Lighting
5-7
Thisisbecausethegenerator
(alternator) maynotbespinning fast
enoughatidletoproduceallthe
powerthatisneededforveryhigh
electrical loads.
Normally,theseactionsoccurin
stepsorlevels,withoutbeing
theyautomatically time-out after
about20minutes. Toresetthe
batteryprotection, allofthe
abovelampsmustbeturnedoff
ortheignitionmustbeinthe
ACC/ACCESSORYposition.
noticeable. Inrarecasesatthe
highestlevelsofcorrective action,
thisactionmaybenoticeable tothe
driver.Ifso,aDriverInformation
Center(DIC)messagemightbe
displayed, suchasBATTERY
SAVERACTIVE,BATTERY
VOLTAGELOW,orLOWBATTERY.
Ifoneofthesemessages displays,
itisrecommended thatthedriver
reducetheelectrical loadsasmuch
aspossible. SeeDriverInformation
Center(DIC)onpage4‑31.
Ahighelectrical loadoccurswhen
severalofthefollowing areon,such
as:headlamps, highbeams,fog
lamps,rearwindowdefogger,
climatecontrolfanathighspeed,
heatedseats,enginecoolingfans,
trailerloads,andloadspluggedinto
accessory poweroutlets.
ExteriorLightingBattery
Saver
Theexterior lampsturnoffabout
10minutesaftertheignition is
turnedtoLOCK/OFF,iftheparking
lampsorheadlamps havebeenleft
on.Thisprotects againstdraining
thebattery.Thebatterysaver
doesnotworkiftheheadlamps are
turnedonaftertheignition isturned
toLOCK/OFF.
EPMworkstopreventexcessive
discharge ofthebattery.Itdoesthis
bybalancing thegenerator's output
andthevehicle's electrical needs.
Itcanincrease engineidlespeedto
generate morepower,whenever
needed.Itcantemporarily reduce
thepowerdemandsofsome
accessories.
BatteryPowerProtection
Thisfeaturehelpstopreventbattery
drainifaccessory lampsarelefton.
Ifaccessory lampssuchasthe
vanitymirror,cargo,reading,
Tokeepthelampsonformorethan
10
minutes,turnthelampsbackon
withtheexterior lampcontrol.
console, orgloveboxarelefton,
| Categories | Cadillac CTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac CTS 3.0, Cadillac CTS 3.6, Cadillac CTS 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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