1996 CADILLAC DEVILLE lock

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine rc
c
c
What will you see after an air bag inflates?
After the air bag inflates, it quickly deflates. This occurs
so quickly that some people may not even realize 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 right front passenger’s bag, will
be hot for a short time. The part
of the bag that comes
into contact with you may be warm, but it
will never be
too hot to touch. There will be some smoke and dust
coming from vents in the deflated air bags. Air bag
inflation will not prevent the driver from seeing or from
being able to steer the vehicle, nor will it stop people
from leaving the vehicle.
A CAUTION: I
When an air bag inflates, there is dust in the air.
This dust could cause breathing problems for
people with a history of asthma or other
breathing trouble.
To avoid this, everyone in the
vehicle should get out as soon as it
is safe to do so.
If you have breathing problems but can’t get out
of the vehicle after an air bag inflates, then get
fresh air by opening a window or door.
Your vehicle has a feature that will automatically unlock
the doors and
tum the interior lamps on when the air bag
inflates
(if battery power is available). But if you want to,
you can lock the doors again and
turn the interior lamps
off by using the door lock and interior lamp controls.
m many crashes severe enough to inflate
an air bag,
windshields are broken by vehicle defomation.
Additional windshield breakage may
also occur from the
right front passenger air bag.
0 The air bags are designed to inflate only once. After they inflate, you’ll need some
new parts for your air
bag system. If you don’t get them, the
air bag system
won’t
be there to help protect you in another crash.
A new system will include air bag modules and
possibly other parts. The service manual for your
vehicle covers the need to replace other
parts.
0 Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and
diagnostic module, which records information about the
air bag system. The module records information
about the readiness
of the system, when the sensors are
activated and driver’s safety belt usage at deployment.
1-25

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ry
c
Safety Belt Use During 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 worn as low as possible, below
the rounding, 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.
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 section.
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.
1-27

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine I.
1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don't let it get twisted.
The shoulder belt may lock
if you pull the belt across
you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt go back
slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across
you
more slowly.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. If
the belt stops before
it reaches the buckle, tilt the
latch plate and keep pulling until you
can buckle it.
F'ull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
If the belt
is not 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.
-30

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or a crash,
or if you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor.
I A CAUTION:
You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is
too loose.
In a crash, you would move forward
too much, which could increase injury. The
shoulder belt should
fit against your body.
- L
To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.
1-32

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine i
P
1
I
6. Pull the rest of the lap belt all the way out of the
retractor to set the lock. 7. To tighten the belt, feed the lap belt back into the
8. Push and pull the child restraint in different
retractor while you push
down on the child restraint.
directions to be sure it
is secure.
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 passenger.
1-43

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine LA
The square key is for the
ignition only. It has a
resistor pellet which is part
of the vehicle’s
PASS-Key% system.
.,. ..
1
The oval key is for the
doors and all other locks.
When a new Cadillac is delivered, the dealer removes
the
plug from the door key. The plug has a code on it
that tells the dealer or a qualified locksmith
how to
make extra keys.
The ignition key has a bar code tag
attached to
it rather than a knock out plug. Your dealer
or qualified locksmith can make extra ignition keys by
reading the
bar code tag.
There are
15 alternative ignition PASS-Key II blanks to
help discourage theft. Keep the bar code tag and the
door key plugs in a safe place. If you lose your keys,
you will be able
to have new ones made using the plug
or
bar code tag.
I NOTICE:
Your Cadillac has a number of new features that
can help prevent theft. You can have a lot of
trouble getting into your vehicle if
you ever lock
your keys inside and
you may have to damage
your vehicle to get in.
Be sure you have extra keys.
--
2-2

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine r
c
P
t ..
f
r
1
r;
P 1
Door Locks
A CAUTION:
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers
-- especially children -- can easily
open the doors and fall out. When a door is
locked, the inside handle won’t open it.
Outsiders
can easily enter through an unlocked
door when you slow down or stop your vehicle.
This may not be
so obvious: You increase the
chance
of being thrown out of the vehicle in a
crash if the doors aren’t locked. Wear safety belts
properly, lock your doors, and you will be far
better
off whenever you drive your vehicle.
There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
From the outside, use your door key.
If your vehicle has the optional theft-deterrent system,
unlock the doors
with the key or Keyless Entry system.
This will avoid setting
off the alarm.
Slide the lock lever down to lock the door from the
inside.
To unlock the door, slide the lock lever up.
Central Door Unlocking System
Your vehicle will have this feature if it is equipped with
the optional theft-deterrent system. When unlocking
either front door, you can unlock the other doors by
holding
..ae key in the turned position for a few seconds
or by quickly rotating the door key twice in the
lock cylinder.
2-3

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Power Door Locks
Press the power door lock to lock or unlock all the
doors at once. The
rear power door locks only provide a
lock function as a safety feature. They will not unlock
the doors.
Automatic Door Locks
Close your doors and turn on the ignition. Every time
you move the shift lever out of PARK (P) all of the
doors will lock. The doors will unlock every time you stop the vehicle and move the shift lever into
PARK (P).
If someone needs to get out while your vehicle is not in
PARK
(P), have that person use the manual or power
lock. When the
door is closed again, it will not lock
automatically. Use the manual
or power lock to lock the
door again.
Programmable Automatic Door Locks
With the ignition in the RUN position, the.door locks
can be programmed through the Driver Information
Center
(DIC) to allow the driver to choose various lock
settings. Press the RESET button to answer “yes”
and press the INFORMATION button to indicate
a
“no” response.
c
2-4