2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE Owners Manual

Notice:Do not let the LATCH attachments rubagainst the vehicle’s safety belts. This may damagethese parts. If necessary, move buckled safety beltsto avoid rubbing the LATCH attachments.
Do not fold the empty rear seat with a safety beltbuckled. This could damage the safety belt or theseat. Unbuckle and return the safety belt to itsstowed position, before folding the seat.
1. Attach and tighten the lower attachments to thelower anchors. If the child restraint does not havelower attachments or the desired seating positiondoes not have lower anchors, secure the childrestraint with the top tether and the safety belts.Refer to your child restraint manufacturerinstructions and the instructions in this manual.
1. 1. Find the lower anchors for the desiredseating position.
1. 2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
1. 3. Attach and tighten the lower attachments onthe child restraint to the lower anchors.
2. If the child restraint manufacturer recommends thatthe top tether be attached, attach and tighten thetop tether to the top tether anchor, if the vehiclehas one. Refer to the child restraint instructionsand the following steps:
2. 1. Find the top tether anchor.
2. 2. Route, attach and tighten the top tetheraccording to your child restraint instructionsand the following instructions:
If the position you areusing does not have aheadrest or head restraintand you are using asingle tether, route thetether over the seatback.
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If the position you areusing does not have aheadrest or head restraintand you are using a dualtether, route the tetherover the seatback.
If the position you areusing has an adjustableheadrest or head restraintand you are using a dualtether, route the tetheraround the headrest orhead restraint.
If the position you areusing has an adjustableheadrest or head restraintand you are using asingle tether, raise theheadrest or head restraintand route the tether underthe headrest or headrestraint and in betweenthe headrest or headrestraint posts.
3. Push and pull the child restraint in differentdirections to be sure it is secure.
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Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position
When securing a child restraint in a rear seatingposition, study the instructions that came with the childrestraint to make sure it is compatible with this vehicle.
If the child restraint has the LATCH system, seeLowerAnchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)onpage 2!59for how and where to install the childrestraint using LATCH. If a child restraint is secured inthe vehicle using a safety belt and it uses a top tether,seeLower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)on page 2!59for top tether anchor locations.
Do not secure a child seat in a position without a toptether anchor if a national or local law requires that thetop tether be anchored, or if the instructions that comewith the child restraint say that the top strap mustbe anchored.
In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing childrestraints have a top tether, and that the tether beattached.
If the child restraint does not have the LATCH system,you will be using the safety belt to secure the childrestraint in this position. Be sure to follow theinstructions that came with the child restraint.Secure the child in the child restraint when andas the instructions say.
If more than one child restraint needs to be installed inthe rear seat, be sure to readWhere to Put theRestraint on page 2!57.
The vehicle's lap!shoulder belts for the first and secondrow seating positions are equipped with free!falling latchplates. If the vehicle has a third row, the lap!shoulderbelts have either free!falling or cinching latch plates.
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Use the following pictures to determine the latch platestyle:
Free!Falling Latch Plate
Cinching Latch Plate
1. Put the child restraint on the seat.
2. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap andshoulder portions of the vehicle's safety beltthrough or around the restraint. The child restraintinstructions will show you how.
For third row seating positions, with cinching latchplates, tilt the latch plate to adjust the belt ifneeded.
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3. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Position the release button on the buckle so thatthe safety belt could be quickly unbuckled ifnecessary.
4. For passenger seating positions with alap!shoulder belt and a free!falling latch plate,pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out ofthe retractor to set the lock. When installing a childrestraint using a lap!shoulder belt and a cinchinglatch plate, skip Step 4 and proceed to Step 5.
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5. To tighten the belt, push down on the childrestraint, pull the shoulder portion of the belt totighten the lap portion of the belt and feed theshoulder belt back into the retractor. Wheninstalling a forward-facing child restraint, it may behelpful to use your knee to push down on the childrestraint as you tighten the belt.
6. If the child restraint has a top tether, follow thechild restraint manufacturer's instructions regardingthe use of the top tether. SeeLower Anchors andTethers for Children (LATCH)on page 2!59formore information.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in differentdirections to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, unbuckle the vehiclesafety belt and let it return to the stowed position.If the top tether is attached to a top tether anchor,disconnect it.
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position
{WARNING:
A child in a child restraint in the center front seat
can be badly injured or killed by the frontal
airbags if they inflate. Never secure a child
restraint in the center front seat. It is always
better to secure a child restraint in a rear seat.
Do not use child restraints in the center front seatposition.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position
This vehicle has airbags. A rear seat is a safer place tosecure a forward-facing child restraint. SeeWhere toPut the Restraint on page 2!57.
In addition, the vehicle may have a passenger sensingsystem which is designed to turn off the right frontpassenger frontal airbag under certain conditions. SeePassenger Sensing Systemon page 2!84andPassenger Airbag Status Indicatoron page 4!31formore information, including important safety information.
A label on the sun visor says,“Never put a rear-facingchild seat in the front.”This is because the risk to therear-facing child is so great, if the airbag deploys.
{WARNING:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger airbag inflates. This is because the
back of the rear-facing child restraint would be
very close to the inflating airbag.
(Continued)
WARNING: (Continued)
A child in a forward-facing child restraint can
be seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger airbag inflates and the passenger
seat is in a forward position.
The vehicle may have a passenger sensing
system which is designed to turn off the right front
passenger frontal airbag under certain conditions.
Even if the passenger sensing system,
if equipped, has turned off the right front
passenger frontal airbag, no system is fail-safe.
No one can guarantee that an airbag will not
deploy under some unusual circumstance, even
though it is turned off.
Secure rear-facing child restraints in a rear seat,
even if the airbag is off. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat,
always move the front passenger seat as far back
as it will go. It is better to secure the child restraint
in a rear seat.
SeePassenger Sensing Systemon page 2!84
for additional information.
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If the child restraint has the LATCH system, seeLowerAnchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)onpage 2!59for how and where to install the childrestraint using LATCH. If a child restraint is securedusing a safety belt and it uses a top tether, seeLowerAnchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)onpage 2!59for top tether anchor locations.
Do not secure a child seat in a position without a toptether anchor if a national or local law requires that thetop tether be anchored, or if the instructions that comewith the child restraint say that the top strap mustbe anchored.
In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing childrestraints have a top tether, and that the tether beattached.
You will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure thechild restraint in this position. Follow the instructionsthat came with the child restraint.
1. Move the seat as far back as it will go beforesecuring the forward-facing child restraint.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap andshoulder portions of the vehicle's safety beltthrough or around the restraint. The child restraintinstructions will show you how.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Position the release button on the buckle so thatthe safety belt could be quickly unbuckled ifnecessary.
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