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or the instrument 
panel 
... 
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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There is an air bag  readiness  light  on  the instrument  panel,  which has the 
system  checks  for electrical  malfunctions,  and  the light  tells  you  if there 
is - 
a  problem. 
AIR 
BAG AIR BAG 
You  will  see the  “AIR 
BAG” 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. 
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The  driver’s  air  bag  is  in  the  middle of the  steering  wheel.  The  right-front 
passenger’s  air  bag 
is located  in  the  instrument  panel on the  passenger’s 
side.   
     
        
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In  a  frontal  or near-frontal  impact  of sufficient  severity,  the air  bag 
sensing  system  detects  that  the  vehicle  is  suddenly  stopping  as\
  a  result  of 
a  crash.  The sensing  system  triggers  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. 
How does an  air bag restrain? 
In moderate  to severe  frontal  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. 
What will you see  after  an  air  bag  inflation? 
After  the air  bag  has  inflated,  it  will  then  quickly  deflate.  This  occur\
s so 
quickly  that some  people  may not  even  realize  that the  air  bag  inflated. 
Some  components  of the  air  bag  module 
in the steering  wheel  hub  for the 
driver’s  air  bag or the  instrument  panel  for  the passenger’s  bag  may be 
hot  for a  short  time,  but  the portion  of the  bag  that  comes  into  contact 
with  you  will  not be hot  to the  touch.  There will be small  amounts  of 
smoke  and  dust  coming  from  vents  in  the 
deflated air bags. The air bag 
will 
not impede  the driver’s  vision  or ability  to steer  the vehicle,  nor will it 
hinder  the occupants  from  exiting  the  vehicle. 
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Here you  can  learn  about the many  standard  and  optional  features on 
your  Cadillac,  and  information  on  starting,  shifting  and  braking\
. 
Also 
explained  are  the instrument  panel  and  the warning  systems  that tell  you 
if  everything  is  working  properly 
-- and  what  to do if you  have  a  problem. 
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A green  arrow on the 
instrument  panel 
will 
flash  in  the direction of 
the turn  or lane 
change. 
To signal  a  lane  change,  just  raise  or lower  the lever  until  the green  arrow 
starts to flash. Hold it there  until you complete  your  lane change.  The 
lever 
will return  by  itself  when  you  release  it. 
If for  some  reason,  your  turn  signal  is left on; the Driver  Information 
Center  will  display 
"TURN SIGNAL ON" (after driving  about  a  mile)  to 
remind  you  to  turn it 
off. 
As you  signal  a  turn  or a lane  change, if the arrows  don't  flash  but  just 
stay 
on, a  signal  bulb  may be burned  out and  other  drivers  won't see  your ~ 
turn signal. 
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If a bulb  is burned  out, ~~p~a~~~,~~.~~~.h~~~~a~~~~-an ,?wide$. If the green 
arrows  don’t 
go on  at  all  when  you  signal-a  turn,  check the fuse (see 
“Fuses”  in  the Index)  and for burned-out  bulbs. 
Operation of Lights 
Although  your  vehicle’s  lighting  system  (headlights,  parking  \
lights, fog 
lamps,  side marker lights  and  taillights)  meets all  applicable  federal 
lighting  requirements, certain  states and  provinces  may  apply their 
own 
lighting  regulations  that may  require  special attention  before you operate 
these  lights. 
For  example,  some  jurisdictions  may  require that you operate  your  lower 
beam  lights  with  fog  lamps  at all  times,  or  that headlights  be turned  on 
whenever  you  must  use  your  windshield  wipers.  In addition,  most 
jurisdictions  prohibit driving  solely  with  parking  lights,  especially  at dawn 
or  dusk.  It is  recommended  that you  check  with  your 
own state  or 
provincial  highway  authoritfi  for applicable  lighting  regulations. 
Headlight  High-Low  Beam 
To change  the 
headlights  from  low 
‘beam  to high  or high  to 
low, 
pull the  turn  signal 
lever  all  the way  toward 
you.  Then release  it. 
When  the high  beams 
are  on, this  blue  light 
on the  instrument 
panel  also  will  be on. 
Flash-To-Pass  Feature 
This  lets you  use  your  high  beam  headlights  to signal  a driver  in  front of 
you  that  you  want  to pass.  It works  even  if your  headlights  are off. 
To use  it, pull  the multifunction  lever  toward you. When  you  do: 
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Hyeu lteave yuur  Cruise  Control  switch  on,when you’re not 
using  Cruise, you might hit a button and go into  Cruise  when 
you  don’t 
want to. You could be startled and even  lose  control. 
Keep the  Cruise  Control switch tCOFI?n until you want to use  it. 
2. Get  up  to  the  speed you want. 
4. The digital 
instrument  panel 
cluster  has  a 
“CRUISE 
ENGAGED”  light 
CRUISE ENGAGED that will come  on. 
On the  analog  cluster  the  “CRUISE  ENGAGED”  message  will 
display 
for a  few  seconds.