All-Wheel Drive; System (Abs); Drive Systems - Cadillac CTS 2012 Owner's Manual

Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Mid-East) - 2012
8-34 Driving and Operating
While you accelerate, it is normal
for the light to go on and off if you
quickly change the position of the
accelerator. Ignore the light when
you downshift.
CTS-V vehicles use tracer
lights around the outside of the
tachometer as a performance
up shift light. These tracers flash
to indicate when to shift to the next
higher gear to avoid the engine
speed limit. See Tachometer on
page 4 16 for more information.
Skip Shift
Under light acceleration, the
transmission will only allow you
to shift from 1 (First) to 4 (Fourth).
Shifts from 1 (First) to 2 (Second) or
3 (Third) are not allowed. This helps
improve fuel mileage.
Under harder acceleration, Skip
Shift is disabled, and the driver
has all gears available.

Drive Systems

All-Wheel Drive

Vehicles with this feature always
send engine power to all four
wheels. It is fully automatic, and
adjusts itself as needed for road
conditions.
When using a compact spare
tire on an AWD vehicle, the
system automatically detects the
compact spare and disables AWD.
To restore AWD operation and
prevent excessive wear on the
system, replace the compact spare
with a full-size tire as soon as
possible. See Compact Spare Tire
on page 9 80 for more information.
Black plate (34,1)
Brakes
Antilock Brake

System (ABS)

The vehicle might have the Antilock
Brake System (ABS), an advanced
electronic braking system that helps
prevent a braking skid.
If the vehicle has ABS, this warning
light comes on briefly when the
vehicle is started.
The warning light is on the
instrument panel cluster.
See Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Warning Light on page 4 26.