2010 Cadillac STS Owners Manual

Duringsomeoperating  conditions, theactivesteering
mightdeactivate toprotect thesystemfromdamage.
Youmightnoticethatthecenterposition    ofthesteering
wheelischanged.  UnlessthereisaSERVICE
STEERINGSYSmessage,  thesystemwillreturnto
normaloperation assoonasthecondition   ceases,
usuallywithinaveryshortperiodoftime.
Whenstability controlactivates, thesystem
automatically adjuststhefrontroadwheelsteering
angle,modifies thesuspension stiffness, andselectively
appliesbrakingpressure  atanyoneofthevehicle's
brakestohelpmaintaindirectional   controlofthe
vehicle. Adjustments tothesteering willnotbefeltin
thesteeringwheel.SeeEnhancedStabiliTrak®
page 5‑7.
on
Atlowspeeds,theactivesteering   systemrequires less
movementofthesteering  wheeltochangevehicle
direction thanthenormalpowersteeringsystem.Adjust
yourdrivingaccordingly.
Itisrecommended  thatthebattery notbedisconnected
whenthesteering  wheelisturnedfromthecenter
position. Ifthisoccurs,thecenterposition   ofthe
steering wheelcouldbetemporarily  changedasmall
amount.Youcancontinue  tooperatethevehicleand,
afterashorttime,thecenterposition    ofthesteering
wheelwillreturntonormal.
Whencertainsteering  faultsarepresent, theactive
steering deactivates andvehiclespeedmightbelimited.
TheSERVICESTEERINGSYSandSPEEDLIMITED
TOXXXmessageswillbedisplayed.   SeeDIC
WarningsandMessages  on page 4‑76.Thenormal
powersteering systemisstilloperational.  Youmight
noticethatthecenterposition   ofthesteering wheelis
changedandthatmoresteering   effortatlowspeeds
andlesssteering  effortathighspeedsisrequired.   You
cancontinue todrivethevehiclewithnormalpower
steering butyoushouldhaveyourdealer/retailer   inspect
thesteeringsystemassoonaspossible    inorderto
havetheproblemcorrected  andthesteering  wheel
position centered.
SteeringTips
Itisimportant  totakecurvesatareasonable   speed.
Tractioninacurvedependsonthecondition    ofthetires
andtheroadsurface,  theangleatwhichthecurveis
banked,andvehiclespeed.Whileinacurve,speedis
theonefactorthatcanbecontrolled.
Ifthereisaneedtoreducespeed,doitbeforeentering
thecurve,whilethefrontwheelsarestraight.
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Model Year2010
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