2001 CADILLAC CATERA Owners Manual

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CADILLAC CATERA 2001 1.G Owners Manual 1-21
Q:Whats wrong with this?
A:The shoulder belt is too loose. It wont give nearly
as much protection this way.
CAUTION:
You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is
too loose. In a crash, yo

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CADILLAC CATERA 2001 1.G Owners Manual 1-22
Q:Whats wrong with this?
A:The belt is buckled in the wrong place.
CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured if your belt is
buckled in the wrong place like this. In a crash,
the belt would go up ov

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CADILLAC CATERA 2001 1.G Owners Manual 1-23
Q:Whats wrong with this?
A:The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It should
be worn over the shoulder at all times.
CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured if you wear the
shoulder belt under yo

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CADILLAC CATERA 2001 1.G Owners Manual 1-24
Q:Whats wrong with this?
A:The belt is twisted across the body.
CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured by a twisted belt. 
In a crash, you wouldnt have the full width 
of the belt to spread impa

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CADILLAC CATERA 2001 1.G Owners Manual 1-25
To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.
The belt should go back out of the way.
Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out of the
way. If you slam the door on it, you can

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CADILLAC CATERA 2001 1.G Owners Manual 1-26
The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the
mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, its 
more likely that the fetus wont be hurt in a crash. 
For pregnant women, as for anyone, the

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CADILLAC CATERA 2001 1.G Owners Manual 1-27
Here are the most important things to know about the 
air bag systems:
CAUTION:
You can be severely injured or killed in a crash if
you arent wearing your safety belt 
-- even if you
have air ba

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CADILLAC CATERA 2001 1.G Owners Manual 1-28
CAUTION:
Both frontal and side impact air bags inflate 
with great force, faster than the blink of an eye. 
If youre too close to an inflating air bag, as you
would be if you were leaning forwar