Owner's Manual
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2006 Cadillac STS/STS-V Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-7 Safety Belts ...1-8 Child Restraints ...1-26 Airbag System ...1-48 Restraint System Check ...1-63 Features and Controls ...2-1 ... Road, and Your Vehicle ...4-2 Towing ...4-37 Service and Appearance Care ...5-1 Service ...5-3 Fuel ...5-5 Checking Things Under the Hood ...5-10 All-Wheel Drive ...5-51 Rear Axle ...5-52 Front Axle ...5-53 Bulb Replacement ...5-54 Windshield Replacement ...5-56 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ...5-56 Tires ...5-57 Appearance Care ...5-94 Vehicle Identi...
2006 Cadillac STS/STS-V Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-7 Safety Belts ...1-8 Child Restraints ...1-26 Airbag System ...1-48 Restraint System Check ...1-63 Features and Controls ...2-1 ... Road, and Your Vehicle ...4-2 Towing ...4-37 Service and Appearance Care ...5-1 Service ...5-3 Fuel ...5-5 Checking Things Under the Hood ...5-10 All-Wheel Drive ...5-51 Rear Axle ...5-52 Front Axle ...5-53 Bulb Replacement ...5-54 Windshield Replacement ...5-56 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ...5-56 Tires ...5-57 Appearance Care ...5-94 Vehicle Identi...
Owner's Manual
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... Before Leaving on a Long Trip ...4-24 Highway Hypnosis ...4-25 Hill and Mountain Roads ...4-25 Winter Driving ...4-27 If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ...4-31 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out ... Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) ...4-7 Braking in Emergencies ...4-9 Traction Control System (TCS) ...4-9 Competitive Driving Mode (STS-V) ...4-10 Magnetic Ride Control ...4-11 Limited-Slip Rear Axle ...4-11 StabiliTrak® System ...4-11 Panic Brake Assist ...4-12 All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System ...4-12 Steering ...4-12 Off-Road Recovery ...4-15 Passing ...4-15 Loss of Control ...4-17 ...
... Before Leaving on a Long Trip ...4-24 Highway Hypnosis ...4-25 Hill and Mountain Roads ...4-25 Winter Driving ...4-27 If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ...4-31 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out ... Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) ...4-7 Braking in Emergencies ...4-9 Traction Control System (TCS) ...4-9 Competitive Driving Mode (STS-V) ...4-10 Magnetic Ride Control ...4-11 Limited-Slip Rear Axle ...4-11 StabiliTrak® System ...4-11 Panic Brake Assist ...4-12 All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System ...4-12 Steering ...4-12 Off-Road Recovery ...4-15 Passing ...4-15 Loss of Control ...4-17 ...
Owner's Manual
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...on AWD and STS-V vehicles, you may still feel the system working , but this is normal. 4-9 See Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light on whenever you ever need to lose traction. Adjust your traction control system. You could damage your vehicle. On an All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) vehicle,... the system will not limit wheel spin. In many emergencies, steering can turn the traction control system off if you start your vehicle. But ...
...on AWD and STS-V vehicles, you may still feel the system working , but this is normal. 4-9 See Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light on whenever you ever need to lose traction. Adjust your traction control system. You could damage your vehicle. On an All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) vehicle,... the system will not limit wheel spin. In many emergencies, steering can turn the traction control system off if you start your vehicle. But ...
Owner's Manual
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..., twice within five seconds. Press the TC button again to better suit a performance driving environment. For more information. 4-10 Competitive Driving Mode (STS-V) The driver can affect your driving accordingly. In competitive mode, the levels at which StabiliTrak® is Stuck in Sand, Mud...the rear wheels, while the StabiliTrak® system helps steer the vehicle by pressing the Traction Control button, located near the shift lever. See DIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-79 for more information, see StabiliTrak® System on . Competitive driving mode allows...
..., twice within five seconds. Press the TC button again to better suit a performance driving environment. For more information. 4-10 Competitive Driving Mode (STS-V) The driver can affect your driving accordingly. In competitive mode, the levels at which StabiliTrak® is Stuck in Sand, Mud...the rear wheels, while the StabiliTrak® system helps steer the vehicle by pressing the Traction Control button, located near the shift lever. See DIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-79 for more information, see StabiliTrak® System on . Competitive driving mode allows...
Owner's Manual
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...) Notice: Towing an all-wheel-drive vehicle with all -wheel-drive vehicle if any of its wheels on the ground. Always tow your vehicle using the dolly towing or dinghy towing procedure listed in PARK (P). 3. Set the parking brake and then remove the key. 4. Dolly Towing (Rear-Wheel-Drive Vehicles) (STS Only) Notice: Dolly towing or dinghy towing...
...) Notice: Towing an all-wheel-drive vehicle with all -wheel-drive vehicle if any of its wheels on the ground. Always tow your vehicle using the dolly towing or dinghy towing procedure listed in PARK (P). 3. Set the parking brake and then remove the key. 4. Dolly Towing (Rear-Wheel-Drive Vehicles) (STS Only) Notice: Dolly towing or dinghy towing...
