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.Introduction-How  to  Use  this  Manual .......................... 
- 2 This section  tells.  you  ‘how  to use  your  manual  and includes 
. . safety  and vehicle  damage  warnings  .and  symbols. 
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Section-1.-  Seats  and  Restrainat:  Systems .......................... 6.; 1 7 ‘, -. I 
‘i This  section  tells  you  how to use  your  seats and  safety 
belts  properly.  It also.explains  the 
“SIR” system. 
p Section 2 - Features  and  Contmls ......................... ,. .... 
Ws.section explains how to start and  operate your Caditlac. 
.This  section  .tells  you  how-  to .adjust  the ventilation and 
comfort  controlsand  how to  operate  your  sound  system. 
Section4-YourDrivingandtheRoad. .......................... 170 1 
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Here you’ll  find  helpful  information  and  tips  about  the 
road and  how. to drive  under’ different conditions. 
. Section5-’ProblemsontheRoad ............................. 
Thissection  tells  you.what  to  do if you  have a problem 
while  driving,  such  as a..flat tire,  or 
engine.overheating,.etc. 
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r .Section 6 - Service  and  AppearanceCare ....................... 
Herethe.manua1  tells  you how.to keep your  Cadillac 
running  properly  and  looking 
good. 
For more  information on ‘‘Reporting  Safety  Defects”,  see  her 
I7 .hsistance,hge 5. 
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Here you’ll  find  information  about the seats in  your  Cadillac,  your 
Supplemental  Inflatable  Restraint  “air  bag”  system  and  how to use  your 
safety  belts  properly.  You can  also  learn  about some  things  you should 
not do with  safety  belts. 
SEATS AND SEAT  CONTROLS 
This  section  tells  you  about the seats -- how to adjust  them,  and  also 
about  reclining  front seatbacks,  lumbar  adjustments,  heated seats,  and 
head  restraints. 
Power Seat Control 
The  power  seat control  switch  is  located  on  the outboard  side  of the  seat 
cushion. 
The  power  control  switch  moves the seat  forward  and  backward, 
up and 
down,  and  adjusts  the angle  of the  seat. 
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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. 
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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. 
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or the instrument 
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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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Q: Won't I be  trapped  in the vehicle  afler  an accident ifIh wearing  a safety 
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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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