1997 CADILLAC CATERA seats

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The 1997 Cadillac Catera Owner’s Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains \
the air bag system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your Catera.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adiust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate \
your audio system.
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Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road\
and how to drive under different conditions.
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Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Catera running properly and looking good.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Cadillac for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 7- 12.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
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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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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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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.

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This feature is available on all driver’s seats and is
optional on passenger’s seats with leather interiors only.
These controls are located
on the outboard side
of each
front seat. Press the control
forward
or rearward to
adjust the seatback.
Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the top of your ears.
This position
reduces the chance of a neck injury
in a crash.
The head restraints tilt forward and rearward also.
Removable Head Restraints
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If a head restraint is not installed on the seatback
or stored in the vehicle properly,
it could be
thrown about the vehicle in
a crash or sudden
maneuver. People in the vehicle could be injured.
Remove the head restraints only when you need
to fold the seat, and be sure that the head
restraints are stored securely in the trunk. When
the seat is returned to the passenger position,
be
sure the head restraints are installed properly.
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Folding the Rear Seat
With the rear folding seatbacks, you can carry long
cargo by folding down part or all of the rear seat. To
unlock the rear seatback, press the pushbutton at the top
of the seat and fold the seatback forward.
To return the seat to the passenger position, lift up on the
seatback and push it rearward
until it latches. After returning the seat
to the passenger position, pull
forward on the seatback to make sure it is locked into
place. Also, return the safety belts to their original
positions,
so they will be available for rear seat
~ passengers to use.
The panel behind the rear seat armrest also folds. Turn
the knob counterclockwise and pull the panel forward to
gain access to the trunk.
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