2006 CADILLAC CTS V fold seats

Front Seats......................................................1-2
Manual Seats................................................1-2
Power Seats..................................................1-3
Power Lumbar ...............................................1-3
Heated Seats.................................................1-4
Reclining Seatbacks........................................1-5
Head Restraints.............................................1-8
Rear Seats.......................................................1-9
Split Folding Rear Seat...................................1-9
Safety Belts...................................................1-11
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone................1-11
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts......1-15
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly.................1-16
Driver Position..............................................1-16
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy..................1-22
Right Front Passenger Position.......................1-23
Rear Seat Passengers..................................1-23
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides....................1-26
Safety Belt Pretensioners...............................1-29
Safety Belt Extender.....................................1-29
Child Restraints.............................................1-30
Older Children..............................................1-30
Infants and Young Children............................1-32Child Restraint Systems.................................1-36
Where to Put the Restraint.............................1-40
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH)......................................1-41
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position....................................1-48
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position............................1-50
Airbag System...............................................1-54
Where Are the Airbags?................................1-56
When Should an Airbag Inate?.....................1-59
What Makes an Airbag Inate?.......................1-61
How Does an Airbag Restrain?.......................1-61
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?.....1-61
Passenger Sensing System............................1-63
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...........1-67
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle....................................................1-68
Restraint System Check..................................1-69
Checking the Restraint Systems......................1-69
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash............................................1-70
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Rear Seats
Split Folding Rear Seat
Your vehicle may have a split folding rear seat. A split
folding rear seat allows you to carry long cargo by
folding down part or all of the rear seat. Before you can
fold the rear seatback, you need to unlatch the center
seatbelt buckle.
Use the following steps to lower one or both of the rear
seatbacks:
1. Insert a tool with a
small tip into the slot
as shown to unlatch
the seatbelt buckle.
Then move the belt
to the side so it is
not in your way.2. There is a tab located
on the outboard sides
of the seatback. Pull
forward on the tab to
unlock the seatback.
Notice:Folding a rear seat with the safety belts
still fastened may cause damage to the seat or the
safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts
and return them to their normal stowed position
before folding a rear seat.
3. Fold the seatback down. This will allow you direct
access to the trunk.
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If you put things inside your vehicle, like suitcases,
tools, packages, or anything else, they will go as fast
as the vehicle goes. If you have to stop or turn quickly,
or if there is a crash, they will keep going.
{CAUTION:
Things you put inside your vehicle can strike
and injure people in a sudden stop or turn, or
in a crash.
Put things in the trunk of your vehicle. In a
trunk, put them as far forward as you can.
Try to spread the weight evenly.
Never stack heavier things, like suitcases,
inside the vehicle so that some of them
are above the tops of the seats.
Do not leave an unsecured child restraint
in your vehicle.
When you carry something inside the
vehicle, secure it whenever you can.
Do not leave a seat folded down unless
you need to.
Towing
Towing Your Vehicle
Consult your dealer or a professional towing service
if you need to have your disabled vehicle towed.
SeeRoadside Service on page 7-7.
If you want to tow your vehicle behind another vehicle
for recreational purposes (such as behind a motorhome),
see Recreational Vehicle Towing following.
Recreational Vehicle Towing
Recreational vehicle towing means towing your
vehicle behind another vehicle – such as behind
a motorhome. The two most common types of
recreational vehicle towing are known as “dinghy
towing” (towing your vehicle with all four wheels on
the ground) and “dolly towing” (towing your vehicle
with two wheels on the ground and two wheels up
on a device known as a “dolly”).
With the proper preparation and equipment, many
vehicles can be towed in these ways. See “Dinghy
Towing” and “Dolly Towing,” following.
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts........1-15
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-26
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-23
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-23
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-29
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-22
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-11
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-8
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Memory .....................................................2-52
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-3
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-5
Split Folding Rear Seat.................................. 1-9
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-48
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-50
Security Light.................................................3-45
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3Service (cont.)
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-41
Publications Ordering Information...................7-16
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-67
Setting the Time.............................................3-85
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-100
Shift, One-to-Four Message..............................3-52
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-34
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-36
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-9
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-94
Installing....................................................5-87
Removing...................................................5-85
Storing.......................................................5-93
Specications, Capacities...............................5-115
Speedometer..................................................3-33
Split Folding Rear Seat..................................... 1-9
Sport Mode Light............................................3-45
StabiliTrak
®System.........................................4-12
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-25
Status of Vehicle Systems, DIC........................3-54
Steering........................................................4-13
Steering Wheel Comfort Controls......................3-30
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-102
Steering Wheel, Recongurable
Steering Wheel Controls................................. 3-7
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