2010 Cadillac STS Owners Manual

StabiliTrakcomesonautomatically  wheneverthe
vehicleisstarted.  Tohelpassistwithdirectional  control
ofthevehicle,  alwaysleavethesystemon.StabiliTrak
canbeturnedoff,however,byusingtheTraction
ControlSystem(TCS)/StabiliTrak  button.SeeTraction
ControlSystem(TCS)onpage59.
Stability controlactivates whenthecomputersensesa
difference betweentheintended pathandthedirection
thevehicleisactually  traveling. Stability control
automatically adjuststhefrontroadwheelsteering
angle,modifies thesuspension stiffness, andselectively
appliesbrakingpressure  atanyoneofthevehicles
brakestohelpmaintaindirectional   controlofthe
vehicle.
IfcruisecontrolisbeingusedwhenStabiliTrak
activates, itwillautomatically disengage. Cruisecontrol
maybereengaged  whenroadconditions allow.See
CruiseControl on page 412 orAdaptive Cruise
Control on page 415 formoreinformation.
Whenthesystemactivates,  aSTABILITYSYSACTIVE
messagedisplays ontheDriverInformation  Center
(DIC).SeeDICWarningsandMessages   on page 476.
Itisnormaltohearanoiseorfeelvibration     inthebrake
pedalwhenthesystemisworking.   Continue tosteerthe
vehicleintheintended  direction.
EnhancedStabiliTrak®
Allwheeldrive(AWD)vehicles  withtheActiveSteering
withEnhancedStabiliTrak  optionhaveanenhanced
computercontrolled vehiclestability systemthatassists
withdirectional controlofthevehicleindifficult   driving
conditions. Thissystemcoordinates automatic controlof
theActiveSteering  System,theMagnetic RideControl
Suspension System,andtheBrakeControlSystemfor
bettervehicleperformance.
IfcruisecontrolisengagedwhenEnhancedStabiliTrak
activates, thecruisecontrolwillautomatically
disengage. Re-engage cruisecontrolwhenroad
conditions allow.SeeCruiseControl  on page 412,
orAdaptive CruiseControl on page 415 formore
information.
EnhancedStabiliTrak comesonautomatically  inthe
Stability TouringMode,whenthevehicleisstarted.
TheStability TouringModeisrecommended  fornormal
driving.
Duringextremecoldtemperature  conditions, theactive
steering functionmaybetemporarily  disabledwhich
maycausethesteeringwheeltobeoffsetfromthe
centerposition whiledrivingstraight.  Thisisnormal
operation andthevehicleissafetodriveinthese
cases.
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