Cadillac 2016 XTS - Driving and; Default Chapter; Driving and Operating

Cadillac XTS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S/Canada-9234768) -
2016 - crc - 5/19/15
178 Driving and Operating
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 183
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 183
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 185
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 190
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 197
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 201
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 203
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . 205
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 205
Automatic Level Control . . . . . . 205
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . 208
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 216
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 217
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Front Automatic Braking (FAB)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . 230
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 233
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 240