Speedometer And Odometer; Trip Odometers; Tachometer; Engine Speed Limiter - Cadillac 2006 CTS Owner's Manual

Speedometer and Odometer

The speedometer lets you see your speed in either
miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (km/h).
The odometer shows how far your vehicle has been
driven, in either miles (used in the United States)
or kilometers (used in Canada).
If your vehicle has to have a new odometer installed,
the new one may read the correct mileage. This is
because your vehicle's computer has stored the mileage
in memory.
While the Driver Shift Control (DSC) feature is active,
the odometer will change to show the gear range.
See Automatic Transmission Operation on page 2-27 for
more information.

Trip Odometers

The trip odometer can record the number of miles or
kilometers traveled for up to two trips.
The trip odometer is part of the Driver Information
Center (DIC), for more information see Status of Vehicle
Systems on page 3-54.
For vehicles that have the navigation system, see your
Navigation System manual for more information.

Tachometer

This gage indicates the engine speed in Revolutions
Per Minute (RPM).
Notice: If you operate the engine with the
tachometer in the shaded warning area, your vehicle
could be damaged, and the damages would not
be covered by your warranty. Do not operate
the engine with the tachometer in the shaded
warning area.

Engine Speed Limiter

This feature prevents the engine from operating at too
many revolutions per minute (rpm). When the engine's
rpms are too high, the throttle is closed to reduce
speed. If this is not sufficient, then the fuel supply
to the engine will be limited. When the rpms return
to normal, the fuel supply will return to normal.
This helps prevent damage to the engine.
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