2019 CADILLAC CTS center console
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212 DRIVING AND OPERATING
hold lower gears when not using
paddles. The shifts are also firmer to
increase the quickness of shifting.
Steering (Assist Effort)
Adjusts from a lighter steering feel in
Tour Mode to reduced assist in Sport
and Track Mode for more
steering feel.
Magnetic Ride Control (If Equipped)
Adjusts the shock dampening
firmness from a comfort tune in Tour
Mode to an optimized responsiveness
tune in Sport and Track.
Launch Control (V-Series Only)
Available only in Track Mode for
maximum“off-the-line ”acceleration
when in Competitive or PTM Modes.
Stability Control
. Competitive Mode allows less
computer control to permit some
slide and drift and is selected with
the button –only available in
Track Mode. .
StabiliTrak/Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) can be turned off by
pressing and holding the button
for five seconds.
Driver Mode Customization
The Engine Sound Management,
steering, and suspension drive modes
can be set to the driver’s preference.
See “Driving Mode ”under Vehicle
Personalization 0145.
When in the Track main vehicle mode,
you cannot overwrite the Steering or
Suspension settings. These settings
are designed to interact with the
advanced functions in the Track Mode
and cannot be overwritten.
The selections made in the Driving
Mode menu overwrite the main
vehicle mode selection via the buttons
or switch on the center console. In
order to customize and overwrite,
select one of the three settings by
touching the infotainment display.
When in the customization screen for
each system, select one of the
available options:
. Auto (follows the MODE switch) .
Tour
. Sport
. Track
The default will be to follow the
vehicle MODE switch settings, but the
main vehicle mode selection for the
currently selected system can be
overwritten using this menu. The
settings selected in this menu will set
the vehicle behavior in all selected
vehicle modes, and will be retained
over each ignition cycle. They do not
have to be reset each time the vehicle
is started.
Competitive Driving Mode
(V-Sport Only)
To select this optional handling mode,
press
Yquickly two times and the
DIC will display COMPETITIVE MODE
ON. While in the Competitive Driving
Mode, the traction off light
iand
StabiliTrak/ESC OFF light
gwill come
on in the instrument cluster. TCS does
not limit wheel spin, the Electronic
Limited-Slip Differential (eLSD) allows
increased vehicle agility, and more
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effort is required to turn the steering
wheel. See“Limited-Slip Differential
(V-Sport and V-Series Only)” later in
this section. Adjust your driving
accordingly.
Press
Yagain, or turn the ignition to
ACC/ACCESSORY and restart the
vehicle, to turn TCS back on. The
traction off light
iand StabiliTrak/
ESC OFF light
gwill go out in the
instrument cluster.
Caution
When traction control is turned off,
or Competitive Driving Mode is
active, it is possible to lose traction.
Performance Traction
Management (V-Series Only)
Performance Traction Management
(PTM) integrates the Traction Control,
StabiliTrak/Electronic Stability Control
(ESC), and Selective Ride Control
systems to provide improved and
consistent performance when
cornering. The amount of available engine power is based on the mode
selected, track conditions, driver skill,
and the radius of each corner.
This light is on when the vehicle is in
the PTM mode.
To select this optional handling mode,
the vehicle mode must be Track. Then
quickly press
Yon the center
console two times. PERFORMANCE
TRACTION 1 - WET ACTIVE
HANDLING ON displays in the DIC.
When PTM is active, the up and down
buttons will no longer change Drive
Modes, but instead change PTM
modes.
To select a mode while in PTM, press
the Driver Mode Control/PTM buttons
on the center console.
To experience the performance benefit
of this system, after entering a curve
and at the point where normal acceleration occurs, fully push the
accelerator pedal. The PTM system
will modify the level of engine power
for a smooth and consistent
corner exit.
The PTM system contains five modes.
These modes are selected by pressing
the Driver Mode Control/PTM buttons
on the center console. Scroll up or
down through modes 1–5 by pressing
the MODE up and down buttons. The
following is a DIC display description
and the recommended usage of
each mode:PERFORMANCE TRACTION 1
–
WET ACTIVE HANDLING ON
. Intended for all driver skill levels.
. Wet or damp conditions only —
not intended for use in heavy rain
or standing water.
. StabiliTrak/ESC is on and engine
power is reduced based on
conditions.
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390 INDEX
Auto StopStop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Auto Stop Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
B
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Battery - North America . . . . . .283, 329
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 286
Boost Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Brakes (cont'd)
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Bulb Replacement Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .258, 283, 329,
Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 359 Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Child Restraints
Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . 90
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 103
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
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RoofSunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . 362
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
S
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . 369
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Seats (cont'd)
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . . 63
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . 59
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Securing Child Restraints . . . . .101, 103
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . 358
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . 369
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . 238
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . 158
Special Application Services . . . . . . . 351
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . 359
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106