Paddle shift controls, steering wheel mounted

Years 2009, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2023, 2025–26 Models 5 Factory citations 25

Also described as Paddle shift controls, steering wheel mounted, alloySteering wheel, alloy paddle shift controlsControl, manual shift, automatic transmission

Also documented for Buick Chevrolet GMC Pontiac Saturn

Documented applications

ATS — Alpha (2013–2019)

2014–2015, 2018 Factory-verified

the 2015 and 2018 coupe and sedan guides include a thick rim sport steering wheel

GM factory document — 2014 cadillac ats fleet order guide wayback, p.4.
GM factory document — 2015 cadillac ats coupe fleet order guide wayback, p.2.
GM factory document — 2018 cadillac ats coupe fleet order guide wayback, p.2.
GM factory document — 2018 cadillac ats sedan fleet order guide wayback, p.2.
GM factory document — 2018 cadillac ats v fleet order guide wayback, p.2.

CT4 — Alpha 2 (2020–2026)

2025–2026 Factory-verified

Sport, V-Series: S; Premium Luxury, V-Series Blackwing: O

GM factory document — 2025 cadillac ct4 fleet order guide, p.5.
GM factory document — 2025 cadillac ct4 v ct4 v blackwing fleet order guide, p.5.
GM factory document — 2026 cadillac ct4 fleet order guide, p.5.
GM factory document — 2026 cadillac ct4 v ct4 v blackwing fleet order guide, p.5.

CT5 — Alpha 2 (2020–2026)

2023, 2025–2026 Factory-verified

Premium Luxury, Sport: S; V-Series: S; V-Series Blackwing: O

GM factory document — 2023 cadillac ct5 v ct5 v blackwing fleet order guide wayback, p.1.
GM factory document — 2025 cadillac ct5 fleet order guide rpo codes, p.1.
GM factory document — 2025 cadillac ct5 v ct5 v blackwing fleet order guide rpo codes, p.1.
GM factory document — 2026 cadillac ct5 fleet order guide rpo codes, p.1.
GM factory document — 2026 cadillac ct5 v ct5 v blackwing fleet order guide rpo codes, p.1.
GM factory document — 2025 cadillac ct5 fleet order guide, p.4.
GM factory document — 2026 cadillac ct5 fleet order guide, p.4.
GM factory document — 2025 cadillac ct5 v ct5 v blackwing fleet order guide, p.5.
GM factory document — 2026 cadillac ct5 v ct5 v blackwing fleet order guide, p.6.

CTS — Alpha (2014–2019)

2014–2015, 2018–2019 Factory-verified

Vsport, Vsport Premium: S; 2019 per GM's 2019 CTS Sedan order guide (V-Sport and V-Sport Premium Luxury columns agree)

GM factory document — 2014 cadillac cts sedan fleet order guide wayback, p.2.
GM factory document — 2015 cadillac cts sedan fleet order guide wayback, p.2.
GM factory document — 2018 cadillac cts sedan fleet order guide wayback, p.2.
GM factory document — 2019 cadillac cts order guide copy gm authority, p.3.

CTS — Sigma II (2008–2015)

2009, 2014 Factory-verified

The 2014 guides call it steering wheel paddle shift controls; rear-wheel-drive Performance and Premium: O (in Y43); CTS-V Coupe, CTS-V Sedan: S with MX0

GM factory document — 2009 cadillac cts rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2014 cadillac cts coupe and cts v coupe fleet order guide wayback, p.1.
GM factory document — 2014 cadillac cts v sedan fleet order guide wayback, p.2.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of KB7 in the Cadillac reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.