Manual Mode - Cadillac CTS 2012 Owner's Manual

Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Mid-East) - 2012
8-30 Driving and Operating

Manual Mode

Driver Shift Control (DSC) or
Tap Shift
Notice: Driving with the engine
at a high rpm without upshifting
while using Driver Shift Control
(DSC), could damage the vehicle.
Always upshift when necessary
while using DSC.
Vehicles with DSC may either
use the shift lever or the tap shift
controls on back of the steering
wheel to manually shift the
automatic transmission.
To use the DSC feature using the
shift lever:
1. Move the shift lever to
the right from D (Drive) to
M (Manual Mode).
The vehicle will be in sport mode
and will shift automatically if the
shift lever is not moved forward
or rearward. The transmission
may remain in a gear longer
than it would in the normal
driving mode based on braking,
throttle input, and vehicle lateral
acceleration. SPORT MODE
will be displayed in the DIC
momentarily.
2. To go from sport mode to DSC,
move the shift lever forward to
upshift or rearward to downshift.
3. To exit DSC and enter sport
mode, hold the shift lever in the
upshift/forward position briefly.
Black plate (30,1)
If equipped, the tap shift controls
are on the back of the steering
wheel. The tap shift controls can be
used in D (Drive), M (Manual Mode)
with Sport Mode automatic shift
active, or M (Manual Mode) with
Manual Shifting Mode.