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The 1997 Cadillac DeVille Owner’s Manual
1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts prop\
erly.
It also explains the “SIR” system.
2-1
3- 1
4-1 Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your Cadillac.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how
to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how td @€%ate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road\
and how to drive under different conhtions.
5-1
6- 1 Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or ove\
rheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Cadillac running p\
roperly and looking good.
7-1
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Cadillac for assistance and h\
ow to get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” o\
n page
7- 12.
8-1 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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These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,111,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
BELTS
These symbols have to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS e
TURN
WARNING
A
HAZARD
FLASHER
RUNNING
* 0
DAYTIME *
LAMPS *'*
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WIPER Q
aa aa
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols are used
on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT
TEMP
-
CHARGING I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
CT
ENGINE OIL w,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
P
LIGHTER -
HORN h=r
SPEAKER
b
FUEL e3
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Cadillac 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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1-12 1-13
1-13
1-21
1-22
1-22 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
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR)
Systems 1-30
1-31
1-35
1-37
1-45 1-48
1-48
1-48 Center Passenger Position
Rear
Seat Passengers
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System
Parts
After a Crash

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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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.
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
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
(SIR), or air bag system.
6!!!, CAUTLN:
Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t wear
a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and
you’re not wearing a safety belt, your injuries
can be much worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash, you might
not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts
are fastened properly too.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,
inside or outside
of a vehicle. In a collision,
people riding in these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured
or killed. Do not allow people to
ride in any area
of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a
safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has a light that
comes on as a reminder to
buckle up. (See “Safety
Belt Reminder Light” in
the Index.) In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says
to wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They work.
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.
After more than
25 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
. . . a lot!

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When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose
it’s just a seat
on wheels. Put
someone
on it.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine or the instrument panel . . . or the safety belts!
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.