Up-Shift Light

The vehicle may have an up-shift

The vehicle may have an up-shift light. It indicates when to shift to the next higher gear for best fuel economy.

See Manual Transmission for more information.

For the CTS-V, the tracer lights function as a performance up-shift light.

The tracers flash to indicate when to shift to the next higher gear to avoid the engine speed limit.

See Automatic Transmission or Manual Transmission for more information.

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