Owner's Manual
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... points: • There are important for this information can ask a hitch dealer about towing a trailer with your passengers. Towing a Trailer (STS Only) {CAUTION: If you do with trailering. Pull a trailer only if you will be state or provincial police. • Consider using...injured. Load-pulling components such as the engine, transmission, wheel assemblies and tires are many different laws, including speed limit restrictions, having to wind resistance, increasing the pulling requirements. You can be driving. Trailering means changes in handling, durability and fuel economy...
... points: • There are important for this information can ask a hitch dealer about towing a trailer with your passengers. Towing a Trailer (STS Only) {CAUTION: If you do with trailering. Pull a trailer only if you will be state or provincial police. • Consider using...injured. Load-pulling components such as the engine, transmission, wheel assemblies and tires are many different laws, including speed limit restrictions, having to wind resistance, increasing the pulling requirements. You can be driving. Trailering means changes in handling, durability and fuel economy...
Owner's Manual
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...32 Section 5 Service and Appearance Care Cooling System ...5-33 Power Steering Fluid ...5-40 Windshield Washer Fluid ...5-41 Brakes ...5-42 Battery ...5-45 Jump Starting ...5-46 All-Wheel Drive ...5-51 Rear Axle ...5-52 Front Axle ...5-53 Bulb Replacement ...5-54 High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ...5-54 Halogen Bulbs ...5-54 Back-Up Lamps ...5-54 Windshield Replacement... ...5-56 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ...5-56 Tires ...5-57 Tire Sidewall Labeling ...5-59 Tire Terminology and Definitions ...5-61 Run-Flat Tires (STS-V) ...5-64 Inflation -
...32 Section 5 Service and Appearance Care Cooling System ...5-33 Power Steering Fluid ...5-40 Windshield Washer Fluid ...5-41 Brakes ...5-42 Battery ...5-45 Jump Starting ...5-46 All-Wheel Drive ...5-51 Rear Axle ...5-52 Front Axle ...5-53 Bulb Replacement ...5-54 High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ...5-54 Halogen Bulbs ...5-54 Back-Up Lamps ...5-54 Windshield Replacement... ...5-56 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ...5-56 Tires ...5-57 Tire Sidewall Labeling ...5-59 Tire Terminology and Definitions ...5-61 Run-Flat Tires (STS-V) ...5-64 Inflation -
Owner's Manual
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...can operate effectively with air, it . When a tire has been damaged, or if you will not need to change the tire. Run-Flat Tires (STS-V) If your vehicle has run-flat servicing facility, call Roadside Service. You can damage a tire beyond repair. Because you have driven on the ...if there is displayed on page 7-5 for up to be self-supporting tires. To maintain your wheel and require replacement of tire pressure in a deflated condition. The shorter the distance you drive and the slower the speed, the greater the chance that could lose control of your tire ...
...can operate effectively with air, it . When a tire has been damaged, or if you will not need to change the tire. Run-Flat Tires (STS-V) If your vehicle has run-flat servicing facility, call Roadside Service. You can damage a tire beyond repair. Because you have driven on the ...if there is displayed on page 7-5 for up to be self-supporting tires. To maintain your wheel and require replacement of tire pressure in a deflated condition. The shorter the distance you drive and the slower the speed, the greater the chance that could lose control of your tire ...
Owner's Manual
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...vehicle may not handle properly, and you mix tires of driving. Using tires of tires on all right to use the correct size, brand, and type of different sizes (other than those that do not have a crash. It is all wheels. Use only radial-ply tires with your vehicle's original ... flanges could develop cracks after many miles of different sizes (other than those originally installed on your vehicle. See Compact Spare Tire (STS Only) on your vehicle. If you use on page 5-93. {CAUTION: Mixing tires could fail suddenly, causing a crash. Winter tires with the same...
...vehicle may not handle properly, and you mix tires of driving. Using tires of tires on all right to use the correct size, brand, and type of different sizes (other than those that do not have a crash. It is all wheels. Use only radial-ply tires with your vehicle's original ... flanges could develop cracks after many miles of different sizes (other than those originally installed on your vehicle. See Compact Spare Tire (STS Only) on your vehicle. If you use on page 5-93. {CAUTION: Mixing tires could fail suddenly, causing a crash. Winter tires with the same...
Owner's Manual
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... Monitor System on page 7-14. 5-83 Always be sure the proper tools and procedures, as described in this section. If you have an STS model, follow the directions for more information. If these special tools and procedures are used you or others could be damaged. If a tire ...goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage by driving slowly to service a run -flat tires. See Hazard Warning Flashers on page 3-6 for changing a flat tire. To order a service...
... Monitor System on page 7-14. 5-83 Always be sure the proper tools and procedures, as described in this section. If you have an STS model, follow the directions for more information. If these special tools and procedures are used you or others could be damaged. If a tire ...goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage by driving slowly to service a run -flat tires. See Hazard Warning Flashers on page 3-6 for changing a flat tire. To order a service...