1995 CADILLAC SEVILLE Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine SAFETYBELTS: THEY’RE FOR EKERYONE
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also
tells
you some things you should not do with safety belts.
And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint,
or “air bag”
system.
Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See
“Safety Belt Reminder Light”
in the Index.)
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts.
Here’s
why: Th.ey work.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don’t
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.
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After more than 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In
most crashes buckling up does matter
... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes.
rn - Take the simplest
vehicle. Suppose it’s
just
a seat on wheels.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Put someone on it.
Get it up to speed.
Then stop the vehicle.
The rider doesn’t stop. -
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The person keeps
going until stopped by
something.
In a real vehicle, it
could be the
windshield
. . .
or the instrument
panel
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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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine I___ HERE ARE QUESTIONS M4NY PEOPLE
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Q Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle afler an accident if I’m wearing a safety
A: You could be -- whether you’re wearing a safety belt or not. But you
can 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.
belt?
Q: Why don’t they just put in air bags so people won ’t have to wear safety
A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in more of them in
belts?
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: If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear
safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an accident -- even
one that isn’t your fault
-- you and your passengers can be hurt. Being
a good driver doesn’t protect
you from things beyond your control,
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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine HOW TO WEM SAFETYBELTS PROPERLY
Adults
This part is only for people of adult size.
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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 of this manual called
“Children.” Follow those rules for everyone’s protection.
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First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start
with the driver position.
DRIVER POSITION
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index) so you can sit up
straight.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 3. Pick up the latch
plate and pull the
belt across
you.
Don’t let it get
twisted.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. 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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