2007 CADILLAC SRX seats

Seats and Restraint Systems
....................... 7
Front Seats
.............................................. 9
Rear Seats
............................................. 18
Safety Belts
............................................ 22
Child Restraints
...................................... 43
Airbag System
........................................ 70
Restraint System Check
......................... 89
Features and Controls
................................ 91
Keys
....................................................... 93
Doors and Locks
.................................. 100
Windows
............................................... 108
Theft-Deterrent Systems
....................... 112
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
....... 116
Mirrors
.................................................. 134
OnStar
®System
................................... 139Universal Home Remote System
.......... 143
Storage Areas
...................................... 153
Sunroof
................................................ 156
Instrument Panel
....................................... 161
Instrument Panel Overview
................... 164
Climate Controls
................................... 189
Warning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators
.......................................... 197
Driver Information Center (DIC)
............ 214
Audio System(s)
................................... 240
Driving Your Vehicle
................................. 273
Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle
..................................... 274
Towing
................................................. 328
2007 Cadillac SRX Owner ManualM
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
CADILLAC, the CADILLAC Crest and Wreath, and
the name SRX are registered trademarks of
General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the
time it was printed. We reserve the right to
make changes to the product after that time
without notice. For vehicles rst sold in Canada,
substitute the name “General Motors of Canada
Limited” for Cadillac Motor Car Division whenever
it appears in this manual.This manual describes features that may be
available in this model, but your vehicle may not
have all of them. For example, more than one
entertainment system may be offered or your
vehicle may have been ordered without a front
passenger or rear seats.
Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there
if it is needed while you are on the road. If the
vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle.
Canadian Owners
A French language copy of this manual can be
obtained from your dealer or from:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 15861908 A First Printing
©2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this manual you will nd these notices:
Notice:These mean there is something
that could damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage
the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be
covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could
be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help
avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors
or in different words.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They
use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along
with the text describing the operation or information
relating to a specic component, control, message,
gage, or indicator.
If you need help guring out a specic name of a
component, gage, or indicator, reference the
following topics:
Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
Features and Controls in Section 2
Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
Climate Controls in Section 3
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in
Section 3
Audio System(s) in Section 3
Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5
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Front Seats..................................................... 9
Manual Seats................................................ 9
Power Seats............................................... 10
Power Lumbar............................................. 10
Heated Seats.............................................. 11
Memory Seat and Mirrors............................ 12
Reclining Seatbacks.................................... 14
Head Restraints.......................................... 17
Rear Seats.................................................... 18
Rear Seat Operation................................... 18
Stowable Seat............................................. 20
Safety Belts.................................................. 22
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone........... 22
Questions and Answers About Safety
Belts........................................................ 26
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............. 27
Driver Position............................................. 27Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.............. 35
Right Front Passenger Position................... 36
Rear Seat Passengers................................ 36
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides................ 39
Safety Belt Pretensioners............................ 42
Safety Belt Extender................................... 42
Child Restraints............................................ 43
Older Children............................................. 43
Infants and Young Children......................... 46
Child Restraint Systems.............................. 49
Where to Put the Restraint.......................... 53
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH).................................................. 55
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position........................................... 62
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position.................................. 65
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Airbag System.............................................. 70
Where Are the Airbags?.............................. 73
When Should an Airbag Inate?.................. 77
What Makes an Airbag Inate?................... 79
How Does an Airbag Restrain?................... 79
What Will You See After an Airbag
Inates?................................................... 80
Passenger Sensing System......................... 81Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...... 87
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle.......................... 88
Restraint System Check............................... 89
Checking the Restraint Systems.................. 89
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash................................................... 90
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Manual Seats
{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.
Your vehicle may have manual seats. To adjust the
seat, lift the bar under the front of the seat to unlock
it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release
the bar. Try to move the seat back and forth with
your body to be sure the seat is locked in place.
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Power Seats
If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used
to operate them are located on the outboard
side of the seats.
Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding
the horizontal control forward or rearward.
Raise or lower the front part of the seat
cushion by moving the front of the horizontal
control up or down.
Raise or lower the rear part of the seat
cushion by moving the rear of the horizontal
control up or down.
Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the
entire horizontal control up or down.
The vertical control is used for reclining your
seatback. See “Power Reclining Seatbacks” under
Reclining Seatbacks on page 14for more
information.
Power Lumbar
Your vehicle may have
this feature. The driver’s
and passenger’s
seatback lumbar support
can be adjusted by
moving the control
located on the outboard
side of the seat
cushions.
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To increase or decrease support, hold the control
forward or rearward. Keep in mind that as your
seating position changes, as it may during
long trips, so should the position of your lumbar
support. Adjust the seat as needed.
Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have
heated front seats. The
controls are located
on the driver’s and
passenger’s doors,
near the door handle.
I(Heated Seatback):Press this button to turn
on the heated seatback.The light on the button will come on to indicate
that the feature is working. Press the button
to cycle through the temperature settings of high,
medium, and low and to turn the heat to the
seatback off. Indicator lights next to the button
show the level of heat selected: three for high,
two for medium, and one for low.
J(Heated Seat and Seatback):Press this
button to turn on the heated seat and seatback.
The light on the button will come on to indicate that
the feature is working. Press the button to cycle
through the temperature settings of high, medium,
and low and to turn the heat to the seat off.
Indicator lights next to the button will show 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 you want to
use the heated seat feature after you restart your
vehicle, you will need to press the appropriate
heated seat or seatback button again.
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