1997 CADILLAC CATERA Owners Manual

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Catera and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some things you should
not do with air bags and safety belts.
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Seats and Seat Controls
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position Air Bag Systems
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Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children
Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System
Parts
After a Crash
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, and also about reclining front seatbacks, lumbar
adjustments, heated seats and head restraints.
Manual Front Passenger’s Seat
Lift the lever to tilt the front portion of the seat cushion
up or down. Release the lever to lock the seat into place.
This feature is available on the passenger’s seat only.
Lift the bar under
the front passenger’s seat to unlock it.
Slide the seat to where you want it and release the
bar.
Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat
is locked into place,
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Manual Lumbar Support
The lumbar controls are
located on the outboard side
of each front seat. They
provide additional support
to your lower back and
work independently
of
other seat controls.
To raise the seat cushion up or down, press one of the
rocker switch buttons located on the outboard side
of the
passenger’s seat. The top button raises the seat cushion
and the bottom button lowers the seat cushion. Use manual
or power seat controls first to get the proper
seating position. Then proceed with the lumbar adjustment.
The upper and lower seatback can be adjusted using the
two small hand-wheel controls. The top hand-wheel
control adjusts the upper seatback and the bottom
control adjusts the lower seatback. Turn the controls
forward to increase support and rearward to
decrease support.
Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as it
may during long trips,
so should the position of the
lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Power Seats
This feature is available on all driver’s seats and is
optional on passenger’s seats with leather interiors only. The
power seat controls are located on the outboard side
of the front seat cushions.
Lift up or push down on the front of the control to
adjust the front portion
of the cushion up or down.
Move the rear of the control up or down to adjust the
rear portion of the cushion.
To adjust the seat height, lift up or push down on the
center of the control.
To move the seat forward or rearward, slide the
control in the desired direction.
Note that if you
try to adjust the driver’s seat and it
doesn’t move, try opening the driver’s door. This will
re-activate power to the driver’s seat. (Power to the
driver’s seat “times out’’ after
30 seconds. Power to the
passenger’s seat is always present.)
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If a failure in the power supply system occurs, the power
seats can be manually adjusted by inserting the crank
handle into the slot located below the seat cushion (as
shown in the above illustration). Turn the crank handle
clockwise until you’ve reached your desired seating
position (note that manually moving the seat requires
turning the crank handle many times).
The crank handle is provided in the tool kit located in
the trunk (with the jack).
Memory Seat and Mirrors (Option)
Adjust the driver’s seat to a comfortable position. Also
adjust the interior and exterior mirrors. Press memory
button
“M’ and memory button “1” at the same time.
These buttons are located on the outboard side
of the
driver’s seat. Seat and mirror positions may be
programmed for two additional drivers by repeating the
above steps and pressing memory button
“2” or “3”
instead of memory button 1.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If your vehicle is in PARK (P), you can recall mirror and
seating positions by pressing and holding one of the
three memory buttons. This will adjust the seat and
mirrors
to where you have previously programmed
them. Seat and mirror movement is immediately stopped
if the memory button is released or if a seat or mirror
control is moved.
Note that the exterior mirrors will only adjust when the
ignition is turned on.
Heated Front Seat (Option)
The controls are located
next to the radio on the
center console. Press this
button to
turn on the
heating element
in the
seat. The seatback and
cushion are warmed
until they approximate
body temperature.
A telltale light in the button reminds you that the heating
system is in use. The heated seats can only be used when
the ignition is turned on.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
This feature is found on
the passenger’s seat only.
The manual recliner
control is located on the
outboard side of the
passenger’s seat below the
lumbar controls. See “Manual Lumbar Support”
earlier in this section.
To move the seatback forward, turn the hand-wheel
control forward. Note that this seatback folds forward all
the way down,
if needed, to provide extra storage.
Turn the control rearward to recline the seatback.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts can’t
do their job when
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it
won’t be against your body. Instead,
it will be in
front of you. In a crash you could
go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its job either. In a crash the
belt could
go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle
is in motion,
have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the
seat and
wear your safety belt properly.
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