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DrivingandOperating
Up-ShiftLight
CTS-Vvehicles usetracerlights
aroundtheoutsideofthe
DriveSystems
tachometer asaperformance
up-shift light.Thesetracersflashto
indicate whentoshifttothenext
highergeartoavoidtheengine
speedlimit.SeeTachometeron
page 4‑17 formoreinformation.
All-WheelDrive
Withthisfeature, enginepoweris
alwayssenttoallfourwheels.Itis
fullyautomatic, andadjustsitselfas
neededforroadconditions.
CTSvehicles withamanual
transmission haveanup-shift light
ontheinstrument panel.Thislight
showswhentoshifttothenext
highergearforthebestfuel
economy.
SkipShift(CTS-V)
Whenusingacompactsparetireon
anAWDvehicle, thesystem
automatically detectsthecompact
spareanddisables AWD.Torestore
AWDoperation andprevent
excessive wearonsystem,replace
thecompactsparewithafull-size
tireassoonaspossible. See
CompactSpareTireonpage9‑102
formoreinformation.
Underlightacceleration, the
transmission willonlyallowyouto
shiftfrom1(First)to4(Fourth).
Shiftsfrom1(First)to2(Second) or
3
(Third) arenotallowed. Thishelps
Whenthislightcomeson,youcan
shifttothenexthighergearif
weather,road,andtrafficconditions
allow.Forthebestfueleconomy,
accelerate slowlyandshiftwhenthe
lightcomeson.
improvefuelmileage.
Underharderacceleration, Skip
Shiftisdisabled, andthedriverhas
allgearsavailable.
Whileyouaccelerate, itisnormal
forthelighttogoonandoffifyou
quicklychangetheposition ofthe
accelerator.Ignorethelightwhen
youdownshift.
| Categories | Cadillac CTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Cadillac CTS 3.0, Cadillac CTS 3.6, Cadillac CTS 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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