Competitive Driving Mode - GMC Cadillac CT5 2021 Manual

246 DRIVING AND OPERATING
Brake Response
Brake Response adjusts the brake
pedal response. Settings range from a
slower response for more comfortable
driving to the quickest response for
quicker deceleration. Brake pedal
travel decreases and caliper pressure
increases in the Sport and Track
settings.
Tour, Sport, Track
PTM (Performance Traction
Management)
PTM controls vehicle performance
systems for professional handling on
race tracks. Traction Control and
Stability Control are reduced as you
move through each of the settings.
Changing PTM settings may also
automatically change the other
subsystem settings. See Performance
Traction Management in Competitive
Driving Mode 0 246.
Off, Wet, Dry, Sport, Race 1, Race 2

Competitive Driving Mode

To select this optional handling mode,
press quickly two times and the DIC
will display COMPETITIVE MODE ON.
While in the Competitive Driving
Mode, the traction off light
StabiliTrak/ESC OFF light
on in the instrument cluster. TCS does
not limit wheel spin, the Electronic
Limited-Slip Differential (eLSD) allows
increased vehicle agility, and more
effort is required to turn the steering
wheel. See Limited-Slip Differential
(V-Series Only) later in this section.
Adjust your driving accordingly.
Press again, or turn the ignition to
ACC/ACCESSORY and restart the
vehicle, to turn TCS back on. The
traction off light and StabiliTrak/
ESC OFF light will 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 (PTM)
PTM can be activated through V-Mode
customization or by pressing the ESC
button twice while in Track Mode.
To activate PTM through V-Mode
customization, select the desired PTM
and
state in the center stack (Vehicle >
will come
Settings > Drive Mode Customization
> V-Mode). Press the V-Mode button
once to activate V-Mode. When PTM
is configured on, a message will
appear in the Driver Information
Center (DIC) V-Mode Active - Press
Again for PTM On - ESC May be
Disabed .
To confirm and enter PTM, press the
V-Mode button again. The PTM state
can now be modified using the mode
knob or changing the V-Mode PTM
settings in the center stack. Both the
V-Mode and PTM indicators will be
displayed. To exit PTM, press the ESC
button.
To cancel the PTM request message
and not enter PTM, press the center
dismiss button on the steering wheel
(V-Mode remains active).
Selecting PTM states may modify
other V-Mode customization options.
Off, Wet, Dry, Sport, Race 1, Race 2.
PTM 1 WET
Intended for all driver skill levels.