Cadillac CTS - Manual (Page 299)

Limited-Slip Rear Axle
If your vehicle has this feature, your limited-slip
rear axle can give you additional traction on snow,
mud, ice, sand or gravel. It works like a standard
axle most of the time, but when one of the
rear wheels has no traction and the other does,
this feature will allow the wheel with traction
to move the vehicle.
StabiliTrak ® System
Your vehicle may have an electronic stability
control system called StabiliTrak
® . It is an
advanced computer controlled system that assists
you with directional control of the vehicle in
difficult driving conditions.
StabiliTrak ® activates when the computer senses
a discrepancy between your intended path
and the direction the vehicle is actually traveling.
StabiliTrak
® selectively applies braking pressure
at any one of the vehicle’s brakes to help steer the
vehicle in the direction which you are steering.
When the system activates, a Stability System
Engaged message will be displayed on the Driver
Information Center. See DIC Warnings and
Messages on page 228. You may also hear a
noise or feel vibration in the brake pedal. This is
normal. Continue to steer the vehicle in the
direction you want it to go.
If there is a problem detected with StabiliTrak ® , a
Service Stability System message will be
displayed on the Driver Information Center. See
DIC Warnings and Messages on page 228. When
this message is displayed, the system is not
operational. Driving should be adjusted
accordingly.
StabiliTrak ® comes on automatically whenever you
start your vehicle. To help assist you with
directional control of the vehicle, you should
always leave the system on. You can turn
StabiliTrak
® off if you ever need to through the TC
(traction control) on/off button. See Traction
Control System (TCS) (CTS) on page 295 or
Traction Control System (TCS) (CTS-V) on
page 297.
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