Cadillac 2008 STS Owner's Manual page 248

STABILITY COMPETITIVE MODE
If your All-Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicle has the
Active Steering with Enhanced StabiliTrak
this message displays when the Competitive Mode
for stability control has been turned on using the
TC (traction control) button. See Enhanced StabiliTrak
on page 4-9. When the Enhanced StabiliTrak
Competitive Mode has been activated, traction control
operates in competitive mode and cannot be turned
off. Also, the Active Steering and the Magnetic
Ride Control systems operate in the Performance
Mode. For more information, see "Active Steering
and Magnetic Ride Control" in the Index in the
Navigation manual.
STABILITY SECURE MODE
If your All-Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicle has the
Active Steering with Enhanced StabiliTrak
this message displays when the stability control system
is in the secure mode. Stability Secure Mode is set
automatically when certain system faults or vehicle
conditions are detected. When the Stability Secure
Mode is activated, the stability control system will
not respond to driver requests to change the stability
mode until the next ignition cycle or until the vehicle
condition or fault is returned to normal. See Enhanced
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StabiliTrak on page 4-9.
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STABILITY SYS (System) ACTIVE
This message displays any time the StabiliTrak
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option, or Enhanced StabiliTrak
with directional control of the vehicle. Slippery road
conditions may exist when this message is displayed,
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so adjust your driving accordingly. This message
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may stay on for a few seconds after StabiliTrak
stops assisting with directional control of the vehicle.
See StabiliTrak
StabiliTrak
STABILITY SYS (System) NOT READY
This message displays if the StabiliTrak
not ready. Two conditions may cause this message
to display:
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The vehicle needs to be driven in a straight line
until the sensors are centered. Once the sensors
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option,
are centered, the StabiliTrak
the STABILITY SYS READY message displays.
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The system needs to warm up. This may occur
when first starting your vehicle and driving away
during cold winter weather. This is normal. To
acknowledge this message, press the reset button.
The StabiliTrak
STABILITY SYS READY message is displayed in the
DIC. See StabiliTrak
information.
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system is actively assisting
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System on page 4-8 or Enhanced
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on page 4-9 for more information.
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performance is affected until the
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System on page 4-8 for more
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system
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system is
system is ready and