2010 CADILLAC DTS Owners Manual

Do not have a seatback reclined if the vehicle ismoving.
Center Seat
The vehicle may have a front center seat. This seat canbe converted to a storage area by lowering theseatback. SeeCenter Flex Storage Unit on page 3-56.
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Rear Seats
Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have heated rear seats.
To operate the rear heated seats, the ignition mustbe on.
The buttons are located onthe rear doors.
I(Heated Seatback):Press to turn on the heated
seatback.
J(Heated Seat and Seatback):Press to turn on the
heated seat and seatback.
Press a button to turn on the desired feature. A light onthat button will display to show which feature is on.
Each feature has three temperature settings indicatedby three lights next to the buttons. The highestsetting shows three lights, two is medium and one isthe lowest.
When you press a button, the feature will turn on at thehighest setting. Each time you press the button, thefeature will go down one temperature setting.
To turn the feature off, keep pressing the button untilthe display lights turn off.
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Rear Seat Pass-Through Door
Your vehicle has a pass-through door that providesaccess to the trunk from the rear seats. See “Rear SeatPass-Through Door” underTrunk on page 3-12.
Power Lumbar
Your vehicle may be equipped with four-way lumbarsupport, without the massage feature, for the outboardrear seat positions.
The rear lumbar supportcontrols are located on therear doors in front of theheated seat buttons.
To turn on the lumbar support feature, press the front ofthe control to increase support or rearward to decreasesupport. The lumbar control can also be moved upand down to adjust the location of the support.
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Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This section of the manual describes how to usesafety belts properly. It also describes some things notto do with safety belts.
{WARNING:
Do not let anyone ride where a safety belt cannot
be worn properly. In a crash, if you or your
passenger(s) are not wearing safety belts, the
injuries can be much worse. You can hit things
inside the vehicle harder or be ejected from the
vehicle. You and your passenger(s) can be
seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, you
might not be, if you are buckled up. Always fasten
your safety belt, and check that your passenger(s)
are restrained properly too.
{WARNING:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,
inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people
riding in these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to
ride in any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a
safety belt properly.
This vehicle has indicators as a reminder to buckle thesafety belts. SeeSafety Belt Reminders on page 4-49for additional information.
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the lawrequires wearing safety belts. Here is why:
You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do havea crash, you do not know if it will be a serious one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be soserious that even buckled up, a person would notsurvive. But most crashes are in between. In many ofthem, people who buckle up can survive and sometimeswalk away. Without safety belts, they could havebeen badly hurt or killed.
After more than 40 years of safety belts in vehicles, thefacts are clear. In most crashes buckling up doesmatter... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast asit goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seaton wheels.
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Put someone on it.Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The riderdoes not stop.
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The person keeps going until stopped by something.In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield...or the instrument panel...
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or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance,and your strongest bones take the forces. That is whysafety belts make such good sense.
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts
Q:Will I be trapped in the vehicle after a crash ifI am wearing a safety belt?
A:Youcouldbe — whether you are wearing a safety
belt or not. But your chance of being conscious
during and after an accident, so youcanunbuckle
and get out, ismuchgreater if you are belted.
And you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you are
upside down.
Q:If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have towear safety belts?
A:Airbags are supplemental systems only; so they
workwithsafety belts — not instead of them.
Whether or not an airbag is provided, all occupants
still have to buckle up to get the most protection.
That is true not only in frontal collisions, but
especially in side and other collisions.
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