Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-Europe-9367723) -2016 - CRC - 10/9/15214 Driving and Operating. Snow/Ice – The transmission willuse 2 (Second) gear instead of1 (First) gear when acceleratingfrom a stop. The vehicle willupshift normally when thevehicle is moving. Thetransmission will also shiftdifferently to assist inmaintaining traction.Steering (Assist Effort)Adjusts from a lighter steering feelin Tour mode to reduced assist inSport and Track mode for moresteering feel.Magnetic Ride Control (ifequipped)Adjusts the shock dampeningfirmness from a comfort tune in Tourmode to an optimisedresponsiveness tune in Sport andTrack.Launch ControlAvailable only in Track mode formaximum “off-the-line” accelerationwhen in Competitive Driving Modeor PTM.Stability Control. Competitive mode allows lesscomputer control to permit someslide and drift and is selectedwith the button – only availablein Track mode.. StabiliTrak can be turned off bypressing and holding the buttonfor five seconds.PTM (Performance TractionManagement) (if equipped). Available in Track Mode.. There are five selectablesettings.Competitive Driving ModeTo select this optional handlingmode, press the Y button quicklytwo times and the DIC will displaythe appropriate message. While inthe Competitive Driving Mode, thetraction off light i and StabiliTrakOFF light g will come on in theinstrument cluster. TCS does notlimit wheel spin, the ElectronicLimited-Slip Differential (ELSD)allows increased vehicle agility, andmore effort is required to turn thesteering wheel. See “Limited-SlipDifferential (V-Series Only)” later inthis section. Adjust your drivingaccordingly.Press the Y button again, or turnthe ignition to ACC/ACCESSORYand restart the vehicle, to turn TCSback on. The traction off light i andStabiliTrak OFF light g will go out inthe instrument cluster.CautionWhen traction control is turned offor Competitive Driving Mode isactive, it is possible to losetraction.Performance TractionManagement (V-Series Only)Performance Traction Management(PTM) integrates the TractionControl, StabiliTrak, and SelectiveRide Control systems to provideimproved and consistentperformance when cornering. Theamount of available engine power is
