2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE Owners Manual

5. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out ofthe retractor to set the lock.6. 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.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in differentdirections to be sure it is secure.
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If the vehicle is equipped with the passenger sensingsystem, and when the passenger sensing system hasturned off the right front passenger frontal airbag, the offindicator in the passenger airbag status indicator shouldlight and stay lit when you start the vehicle. SeePassenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 4!31.
If a child restraint has been installed and the onindicator is lit, see“If the On Indicator is Lit for aChild Restraint”underPassenger Sensing Systemonpage 2!84for more information.
To remove the child restraint, unbuckle the vehiclesafety belt and let it return to the stowed position.
Airbag System
The vehicle has the following airbags:
.A frontal airbag for the driver.
.A frontal airbag for the right front passenger.
.A roof-rail airbag for the driver and passengerdirectly behind the driver.
.A roof-rail airbag for the right front passenger andthe person seated directly behind that passenger.
The vehicle may have the following airbags:
.A seat!mounted side impact airbag for the driver.
.A seat!mounted side impact airbag for the rightfront passenger.
.If the vehicle has a third row seat, it will have athird row roof-rail airbag.
All of the airbags in the vehicle will have the wordAIRBAG embossed in the trim or on an attached labelnear the deployment opening.
For frontal airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear on themiddle part of the steering wheel for the driver and onthe instrument panel for the right front passenger.
With seat!mounted side impact airbags, the wordAIRBAG will appear on the side of the seatback closestto the door.
With roof-rail airbags, the word AIRBAG will appearalong the headliner or trim.
Airbags are designed to supplement the protectionprovided by safety belts. Even though today's airbagsare also designed to help reduce the risk of injury fromthe force of an inflating bag, all airbags must inflate veryquickly to do their job.
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Here are the most important things to know about theairbag system:
{WARNING:
You can be severely injured or killed in a crash if
you are not wearing your safety belt—even if you
have airbags. Airbags are designed to work with
safety belts, but do not replace them. Also,
airbags are not designed to deploy in every crash.
In some crashes safety belts are your only
restraint. SeeWhen Should an Airbag Inflate?on
page 2!80.
Wearing your safety belt during a crash helps
reduce your chance of hitting things inside the
vehicle or being ejected from it. Airbags are
“supplemental restraints”to the safety belts.
Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety belt
properly—whether or not there is an airbag for
that person.
{WARNING:
Airbags inflate with great force, faster than the
blink of an eye. Anyone who is up against, or very
close to, any airbag when it inflates can be
seriously injured or killed. Do not sit unnecessarily
close to the airbag, as you would be if you were
sitting on the edge of your seat or leaning forward.
Safety belts help keep you in position before and
during a crash. Always wear your safety belt,
even with airbags. The driver should sit as far
back as possible while still maintaining control of
the vehicle.
Occupants should not lean on or sleep against the
door or side windows in seating positions with
seat-mounted side impact airbags and/or roof-rail
airbags.
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{WARNING:
Children who are up against, or very close to, any
airbag when it inflates can be seriously injured or
killed. Airbags plus lap-shoulder belts offer
protection for adults and older children, but not for
young children and infants. Neither the vehicle's
safety belt system nor its airbag system is
designed for them. Young children and infants
need the protection that a child restraint system
can provide. Always secure children properly in
your vehicle. To read how, seeOlder Childrenon
page 2!49orInfants and Young Childrenon
page 2!52.
There is an airbagreadiness light on theinstrument panelcluster, which showsthe airbag symbol.
The system checks the airbag electrical system formalfunctions. The light tells you if there is an electricalproblem. SeeAirbag Readiness Lighton page 4!30formore information.
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Where Are the Airbags?
The driver's frontal airbag is in the middle of thesteering wheel.
The right front passenger's frontal airbag is in theinstrument panel on the passenger's side.
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Driver Side Shown, Passenger Side Similar
If the vehicle has seat!mounted side impact airbags forthe driver and right front passenger, they are in the sideof the seatbacks closest to the door.
Driver Side shown, Passenger Side similar
The roof-rail airbags for the driver, right front passenger,and second row outboard passengers are in the ceilingabove the side windows.
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Driver Side shown, Passenger Side similar
If the vehicle has a third row passenger seat, theroof-rail airbags are located in the ceiling above the rearwindows for the outboard passenger positions in thethird row.
{WARNING:
If something is between an occupant and an
airbag, the airbag might not inflate properly or it
might force the object into that person causing
severe injury or even death. The path of an
inflating airbag must be kept clear. Do not put
anything between an occupant and an airbag, and
do not attach or put anything on the steering
wheel hub or on or near any other airbag
covering.
Do not use seat accessories that block the
inflation path of a seat-mounted side impact
airbag.
Never secure anything to the roof of a vehicle with
roof-rail airbags by routing a rope or tie down
through any door or window opening. If you do,
the path of an inflating roof-rail airbag will be
blocked.
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When Should an Airbag Inflate?
Frontal airbags are designed to inflate in moderate tosevere frontal or near-frontal crashes to help reduce thepotential for severe injuries mainly to the driver's or rightfront passenger's head and chest. However, they areonly designed to inflate if the impact exceeds apredetermined deployment threshold. Deploymentthresholds are used to predict how severe a crash islikely to be in time for the airbags to inflate and helprestrain the occupants.
Whether the frontal airbags will or should deploy is notbased on how fast the vehicle is traveling. It dependslargely on what you hit, the direction of the impact, andhow quickly the vehicle slows down.
Frontal airbags may inflate at different crash speeds.For example:
.If the vehicle hits a stationary object, the airbagscould inflate at a different crash speed than if thevehicle hits a moving object.
.If the vehicle hits an object that deforms, theairbags could inflate at a different crash speedthan if the vehicle hits an object does not deform.
.If the vehicle hits a narrow object (like a pole), theairbags could inflate at a different crash speedthan if the vehicle hits a wide object (like a wall).
.If the vehicle goes into an object at an angle, theairbags could inflate at a different crash speedthan if the vehicle goes straight into the object.
Thresholds can also vary with specific vehicle design.
Frontal airbags are not intended to inflate during vehiclerollovers, rear impacts, or in many side impacts.
In addition, the vehicle has dual-stage frontal airbags.Dual-stage airbags adjust the restraint according tocrash severity. The vehicle has electronic frontalsensors, which help the sensing system distinguishbetween a moderate frontal impact and a more severefrontal impact. For moderate frontal impacts, dual-stageairbags inflate at a level less than full deployment. Formore severe frontal impacts, full deployment occurs.
The vehicle has a seat position sensor. Vehicles withdual stage airbags also have seat position sensorswhich enable the sensing system to monitor the positionof the driver seat.
The seat position sensor provides information that isused to determine if the airbags should deploy at areduced level or at full deployment.
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