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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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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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1-22 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
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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

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This section tells you about the power seats -- how to
adjust them, and also about reclining front seatbacks,
memory seats, lumbar adjustments, heated seats and
head restraints.
Power Seats
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The power seat controls, located on the front doors,
move and adjust the angle
of the seat. Move the seat cushion control forward
or rearward
to move the entire
seat.
Moving the seat cushion control up or down adjusts
the seat height.
To adjust the angle of the front seat cushion, lift up
or press down on the front
of the control.
Lifting up
or pressing down on the rear part of the
seat control adjusts the rear angle
of the seat cushion.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Heated Front Seat (Option) Reclining Front Seatbacks
The
control is located on the outboard side of each front
seat. Move the SEAT HEAT control to either
LO or HI
to turn on the heating elements in the seat. The LO
setting warms the seatback and cushion until the seat
approximates body temperature. The
HI setting heats the
seat to a slightly higher temperature.
A telltale light in
the control reminds you that the heating system is in use.
The heated seats can only be used when the ignition
is
turned on.
Press the recliner control forward or rearward to adjust
the seatback.
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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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Adults
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there
are special things to know about
safety belts and chldren. 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.
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.
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Front Seat Position
Your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag. Never
put a rear-facing child restraint in this seat. Here’s why:
A CAUTION:
A child in a rearfacing child restraint can be
seriously injured if the right front passenger’s air
bag inflates. This is because the back of a rear-facing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating air bag. Always secure a rearfacing
child restraint in the rear seat.
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger air
bag, always move the seat as
far back as it will go
before securing a forward-facing child restraint. (See
“Seats”
in the Index.)
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
4. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or
neck, put it behind the child restraint.

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The automatic transaxle may have either a shift lever
located on the steering column or
on the console
between the seats.
There are several different positions for the shift lever.
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PARK (P): This
locks the front wheels. It’s the best
position
to use when you start the engine because your
vehicle can’t move easily.
It is dangerous to get out of your vehicle if the
shift lever
is not fully in PARK (P) with the
parking brake firmly set. Your vehicle can roll.
Don’t leave your vehicle when the engine is
running unless you have to.
If you have left the
engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly.
You or others could be injured.
To be sure your
vehicle won’t move, even when you’re on fairly
level ground, always set your parking brake and
move the shift lever to
PARK (P).
See “Shifting Into PARK (P)” in the Index. If
you’re pulling a trailer, see “Towing a Trailer” in
the Index.