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The Most Common Cadillac ATS Symbols

These are the most common dashboard symbols that you will see in your Cadillac ATS. Click on one to see more information or scroll further down to see the link to the owner's manual where you can find even more symbols.

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About the ATS

The Cadillac ATS is a compact 4-door sedan car manufactured from 2012 to 2019 and was first released for the 2013 model year. When new, it was marketed in the $30,000-40,000 price range. All models fell under a single generation, but there was a minor refresh in 2015, and some additional minor updates in 2016.

The ATS was originally developed as a way to offer a sedan larger than something like the BMW 3 Series, but priced at the same level as the 3 Series. As a concept, it seemed solid, but it proved somewhat unsuccessful as a strategy. As it turns out, most buyers liked the current price-to-size ratio that existed in the market.

It was first built in 2 versions, a 4-door sedan and a 2-door coupe. The changes in 2015 and 2016 saw the styling of the sedan models come closer to that of the coupe models. In 2014, a longer wheelbase version was also made exclusively for the Chinese market and was badged as the ATS-L.

The US market also received the ATS-V, a high-specification version that carried a 3.6L twin-turbo V6 engine. It could get from 0-60 in just 3.7 seconds.

Available powertrains included a base-level 2.0L turbo 4-cylinder unit delivering 272-hp and paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission, as well as a more powerful 3.6L V6 that delivered up to 335-hp. A 6-speed manual transmission was also available for the drivetrain.

One of the key changes made in 2016 was to add automatic start-stop technology to the 2.0L turbo and the 3.6L V6 powertrain options that carried the 8-speed transmission. At the time, GM made the claim that this start-stop tech could reduce CO2 emissions by up to 6 percent.

Initial sales of the ATS were fairly strong, and were maintained at 20,000+ units annually in the US during the update years 2015-2016. However, from 2017 dwindling sales in the US saw the model dropped by GM.