Competitive Driving Mode - Cadillac CTS Owner's Manual

214 Driving and Operating
Snow/Ice The transmission will
use 2 (Second) gear instead of
1 (First) gear when accelerating
from a stop. The vehicle will
upshift normally when the
vehicle is moving. The
transmission will also shift
differently to assist in
maintaining traction.
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 optimised
responsiveness tune in Sport and
Track.
Launch Control
Available only in Track mode for
maximum off-the-line acceleration
when in Competitive Driving Mode
or PTM.
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 can be turned off by
pressing and holding the button
for five seconds.
PTM (Performance Traction
Management) (if equipped)
Available in Track Mode.
There are five selectable
settings.

Competitive Driving Mode

To select this optional handling
mode, press the button quickly
two times and the DIC will display
the appropriate message. While in
the Competitive Driving Mode, the
traction off light and StabiliTrak
OFF light will come 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 the button again, or turn
the ignition to ACC/ACCESSORY
and restart the vehicle, to turn TCS
back on. The traction off light
StabiliTrak 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 (V-Series Only)
Performance Traction Management
(PTM) integrates the Traction
Control, StabiliTrak, and Selective
Ride Control systems to provide
improved and consistent
performance when cornering. The
amount of available engine power is
and