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#205 of 231 Re: Cadillac CTS vs Linkoln MKS [taxesquire] by pao Jul 21, 2009 (9:39 am)
Replying to: taxesquire (Jul 21, 2009 2:17 am) The 6MT trans is available..but as soon as you start adding the luxury packages to the car...it defaults to the auto trans.....so essentially you end up with a base CTS with a manual trans.......my dealer in a northern va......which is a high volume cad only dealer....does it carry them in stock as there is a very very limited demand for them.... Replies to this message: bhill2 (Jul 22, 2009 12:09 pm)
#206 of 231 Re: Cadillac CTS vs Linkoln MKS [pao] by bhill2 Jul 22, 2009 (12:09 pm)
Replying to: pao (Jul 21, 2009 9:39 am) Thanks to both of you. It's good to know that you can still get them. I could probably live with a 'stripper' CTS (which is kind of a contradiction in terms anyway) to get the stick.
#207 of 231 Car Battery Dead After Sitting 10 Days by john178 Jul 26, 2009 (6:55 pm)
After returning from a vacation that lasted 10 days, I took my 2009 CTS to the dealer after a technician jumped the dead battery. The dealer then said they could find nothing wrong with the car, but all "new cars" have so much tied in to the battery that when it sits this long, this can happen- the battery goes dead. Other than this annoying thought, the car has been great. Has anyone had this problem after the car has not been used for this many days straight? Replies to this message: srs_49 (Jul 27, 2009 3:47 am) pao (Jul 27, 2009 12:22 pm) 150mphclub (Jul 27, 2009 3:08 pm) john178 (Jul 27, 2009 6:59 pm)
#208 of 231 Re: Car Battery Dead After Sitting 10 Days [john178] by srs_49 Jul 27, 2009 (3:47 am)
Replying to: john178 (Jul 26, 2009 6:55 pm) I have no personal experience with this problem with a CTS. But, 10 days seems like an awfully short period of time for the parasitic loads on the battery to drain it.
#209 of 231 Re: Car Battery Dead After Sitting 10 Days [john178] by pao Jul 27, 2009 (12:22 pm)
Replying to: john178 (Jul 26, 2009 6:55 pm) our CTS is not a daily driver...has set as much as two weeks without moving in our garage...there cant be that much power drain by accessories that drain the battery completely......something else is wrong......my advice....try another service department
#210 of 231 Re: Car Battery Dead After Sitting 10 Days [john178] by 150mphclub Jul 27, 2009 (3:08 pm)
Replying to: john178 (Jul 26, 2009 6:55 pm) I only drive my CTS on long trips. It occasionally sits for a month with no problems. Replies to this message: john178 (Jul 27, 2009 6:59 pm)
#211 of 231 Re: Car Battery Dead After Sitting 10 Days [150mphclub] by john178 Jul 27, 2009 (6:59 pm)
Replying to: 150mphclub (Jul 27, 2009 3:08 pm) Thanks for the advice. I have never owned a car that has the battery go dead after sitting idle for up to 10 days. I will take the car to another service dealer. After reading the DTS forum, it appears as though there have been dead battery issues with this model as well. I also own a 2006 Luxury ll DTS with 55,000 miles on it- and have not had 1 problem.
#212 of 231 CTS battery by sevenfeet0 Jul 29, 2009 (5:14 pm)
Back in 2003, my first gen CTS had a similar problem. Turned out that a bunch of the batteries at the factory were defective and that replacing them solved the problem. It was a pretty simple fix considering that the first thing we all thought was that maybe the system that prevents the system from draining the battery wasn't working correctly.
#214 of 231 Re: cadillac 2009 cts di engine oil filter [buckets1] by caddyhodad Aug 23, 2009 (8:05 pm)
Replying to: buckets1 (Dec 10, 2008 12:53 pm) I just recently was able to make an oil change on my 2009 CTS. I wanted to do it before the warning came on in case there were any metal filings left in the engine after manufacture. Here is how it went: 1. Thanks to previous post, I did locate the oil filter canister next to the dipstick. It requires a 24mm socket (which I had to purchase as I did not have one that big). 2. Thanks to post on another site, I was informed to look for a plastic cowling at the bottom of the car that covers up the oil pan (and some other things). 3. I removed the cowling (4 10mm screws), located the oil pan (plug is 15mm) toward the midpoint of the vehicle. I drained the oil. 4. I removed the oil filter canister and placed the new one in. It snaps onto the pin on one end of the canister. 5. I replaced the oil plug and after attempting to put the cowling on backwards (which did not work) turned it around and it actually lined up pretty easily. I re-applied the 10mm screws. 6. I poured in 6 quarts of synthetic 5W30 oil in spout. 7. I reset the oil life indicator by way of page 5-22 and 3-51 in owner’s manual. Press info button on dash until oil life display comes up then hold set/reset button more than 5 seconds. 8. Done BTW, I finally got around to changing my oil at 4,291. My sensor said 68% oil remaining. So extrapolating that means that based solely on mileage the sensor would prompt up to change oil around 13,409 miles. That sounds long, so it will be my next question to my service department. Replies to this message: pao (Aug 25, 2009 5:08 am) caddyhodad (Aug 26, 2009 8:33 pm) pao (Aug 27, 2009 7:45 am) artmbgolf (Aug 28, 2009 8:03 pm)

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