Cadillac XTS 2018 Owner's Manual page 168

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 172
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 186
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Brakes
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . 188
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Automatic Level Control . . . . . . . . . 193
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . 196
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . 204
DRIVING AND OPERATING
Assistance Systems for Parking
or Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Forward Automatic
Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . 214
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . 215
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . 218
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
California Fuel Requirements . . . . 221
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . . . . 221
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Trailer Towing
General Towing Information . . . . 223
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 228
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