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Cadillac CTS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
7707478) - 2015 - crc - 10/1/14
Instruments and Controls
5-1
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 5-2
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 5-3
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 5-3
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . 5-3
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . 5-16
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . 5-17
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Charging System Light . . . . . . 5-19
Malfunction
Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Brake System Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Service Electric Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 5-24
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
StabiliTrak
®
OFF Light . . . . . . . 5-24
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
®
Light . . . . 5-25
Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 5-26
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 5-27
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Adaptive Forward Lighting
(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Information Displays
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . 5-32
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Battery Voltage and Charging
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Brake System Messages . . . . 5-36
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Cruise Control Messages . . . . 5-37
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Engine Cooling System
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . 5-39
Engine Power Messages . . . . 5-39
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . 5-39
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 5-39
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Object Detection System
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Ride Control System
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Airbag System Messages . . . . 5-44