1994 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD Owners Manual

Your vehicle is equipped with a diagnostic module, which records
information about the air bag system if the air bag deploys in a crash.
The module records information about the readiness of the system,
which sensors activated the deployment, and whether the driver’s
safety belt was in use.
Let only qualified technicians work on your air bag system. Improper
service can mean that your air bag system won’t work properly. See
your dealer for service.
NOTICE:
If you damage the cover for the driver‘s or the right-front\

passenger’s air bag, they may not work properly.
You may have
to replace the air bag
on the steering wheel or both the air bag
and the instrument panel for the passenger‘s air bag.
Do not
open or break the air bag covers.
Is the smokefiom an air bag inflation harmful?
The particles emitted during air bag inflation are not harmful to most
people. Some people with respiratory ailments may experience difficulty
breathing
if they stay in the vehicle with the windows closed after air bag
inflation.
So, if your air bag inflates, you and any passengers should exit
the vehicle if and when it is safe to do
so. If you or your passengers can’t
get out of the vehicle, try to get fresh air by opening a window, turning
on
the fan, or opening a door.
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r Servicing Your Cadillac with the Air Bag System
Please tell or remind anyone who works on your Cadillac that it has the
air bag system. There are parts of the air bag system
in several places
around your vehicle. You don’t want the system to inflate while someone
is working on your vehicle. The air bag system does not need regular
maintenance. Your Cadillac dealer and the
1994 Fleetwood Service
Manual have information about the air bag system, including proper
service procedures and disposal.
When electrical work is done under the hood or inside your vehicle, the
ignition should be in the “Lock’’ position
if possible. Avoid wires wrapped
with yellow tape, or yellow connectors. They are probably part
of the air
bag system.
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SAFETYBELT USE DUNNG PREGNANCY
Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all
occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they don't wear
safety belts.
A pregnant woman Should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion
should be wo.rn as low as possible. throughout the.pregnancy.
The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety
belt is
worn properly, it's more likely that the fetus won't be hurt in a
crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts
effective
is wearing .them properly.
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RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER POSITION
The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same way as the driver’s
safety belt. See “Driver Position,” earlier in this part.
When the lap portion of the belt is pulled out all the way, it
will lock. If it
does, let it go back all the way and start -again.
Be sure to use the correct buckle when buckling your lap-shoulder belt. If
you find that the latch plate will not go fully into the buckle, see if you are
using the buckle for the center passenger position.
CENTER- FRONT PASSENGER POSITION
Lap Belt
Your vehicle has a- front split seat, and someone can sit -in the center
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When you sit in a
center front seating
position
you have a
lap safety belt, which
has no retractor.
To
make the belt longer.
tilt the latch plate
and pull it along the
belt.
To make the belt
shorter, pull its free
end as shown until
the belt is snug.
Buckle, position and release it the same way as the lap part of a lap-
shoulder belt.
If the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt Extender” at
the end
of this section.
Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned
so you would be
able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
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Lap Belt
Your vehicle has a rear bench seat, and someone can sit in the center
position.
1. Pick up the latch
plate and, in a
single motion, pull
the belt across
you. Don't let it
get twisted.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. If the belt stops
before it reaches the buckle, let it go back into the retractor all the
way and start again. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is
secure.
3. Feed the lap belt into the retractor to tighten it.
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Position and release it the same way as the lap part of a lap-shoulder
belt.
If the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt Extender’’ at the end of
this section. Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever
had to.
REAR SEAT PASSENGERS
It’s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up! Accident
statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more often
in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle
in a crash. And they can strike others
in the vehicle who are wearing
safety belts.
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Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder belts. Here’s how to
wear one properly.
1.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. Pick
up the latch
plate and pull the
belt across you.
Don’t let it get
twisted.
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