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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 y\
our safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some
things you should not do with air bags and safety belts.
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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
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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 the reclining front seatbacks,
memory seats, lumbar adjustments, heated seats
and
head restraints.
Power Seats
The power seat controls, located on the front doors,
move and adjust
the angle of the seat.
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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 cushon.
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The
LUMBAR control is
located on the outboard side
of each front seat. It
provides additional support
to your lower back and it
works independently of the
other seat controls. Use the
power seat control first to
get the proper position.
Then proceed with the
lumbar adjustment.
To reshape the lower seatback, move the LUMBAR
switch forward to increase support and rearward to
decrease support. Move the LUMBAR switch side to
side to raise or lower the support mechanism to suit
your preference.
Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as it
may during long trips,
so should the position of your
lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.
If you have the optional personalization package, the
power lumbar control can be programmed for memory
recall. For more information, see “Programmable, Memory and Personalization Features” in the Index. Automatic seat and mirror movement will occur if the
Remote Keyless Entry
(RE) transmitter is used to
enter the vehicle. The number on the back of the
transmitter corresponds to the
1 or 2 seat and
mirror position.
After the unlock button is pressed on the
RKE
transmitter (the ignition must be in LOCK) or when the
key is placed in the ignition, the seat and mirrors will
automatically adjust to the appropriate position.
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through the Driver Information Center (DIC)
so that the
driver can select whether or not movement will occur
using the
RKE transmitter or by placing the ignition key
in the ignition. For programming information, see
“Programmable, Memory and Personalization
Features” in the Index.
Heated Front Seat (Option)
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.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
Press the recliner control forward or rearward to adjust
the seatback.
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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.
A CAUTION:
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. 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.
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Reduced-force frontal air bags for the driver and
right front passenger are designed to work only
in moderate to severe crashes where the front
of your vehicle hits something. They aren’t
designed to inflate at all in rollover, rear, side or
low-speed frontal crashes. And, for unrestrained
occupants, reduced-force air bags may provide
less protection in frontal crashes than more
forceful air bags have provided in the past. The
side impact air bags for the driver and right
front passenger are designed to inflate only in
moderate to severe crashes where something hits
the side of your vehicle. They aren’t designed to
inflate in frontal,
in rollover or in rear crashes.
Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety
belt properly
-- whether or not there’s an air bag
for that person. Both
frontal and side impact
air bags inflate with
great force, faster than the blink of an eye. This is
true even with reduced-force frontal air bags.
If
you’re too close to an inflating air bag, it could
seriously injure you. Safety belts help keep you
in
position for air bag inflation before and during a
crash. Always wear your safety belt, even with
reduced-force frontal air bags. The driver should
sit as far back as possible while still maintaining
control of the vehicle. Front occupants should not
lean
on or sleep against the door.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine When should an air bag inflate?
The driver’s and right front passenger’s frontal air bags
are designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal or
near-frontal crashes. The frontal air bags are designed to
inflate only if the impact speed
is above the system’s
designed “threshold level.” If your vehicle goes straight
into a wall that doesn’t move or deform, the threshold
level is about 9 to 15 mph (14 to 24 km/h). The
threshold
level can vary, however, with specific vehicle
design,
so that it can be somewhat above or below this
range. If your vehicle strikes something that will move
or deform, such as a parked car, the threshold level will
be higher. The driver’s and right front passenger’s
frontal air bags are not designed to inflate in rollovers,
side impacts, or rear impacts, because inflation would
not help the occupant.
The driver’s and right front passenger’s side impact air
bags are designed to inflate in moderate to severe side
crashes involving a front door.
A side impact air bag
will inflate if the crash severity is above the system’s
designed “threshold level.” The threshold level can
vary
with specific vehicle design. Side impact air bags are not
designed to inflate in frontal or near-frontal impacts,
rollovers
or rear impacts, because inflation would not
help the occupant.
A side impact air bag will only
deploy on the side of the vehicle that is struck. In
any particular crash, no one can say whether
an air
bag should have inflated simply because of the damage
to a vehicle or because of what the repair costs were. For
frontal air bags, inflation is determined by. the angle of
the impact and how quickly the vehicle slo3vs down in
frontal and near-frontal impacts. For side impact air
bags, inflation is determined
by the location of the
impact and how quickly the side of the vehicle deforms.
What makes an air bag inflate?
In an impact of sufficient severity, the air bag sensing
system detects that the vehicle is in a crash. For both
frontal and side impact air bags, the sensing system
triggers a release of gas from the inflator, which’inflates
the air bag. The inflator, air bag and related hardware are all part
of the air bag modules inside the steering
wheel, instrument panel and front doors.
How does an air bag restrain?
In moderate to severe frontal or near frontal collisions,
even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel or
the instrument panel. In moderate to severe side
collisions, even belted occupants can contact the inside of the vehicle. The air bag supplements the protection
provided by safety belts. Air bags distribute the force of the impact more evenly over the occupant’s upper body, stopping the occupant more gradually.
But the frontal air
bags would not help you in many types of collisions,

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primarily because an occupant’s motion is not toward the air bag. Side impact air bags would not help you in
many types of collisions, including frontal or near
frontal collisions, rollovers, and rear impacts, primarily
because an occupant’s motion is not toward those air
bags. Air bags should never be regarded as anything
more than a supplement to safety belts, and then only in
moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions for
the driver’s and right front passenger’s frontal air bags,
and only in moderate to severe side collisions for the
driver’s and right front passenger’s side impact air bags.
What will you see after an air bag inflates?
After an air bag inflates, it quickly deflates, so quickly
that some people may not even realize the air bag inflated. Some components of the air bag module
-- the
steering wheel hub for the driver’s air bag, the
instrument panel for the right front passenger’s bag, the
door for the driver and right front passenger’s side
impact air bags
-- will be hot for a short time. The parts
of the bag that come into contact with you may be
warm, but not too hot to touch. There will be some
smoke and dust coming from the vents in the deflated
air bags. Air bag inflation doesn’t prevent the driver
from seeing or being able to steer the vehicle, nor does it
stop people from leaving the vehicle.
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 a door.
Your vehicle has a feature that will automatically unlock
the doors and turn the interior lamps on when the frontal
air bags inflate (if battery power is available). You can
lock the doors again and turn the interior lamps
off by
using the door lock and interior lamp controls.
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