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Cadillac XTS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-7707485) -
2015 - CRC - 10/31/14

Driving and Operating 9-1

Driving andOperating

Driving Information

Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Control of a Vehicle .. . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Braking . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 9-4
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Loss of Control . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Hill and MountainRoads .. .. . . 9-7
Winter Driving .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 9-9
VehicleLoad Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-10

Starting and Operating

New Vehicle Break-In .. . . . .. . 9-15
Ignition Positions . . .. . . . . . . . . 9-15
Starting the Engine .. . . . . . . . . 9-17
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Shifting Into Park .. . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Shifting out of Park .. . . . . . . . . 9-21
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21

Engine Exhaust

Engine Exhaust .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Running the VehicleWhile
Parked.....................9-22

Automatic Transmission

Automatic Transmission . . .. . 9-23
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25

Drive Systems

All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25

Brakes

Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . .. 9-27
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-29

Ride Control Systems

TractionControl/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . .. 9-29
Magnetic Ride Control . . .. . . . 9-31
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . .. 9-31
Automatic Level Control . .. . . 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 . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Active Emergency Braking
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 9-54
Lane Departure
Warning(LDW) .. . . . . . . .. . . . 9-56
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) .. .. . 9-57

Fuel

Fuel . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
California Fuel
Requirements . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Fuels in ForeignCountries . . . 9-61