1994 CADILLAC ELDORADO Owners Manual

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This part of the manua1:tells you.how to use safety belts.properly. It also
tells you some things you should not do<.with safety belts.
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system.
This figure lights up as a reminder to buckle up. .(See “Safety Belt
Reminder bight”
in the Index.)
i In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts.
Here’s
why: They work.
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know
if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even
buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes are in between.
In many
of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts they could have
been badly hurt or killed.
After more than
25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In
most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot!
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why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as -it goes.
For example, if.the
bike is going 10 mph
child.
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or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you
slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time
to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the
forces. That's why safety belts make such
good sense.
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ASKABOUT S'ETyBE'Ts MD -THE
ANSWERS
Q: Won't I be trapped in the vehicle afler an accident ifIh wearing a safety
belt? #<
k You could be -- whether you're wearing a safety belt or not. But you"
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can easily unbuckle a safety belt, even if you're upside down. And
your chance of being conscious during and after an accident,
so you
can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted.
I Q : Why don't they just put in air bags so people won't have to wear safe0
belts?
k Air bags, or Supplemental Inflatable Restraint systems, are in some
vehicles today and will be in more of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only
-- so they work with safety belts, not
instead
of them. Every air bag.system ever offered for sale has
required the use of safety belts. Even if you're in a vehicle that has
air bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most protection. That's
true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other
collisions.
Q: IfI'm a good driver, andIraever drive farporn home, why should I wear
safety
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k You may be an excellent .driver, but if you're in an accident -- even
one that isn't your fault -- you and your passengerscan be hurt.
Being a good driver doesn't protect
you from things beyond your
cqntrol, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25 miles (40 km) of home. And the
greatest number of serious injuries
and deaths occur at speeds of less
than
40 mph (65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
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When the key is turned to “Run” or “Start,” a light will come on for
about
75 seconds and a chime for about 8 seconds to remind people to
fasten their safety belts. Unless the driver’s safety belt is already buckled
then neither the lighter chime will come on.
HOW TO WEU 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 part later in this section,
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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