1998 CADILLAC SEVILLE seats

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The 1998 Cadillac Seville 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 “SIR” system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
3-1 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
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Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
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 vehicle 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 System
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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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
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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 Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the power seats -- how to
adjust them, and also about reclining front seatbacks,
lumbar adjustments, heated seats and head restraints.
Power Seats
The power seat
controls are located on
the outboard side
of
the front seat cushion.
Power Lumbar Control (If Equipped)
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The lumbar control is
located on the
outboard side
of each
front seat. Use the
power seat control first to get the proper
position. Then
proceed with the
lumbar adjustment.
To reshape the lower seatback, press the lumbar control
forward to increase support and rearward
to decrease
support. Press the control up or down to raise or lower
the support mechanism.
Move the front of the control up or down to adjust Keep in mind, that as your seating position changes, as it
the front portion of the cushion up or down. may during long trips,
so should the position of your
Move the rear of the control to adjust the rear portion
of the cushion up or down.
Lift up or push down on the whole control at the
same time to move the entire seat up or down. lumbar support. Adjust the seat
as needed.
To move the whole seat forward or backward, slide
the control in the direction
of the center arrow.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A second &or, seating and column position may be
programmed by repeating the above steps and pressing
button
2. Each time a memory button is pressed, a single
beep will sound through the radio. Each time button
1 or 2
is pressed, the memory positions will be recalled. At the
factory, the exit position is preset with the steering wheel
full up and the seat full back. However, two personalized
exit positions can
be set by first recalling the driving
position (Driver
“1” or “2”), positioning the wheel and
seat in the desired exit positions and then pressing the
MEMORY SET and, within five seconds, pressing the
EXIT button. The exit position for either previously set
driver can
be recalled by pressing the EXIT button.
Heated Seat (Option)
This option is only available if your vehicle is equipped
with the power lumbar control feature.
The front seat controls are
located in the center
console. The rear seat
controls, for the outboard
positions only, are located on the rear door (note that
only the outboard positions
in the rear seats are heated).
Push the button once for a high setting, twice for a low
setting, and a third time to turn
off the heated 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.
The heated seats can only be used when the ignition is
turned on. The heating elements in the seats
automatically
turn off when the vehicle’s ignition is
turned off.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
The power controls
are located on the
outboard side
of each
front seat. Press the
top of the control
forward or rearward
to adjust the seatback
angle. Push up or
down to adjust the
headrest and shoulder belt.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
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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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.)
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine @ If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an
home, why should I wear safety belts?
accident -- even one that isn’t your fault -- you and
your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver
doesn’t protect you
from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25 miles (40 km) of
home. And the greatest number of serious injuries
and deaths occur at speeds of less than
40 mph
(65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. And there are different rules
for smaller children and babies. If a child will be
riding in your vehicle, 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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A rear-facing infant restraint (B) positions an infant
to face the rear of the vehicle. Rear-facing infant
restraints
are designed for infants of up to about
20 lbs. (9 kg) and about one year of age. This type
of restraint faces the rear so that the infant’s head,
neck and body can have the support they need
in a
crash. Some infant seats come in two parts
-- the
base stays secured in the vehicle and the seat part
is removable.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A booster seat (F, G) is designed for children who
are about
40 to 60 lbs. (18 to 27 kg) and about four
to eight years of age. It’s designed to improve the
fit
of the vehicle’s safety belt system. Booster seats
with shields use lap-only belts; however, booster
seats without shields use lap-shoulder belts.
Booster seats can
also help a child to see out
the window.
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