. If LKA
does not detect active driver steering,
an alert and chime may be provided.
Move the steering wheel to dismiss.
When the System Does Not
Seem to Work Properly
The system performance may be
affected by:
. Close vehicles ahead.
. Sudden lighting changes, such as
when driving through tunnels.
. Banked roads.
. Roads with poor lane markings,
such as two-lane roads.
If the LKA system is not functioning
properly when lane markings are
clearly visible, cleaning the windshield
may help.
LKA assistance and/or LDW alerts
may occur due to tar marks, shadows,
cracks in the road, temporary or
construction lane markings, or other
road imperfections. This is normal
system operation; the vehicle does not
need service. Turn LKA off if these
conditions continue.
Fuel
Use the recommended fuel for proper
vehicle maintenance.
For the LTG 2.0L L4 turbo engine, use
unleaded petrol with a posted octane
rating of 95 RON or higher. Unleaded
petrol rated at 91 RON can be used,
but acceleration and fuel economy
will be reduced, and an audible
knocking noise may be heard. If this
occurs, use petrol rated at 95 RON as
soon as possible, otherwise the engine
could be damaged. If heavy knocking
is heard when using unleaded petrol
rated at 95 RON, the engine needs
service.
For the LGX 3.6L V6 engine, use
unleaded petrol with a posted octane
rating of 91 RON or higher, otherwise
an audible knocking noise may be
heard. If heavy knocking is heard
when using gasoline rated at 91 RON
or higher, the engine needs service.
For the LF3 3.6L V6 Twin Turbo and
LT4 6.2L V8 engines, use unleaded
petrol with a posted octane rating of
95 RON or higher. If the octane is less
than 95 RON, the engine could be

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342 INDEX
IndexA
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . 248
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Adaptive ForwardLighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . 246
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 261
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172, 177
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . 75
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . 77
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . 75
What Will You See after anAirbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Airbags
Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Passenger Status Indicator . . . . . . . 122
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Alert
Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . 239
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206, 272
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . 206 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . 235
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Auto Stop Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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346 INDEX
Headlamps (cont'd)Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172, 177
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . 189
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172, 177
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
L
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 159
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . 159
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . 95
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Light
Adaptive Forward Lighting(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Light, Auto Stop Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Lighting Adaptive Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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350 INDEX
Storage Areas (cont'd)Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sunshade Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . 235
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165, 341
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 57
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Tires (cont'd)
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290, 291
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 293
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . 292
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Run-Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . 303
Sealant and Compressor Kit,
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Towing General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Track Events and Competitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Traction
Control System (TCS)/
StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . 217
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 161
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 335
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 127