Cadillac ATS 2015 - Driving and; Default Chapter; Driving and Operating

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Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-8087807) - 2015 -
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Driving and Operating 9-1
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Track Events and Competitive
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-8
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-10
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-15
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-21
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Parking Brake (Manual) . . . . . . 9-26
Parking Brake (Electric) . . . . . . 9-27
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-28
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . 9-32
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . 9-35
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Active Emergency Braking
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-51
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Lane Change Alert . . . . . . . . . . . 9-53
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . 9-55
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60