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sound.
If you don’t, the adjustment feature won’t set, and you’ll have
to start again.
5. Now you can add a small amount of slack. Lean forward slightly, then
sit back. If
you’ve added more than 1 inch (25 mm) of slack, pull the
shoulder belt out
as you did before and start again.
If
you move around in the vehicle enough, or if you pull out the shoulder
belt, the belt
will become tight again. If this happens, you can reset it.
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A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It won’t give nearly as much
protection this
way.
A CAUTION:
You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt Is too loose, In 8
crash you would move forward tu0 much, which could increase
idury, The shoulder belt should fit against your body. Don’t
allow more than 1. inch (25 mm) of slack in Seville models.
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4: The belt is buckled in the wrong place.
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You can be seriously injured if your belt is buckled in the wrong
place like this. In a crash, the belt would go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at the pelvic
bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. Always buckle
your belt into the buckle nearest you.
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A: The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It should be worn over the
shoulder
at all times.
A CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured if you wear the shoulder belt under
your arm. In a crash, your body would move too far forward,
which would increase the chance of head and neck injury. Also,
the belt would apply too much force to the ribs, which aren’t as
strong 8s shoulder bones. You could also severely injure
internal organs Ike your her or spleen,
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A: The belt is twisted across the body.
You can be serioudy injured by a twisted belt. In a crash, you
wouldn’t have the full width of the belt to spread impact forces.
Ifa belt is twisted, make it straight so it can work properly, or
ask your dealer to fix it.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To unlatch the belt,
just push the button
on the buckle. The
belt should go back
out of the way.
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Before you close the door, be sure thc belt is out of thc ~q’. If you slam
the door on it, you can damage both the belt and your vehicle.
SUPPLEMENTA INFLATABLE
RESTUNT SYSTEM (AIR BAGS)
This section explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR), or “air
bag,” system. Your Cadillac has an air bag for the driver and for the
right-front passenger.
Here’s the most important thing
to Know:
A CAUTION:
Even with an air bag, if you’re not wearing a safety belt and
you’re
in a crash, your injuries may be much worse. A.ir bags are
not designed to inflate in rollovers or in rear, side or low-speed
frontai crashes. You need to wear your safety belt to reduce the
chance of hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejected from
it,
Always wear your safety belt, even with an air hag.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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Air bags inflate with great force, faster than the blink of an eye.
If you’re too close to an inflating air bag, it could seriously
injure
you. Safety belts help keep you in position for an air bag
inflation in a crash. Always wear your safety belt, even with an
air bag, and the driver
should sit as far back as possible while
still maintaining control of the vehicle.
A CAUTION:
An inflating air bag can seriously injure small chiIdren. Always
secure children properly in your vehicle. Tu read how, see the
“Children
and Safety Belts’’ section of this manual, and read
the caution
label on the front-passenger% safety belt.
Air Bag System Light
There is an air bag readiness light on the instrument panel. The system
checks itself
and the light tells you if there is a problem.
INFL. ..
REST.
You will see this light
flash
for a few seconds
when you turn your
ignition to “Run” or
“Start.” Then the light
should go out, which
means the system is
ready.
INFLATABLE
RESTRAINT
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depends
on the vehicle design and may be several miles-per-hour faster
or slower. In addition, this threshold velocity will be considerably higher
if
the vehicle strikes an object such as a parked car which will move and
deform on impact. The air bag is also not designed to inflate in rollovers,
side impacts,
or rear impacts where the inflation would provide no
occupant protection benefit.
In any particular crash, the determination
of whether the air bag should
have inflated cannot be based solely on the level
of damage on the
vehicle(s). Inflation is determined by the angle
of the impact and the
vehicle’s deceleration,
of which vehicle damage is only one indication.
Repair cost is not a good indicator of whether an air bag should have
deployed.
What makes an air bag inflate?
In a frontal or near-frontal impact of sufficient severity, sensors
strategically located on the vehicle detect that the vehicle
is suddenly
stopping as a result
of a crash. These sensors complete an electrical
circuit, triggering a chemical reaction
of the sodium azide sealed in the
inflator.
The reaction produces nitrogen gas, which inflates a cloth bag.
The inflator, cloth bag, and related hardware are all part of the air bag
inflator modules packed inside the steering wheel and in the instrument
panel
in front of the passenger if there is a passenger air bag.
How does an air bag restrain?
In moderate to severe fr,ontal or near-frontal collisions, even belted
occupants can contact the steering wheel or the instrument panel. The air
bag supplements the protection provided by safety belts. Air bags
distribute the force
of the impact more evenly over the occupant’s upper
body, stopping the occupant more gradually. But air bags would not
provide protection in many types
of collisions, including rollovers and
rear and side impacts, primarily because an occupant’s motion is not
toward
the air bag. Air bags should never be regarded as anything more
than a supplement to safety belt protection
in moderate to severe frontal
and near-frontal collisions.
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