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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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CHILD RESTRAINTS 
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 
idant or child  restraint  will  show  you 
how  to do that. 
Where tu 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  €rmt  passenger  seat. Here's  why: 
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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 -- even  when  no  child  is in it. 
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If your  child  restraint 
has  a top strap, it 
should  be  anchored. 
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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3. Pick  .up the latch plate, and  run  the  lap and shoulder portions of the 
vehicle's  safety  belt through  oE.~~~~,~~.,~e~~r~-~t. 
.The child 
restraint instructions 
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the  belt if needed. 
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the  child's  #ace Q? neck, put it 
behind  the child  restraint. 
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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. 
To tighten  the 
belt,  pull  up  on 
the  shoulder  belt 
while  you  push 
down  on  the  child 
restraint. 
6. Push  and  pull  the child  restraint  in  different  directions to be  sure  it  is 
secure. 
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'To remove the .child  restraint, just  unbuckle the vehicle's  .safety  belt  and 
let  it  go  back  all  the way.  The safety  belt will  move  freely  again  and  be 
ready  to work.for 
an -adult  or larger  child  pass.enger. 
Securing-a  ChMRestraint  imthe  Center Rear Seat 
Position 
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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  chi\
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3. Secure-the  child  in  the  child  restraint as the  instructions  say.   
     
        
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4. Runthe vehicle's safety belt  through  or. around  the restraint.  The child 
'restraint.  instructions  will  show  you  how. 
.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. 
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6. To tighten  the belt,  pull  its  frea end-while  you push  downon  the  child 
restraint. 
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7. Push  and  pull  the child.restraint  indifferent directions to be  sure-it is 
secure. If the  child  restraint.  isn't  secure,.turn thelatch plate over  and 
buckle  it again.  Then see 
if it  is secure. 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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