1994 CADILLAC DEVILLE child restraint

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When the key is turned to “Run” or “Start,” a chime will come on for about
eight seconds to remind people to fasten their safety belts. The safety belt
light
will also come on and stay on for about 75 seconds. If the driver’s belt is
already buckled, neither the chime nor the light will come on.
HOW TO WE& SAFETYBELTS PROPERLY
Adults
This section is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and
children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies.
If
a child will be riding in your Cadillac, see the section after this one, called
“Children.” Follow those rules for everyone’s protection.
First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start
with the driver position.
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CHILD RESTRAINTS ..
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Be sure to follow the instructions for the restraint. You may find these
instructions on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both. These
restraints use the belt system in your vehicle, but the child also has to be
secured within the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury.
The instructions that come with the infant or child restraint
will show you
how to do that.
Mere to Put the Restraint
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in
the rear rather than the front seat. We at General Motors therefore
recommend that
you put your child restraint in the rear seat. NEVER put
a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger seat. Here’s why:
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child restraint properly.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move around in a
collision or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. Be sure to
properly secure any child restraint
in your vehicle
in it.
-- even when no child is
Top Strap
If your child restraint
has
a top strap, it
should be anchored.
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If you need to have an anchor installed, you can ask your Cadillac dealer
to put it
in for you. If you want to install an anchor yourself, your dealer
can tell you
how to do it.
For cars first sold in Canada, child restraints with a top strap must be
anchored according to Canadian Law.
Your dealer can obtain the hardware kit and install it for you, or you may
install it yourself using the instructions provided
in the kit.
Use the tether hardware kit available from the dealer. The hardware and
installation instructions were specifically designed for this vehicle.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Position
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier section about the top
strap
if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of the
vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show you
how. Tilt the latch plate to adjust
the belt
if needed.
If the shoulder belt
goes in front of the child’s face or neck, put it
behind the child restraint.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 4. Buckle the belt.
Make sure the
release button is
positioned
so you
would be able to
unbuckle the
safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
5. To tighten the
belt, pull up on
the shoulder belt
while you push down on the child
restraint.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt and
let it go back all the way.
Securing a Child
Position Restraint
6. Push
and pull the
child restraint in
different
directions to be
sure it
is secure.
in the Center Rear Seat
When you secure a child restraint in a center seating position, you’ll be
using the lap belt.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine See the earlier section about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Make the belt as
long as :possible by
tilting the latch
plate and pulling
it along
the belt.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
4. Run the vehicle's safety belt through or around the restraint.'The child
restraint instructions will show
you how.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 5. Buckle the belt.
Make sure the
release button is
positioned
so you
would be able
to
unbuckle the
safety belt quickly
if
you ever had to.
6. To tighten .the belt, pull its free.end while you push down on the child
restraint.
7. Push.and pull the child restraint in different directions-to be sure it is
secure.
If the child restraint isn't secure, turn the latch-plate over and
buckle it again. Then seeif it issecure.
If it isn't, secure the restraint
in a different place in -the vehicle and contact the child restraint maker
for their advice about how to attach the child restraint properly.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's safety belt. It
will be ready to work for an adult or-larger child passenger.
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