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Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual - 2011
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Vehicle Care
A DIC warning message to check
the pressure in a specific tire is also
shown on the DIC display screen.
The low tire pressure warning light
and the DIC warning message come
at each ignition cycle until the tires
are inflated to the correct inflation
pressure.
The low tire pressure warning light
may come on in cool weather when
the vehicle is first started, and then
turn off as you start to drive. This
could be an early indicator that the
air pressure in the tire(s) are getting
low and need to be inflated to the
proper pressure.
The Tire and Loading Information
label, attached to your vehicle,
shows the size of your vehicle's
original equipment tires and the
correct inflation pressure for the
tires when they are cold. See
Vehicle Load Limits on page 9
‑
11
,
for an example of the Tire and
Loading Information label and its
location on your vehicle. Also see
Tire Pressure on page 10
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72
.
Your vehicle's TPMS can warn you
about a low tire pressure condition
but it does not replace normal tire
maintenance. See
Tire Inspection
on page 10
‑
78
,
Tire Rotation on
page 10
‑
79
and
Tires on
page 10
‑
64
.
Notice:
Tire sealant materials are
not all the same. A non-approved
tire sealant could damage the Tire
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS)
sensors. TPMS sensor damage
caused by using an incorrect tire
sealant is not covered by the
vehicle warranty. Always use
only the GM-approved tire sealant
available through your dealer or
included in the vehicle.
Factory-installed Tire Inflator Kits
use a GM approved liquid tire
sealant. Using non-approved tire
sealants could damage the TPMS
sensors. See
Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit on page 10
‑
89
for
information regarding the inflator kit
materials and instructions.
TPMS Malfunction Light and
Message
The TPMS will not function properly
if one or more of the TPMS sensors
are missing or inoperable. When the
system detects a malfunction, the
low tire warning light flashes for
about one minute and then stays
on for the remainder of the ignition
cycle. A DIC warning message is
also displayed. The malfunction light
and DIC warning message come
on at each ignition cycle until the
problem is corrected. Some of
the conditions that can cause the
malfunction light and DIC message
to come on are:
.
One of the road tires has been
replaced with the spare tire,
if the vehicle has one. The
spare tire does not have a
TPMS sensor. The malfunction
light and the DIC message
should go off once you re
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