1999 CADILLAC CATERA Owners Manual

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you'll find information about the seats in your vehicle 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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-10 Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
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-15 Here are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
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-16 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
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-16 Driver Position
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-23 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
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-24 Right Front Passenger Position
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-24 Air Bag Systems1
-32 Safety Belt Pretensioners
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-32 Rear Seat Passengers
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-36 Children
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-39 Child Restraints
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-49 Larger Children
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-52 Safety Belt Extender
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-52 Checking Your Restraint Systems
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-53 Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash

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Seats and Seat Controls
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 Lumbar Support
The lumbar control is
located on the side of each
front seatback closest to the
door. The control provides
additional support to your
lower back and works
independently of other
seat controls.
Use the seat controls first to get the proper seating
position. Then proceed with the lumbar adjustment.
The upper and lower seatback can be adjusted using the
small hand
-wheel control. Turn the control forward to
increase support and rearward to decrease support.Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as it
may during long trips, so should the position of the
lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.
Power Seats
The power seat controls are located on the side of the
front seat cushions closest to the door.

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.

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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: Manually moving the seat requires turning the
crank handle many times.
The crank handle is provided in the tool kit located in
the trunk. To access, pull the red handle on the
passenger's side of the trunk.
Memory Seat and Mirrors
These buttons are located on the side of the driver's seat
closest to the door. They are used to program and recall
your desired memory settings.
To begin, adjust the driver's seat to a comfortable
position. Also adjust the interior and exterior mirrors.
Press memory button ªMº and memory button ª1º at the
same time and hold for five seconds.
Seat and mirror positions may be programmed for
two additional drivers by repeating the above steps and
pressing memory button ª2º or ª3º instead of
memory button ª1.º

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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.
Also note that if you try to adjust the driver's memory
seat and it doesn't move, try opening and closing the
driver's door. This will re
-activate power to the driver's
seat as power to the driver's seat ªtimes outº after
30 seconds. (Power to the passenger's seat is
always present.)
Heated Front Seat (Option)
This control is 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 match your
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. The heating system shuts off
automatically when the ignition is turned off.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
The power control is
located on the side of each
front seatback closest to the
door. Press the control
forward or rearward to
adjust the seatback.

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But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
CAUTION:
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.
Removable Head Restraints
CAUTION:
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.
For more cargo space or to fold down the front
passenger's seat, you may need to remove the head
restraint. Press both release buttons at the top of the
seatback and slide the head restraint out of the height
adjust tubes.

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The head restraint should be stored securely on the
driver's side of the trunk as shown.
Replace the head restraint when you have finished
carrying cargo or when the passenger's seat is returned
to its normal upright position.
Rear Seats
CAUTION:
A safety belt that is twisted or not properly
attached won't provide the protection needed in a
crash. A person wearing a twisted or not
properly attached belt could be seriously injured.
After raising the rear seatback, always check to
be sure that the safety belt is not twisted and is
properly attached.

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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.
Before you can fold the rear seat, you need to unlatch
the center buckle.
Insert a key or a similar
object into the slot as shown
to unlatch the buckle. Move
the belt to the side so it is
not in your way.
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.