2004 Cadillac CTS Owner's Manual - Page 98

This light on the instrument panel cluster will come on when the winter driving mode is active. Manual Transmission Operation If your vehicle has a manual transmission, the shift lever is located on the center console between the front seats. The following explains how to operate the manual transmission. This is the shift pattern for your vehicle. When you turn off the ignition while using this feature, winter mode is automatically turned off. The vehicle will return to normal driving mode. You must reselect the winter driving mode feature each time you restart the vehicle if you wish to use the feature. The transmission will be in THIRD (3) gear when the vehicle begins to move. Once the vehicle is moving, the vehicle will upshift normally. The transmission will downshift when the accelerator pedal is pressed and held for more than two seconds, and the vehicle will accelerate more slowly than normal while using the winter driving mode. This feature is not intended for continuous use or for use when the vehicle is stuck in sand, mud, ice, snow or gravel. If your vehicle becomes stuck, see "Rocking Your Vehicle" under If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow on page 4-30 for more information on how to free it. FIRST (1): Press the clutch and shift into FIRST (1). Then, slowly let up on the clutch pedal as you press the accelerator pedal. You can shift into FIRST (1) when you're going less than 20 mph (32 km/h). If you've come to a complete stop and it's hard to shift into FIRST (1), put the shift lever in NEUTRAL and let up on the clutch. Press the clutch pedal back down. Then try shifting into FIRST (1) again. 2-32