2010 Cadillac CTS Owner's Manual - Page 269

Driving and Operating To use the DSC feature with the steering wheel paddles (if equipped): 3. When in DSC, you can exit back into sport mode by continuously holding the upshift paddle (right hand side) for approximately one second. 8-29 CTS-V vehicles use tracer lights around the outside of the tachometer as a performance up-shift light. These tracers flash to indicate when to shift to the next higher gear to avoid the engine speed limit. See Tachometer on page 4‑17 for more information. While using the DSC feature, the vehicle will have firmer, quicker shifting. You can use this for sport driving or when climbing or descending hills, to stay in gear longer, or to down shift for more power or engine braking. 1. Move the shift lever to the right from D (Drive) to M (Manual Mode). 2. The paddles are on the back of the steering wheel. Tap the left paddle to downshift, and the right paddle to upshift. The tachometer display on the instrument panel cluster will show which gear the vehicle is in. The number indicates the requested gear range when moving the shift lever forward or rearward. See Tachometer on page 4‑17 for more information on the odometer. The transmission will only allow you to shift into gears appropriate for the vehicle speed and engine Revolutions Per Minute (RPM). The transmission will not automatically shift to the next lower gear if the engine RPM is too high, nor to the next higher gear when the maximum engine RPM is reached.