tire type CADILLAC STS V 2007 1.G Owners Manual
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Personal Settings Menu Items
The PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU must be
selected with a check mark to program the
personalization features. If it is not selected, press
the tune/select knob until the check mark
appears. If it is selected, the entire list of features
will be available to program.
DRIVER GREETING
This feature allows you to type in a customized
name or greeting that will appear on the display
whenever the corresponding keyless access
transmitter, 1 or 2, is used or Driver 1 or Driver 2
is selected on the radio display.
If a customized name or greeting is not
programmed, the system will show Driver 1 or
Driver 2 to correspond with the numbers on
the back of the keyless access transmitters. In this
case, the customized driver greeting feature is
factory shipped as off.To turn the driver greeting feature on and to
program a customized name or greeting, use the
following procedure:
1. Enter the PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU by
following the instructions listed previously
under “Entering the Personal Settings Menu.”
2. Turn the tune/select knob until DRIVER
GREETING is highlighted.
3. Press the tune/select knob to turn on the
DRIVER GREETING feature.
You will see a cursor on the screen.
4. Turn the tune/select knob until you reach the
rst letter you want; the letter will be
highlighted. There is a complete alphabet with
both upper and lower case letters and the
numbers zero through nine. Also included are
spaces and other non-letter characters
such as the ampersand (&).
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The air quality sensor does not activate due to
organic odors, like skunk, and may not activate on
many chemical-related odors. If you wish to limit
these types of odors, manually select recirculation.
Your vehicle could also have a charcoal lter that
can limit many odors from being pulled into your
vehicle. This lter, like your engines air cleaner
lter, needs to be changed periodically. See
Scheduled Maintenance on page 505. The air
quality sensor system does not protect against
carbon monoxide (CO), which you cannot see or
smell. SeeEngine Exhaust on page 125.
O(Power Driver’s Temperature):Press the
power button located on the driver’s side of
the climate control panel to turn the entire climate
control system on or off. Turn the knob to
increase or decrease the temperature inside the
vehicle.
O(Power Passenger’s Temperature):Press
the power button located on the passenger’s side
of the climate control panel to turn the passenger’s
climate control system on if they wish to have adifferent setting than the driver. Turn the knob to
increase or decrease the temperature for the
front passenger. Turning the passenger’s
side power button off will not shut off the climate
control system for the passenger. The system
is set to the same setting as the driver.
{(Ventilated Seat):Press this button, to turn on
the driver or passenger’s side ventilated seat, if
the vehicle has this feature. SeeHeated and
Ventilated Seats on page 11.
J(Heated Seat):Press this button, to turn on
the driver or passenger’s side heated seat
and seatback, if the vehicle has this feature. See
Heated and Ventilated Seats on page 11.
^(Air Conditioning):Press this button to
manually turn off the air conditioning compressor.
Press AUTO to return to automatic operation or
press the A/C OFF button again. To limit fogging on
the windshield, the air conditioning compressor
cannot be off while in the defrost mode.
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Loss of Control
Let us review what driving experts say about what
happens when the three control systems — brakes,
steering, and acceleration — do not have enough
friction where the tires meet the road to do what the
driver has asked.
In any emergency, do not give up. Keep trying to
steer and constantly seek an escape route or
area of less danger.
Skidding
In a skid, a driver can lose control of the vehicle.
Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking
reasonable care suited to existing conditions, and
by not overdriving those conditions. But skids
are always possible.
The three types of skids correspond to your
vehicle’s three control systems. In the braking skid,
your wheels are not rolling. In the steering or
cornering skid, too much speed or steering in a
curve causes tires to slip and lose cornering force.
And in the acceleration skid, too much throttle
causes the driving wheels to spin.A cornering skid is best handled by easing your
foot off the accelerator pedal.
Remember: Any traction control system helps
avoid only the acceleration skid. If your traction
control system is off, then an acceleration
skid is also best handled by easing your foot off
the accelerator pedal.
If your vehicle starts to slide, ease your foot off
the accelerator pedal and quickly steer the
way you want the vehicle to go. If you start
steering quickly enough, your vehicle may
straighten out. Always be ready for a second skid
if it occurs.
With StabiliTrak
®, you may see the STABILITY
SYS ACTIVE message on the Driver Information
Center. SeeDIC Warnings and Messages on
page 264.
Of course, traction is reduced when water, snow,
ice, gravel, or other material is on the road.
For safety, you will want to slow down and adjust
your driving to these conditions. It is important
to slow down on slippery surfaces because
stopping distance will be longer and vehicle control
more limited.
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