2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV belt

Seats and Restraint Systems....................... 7
Front Seats
.............................................. 9
Rear Seats
............................................. 18
Safety Belts
............................................ 38
Child Restraints
...................................... 60
Airbag System
........................................ 90
Restraint System Check
....................... 108
Features and Controls.............................. 111
Keys
..................................................... 113
Doors and Locks
.................................. 123
Windows
............................................... 133
Theft-Deterrent Systems
....................... 135
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
..... 139
Mirrors
.................................................. 157
OnStar
®System
................................... 165
Universal Home Remote System
.......... 167
Storage Areas
...................................... 178
Sunroof
................................................ 186Instrument Panel....................................... 189
Instrument Panel Overview
................... 192
Climate Controls
................................... 220
Warning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators
.......................................... 228
Driver Information Center (DIC)
............ 245
Audio System(s)
................................... 270
Driving Your Vehicle................................. 321
Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle
..................................... 322
Towing
................................................. 376
Service and Appearance Care.................. 393
Service
................................................. 396
Fuel
...................................................... 398
Checking Things Under the Hood
......... 404
All-Wheel Drive
..................................... 443
Rear Axle
............................................. 444
Front Axle
............................................ 445
2007 Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner ManualM
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Front Seats..................................................... 9
Power Seats................................................. 9
Power Lumbar............................................. 10
Heated Seats.............................................. 11
Heated and Cooled Seats........................... 12
Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals.............. 13
Power Reclining Seatbacks......................... 15
Head Restraints.......................................... 17
Center Seat................................................ 18
Rear Seats.................................................... 18
Heated Seats.............................................. 18
60/40 Split Bench Seat (Second Row)........ 19
Bucket Seats (Second Row)........................ 26
Third Row Seat........................................... 33
Safety Belts.................................................. 38
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone........... 38
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................. 42
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............. 43
Driver Position............................................. 43Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment................. 50
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.............. 51
Right Front Passenger Position................... 51
Center Front Passenger Position................. 52
Rear Seat Passengers................................ 53
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides................ 56
Safety Belt Pretensioners............................ 59
Safety Belt Extender................................... 59
Child Restraints............................................ 60
Older Children............................................. 60
Infants and Young Children......................... 63
Child Restraint Systems.............................. 67
Where to Put the Restraint.......................... 72
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH).................................................. 73
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position........................................... 82
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Front Seat Position.................................. 85
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position.................................. 86
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your
vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.
Even if you buckle up, your safety belts
cannot do their job when you are reclined
like this.
CAUTION: (Continued)
CAUTION: (Continued)
The shoulder belt cannot do its job. In a
crash, you could go into it, receiving neck
or other injuries.
The lap belt cannot 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.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
Your vehicle has a memory function which allows
seat settings to be saved and recalled. See
Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals on page 13.
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Center Seat
Your vehicle may have a front center seat. The
seatback doubles as an armrest and cupholder/
storage area for the driver and passenger when the
center seat is not used. Do not use it as a seating
position when the seatback is folded down.
For information on safety belts for this position,
seeCenter Front Passenger Position on page 52.
Rear Seats
Heated Seats
The rear seats have
the heated seat feature,
the buttons used to
control this feature are
located on the Rear
Seat Audio (RSA) panel.
M(Heated Seat):To heat the seat cushion,
press the button with the heated seat symbol.
A heated seat symbol will be shown in the RSA
display to indicate that the feature is on. Press the
button to cycle through the temperature settings
of high, medium, and low, and to turn it off.
Driver’s Side RSA
Heated Seat Button
Only shown
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Indicator bars next to the symbol will designate
the level of heat selected: three for high,
two for medium, and one for low.
The heated seats will be canceled ten seconds
after the ignition is turned off. If the vehicle
is restarted, the heated seat button will need to
be pressed again to restart the feature.
60/40 Split Bench Seat
(Second Row)
If your vehicle has a 60/40 split bench, the seat(s)
can be folded for additional cargo space or
folded and tumbled for easy entry and exit to the
third row seats, if your vehicle has them. These
seats will have either the manual fold and tumble
feature or the automatic seat release fold and
tumble feature.
Manual Fold and Tumble Feature
Folding and Tumbling the Seat(s)
To fold and tumble the seat, do the following:
1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front
of, or on the seat.
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.
2. Lift the lever, located on the outboard side of
the seat, to release the seatback.
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Returning the Seat(s) to the Sitting
Position
To return the seat to the sitting position, do the
following:
1. Pull the seat down until it latches to the oor.
The seatback cannot be raised if the seat is
not latched to the oor.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked.
2. Lift the seatback and push it rearward. Push
and pull on the seatback to make sure it is
locked.
{CAUTION:
A safety belt that is improperly routed,
not properly attached, or twisted will not
provide the protection needed in a crash.
The person wearing the belt could be
seriously injured. After raising the rear
seatback, always check to be sure that the
safety belts are properly routed and
attached, and are not twisted.
3. Make sure the safety belt in the center
seating position is not caught between the
two seats and is not twisted.
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Folding and Tumbling the Seat(s) from the
Third Row Seats
{CAUTION:
Using the third row seating position while
the second row is folded, or folded and
tumbled, could cause injury in a sudden
stop or crash. Be sure to return the seat
to the passenger seating position. Push
and pull on the seat to make sure it is
locked into place.
To fold and tumble the seat from the third rows, if
your vehicle has them, do the following:
1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front
of, or on the seat.
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.2. Lift the lever(s), located on the bottom rear of
the second row seat(s) on the inboard side, to
release the seatback. The seatback will fold
forward.
3. Lift the same lever again to release the rear
of the seat from the oor. The seat will
tumble forward automatically.
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Automatic Release Fold and Tumble
Feature
The transmission must be in PARK (P) for this
feature to work.
Folding and Tumbling the Seat(s)
{CAUTION:
Automatically folding and tumbling the
seat when someone is sitting in the seat,
could cause injury to the person sitting
there. Always make sure there is no one
sitting in the seat before pressing the
automatic seat release button.
To fold and tumble the seat, do the following:
1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front
of, or on the seat.
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.2. From the front
seats, press one of
the automatic
seat release buttons
located on the
overhead console.
When accessing the third row seats, if your
vehicle has them, from the outside of the
vehicle, press the button on the panel behind
either rear door.
One press of the button automatically folds the
seatback at and tumbles the seat forward.
There will be a slight delay between the folding
of the seatback and the tumbling of the seat.Overhead Console
Buttons shown, Panel
Button similar
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