2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE child restraint

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.
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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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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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{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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Passenger Sensing System
If the vehicle has the passenger airbag status indicatorpictured in the following illustration, then the vehicle hasa passenger sensing system for the right frontpassenger position. The passenger airbag statusindicator, if equipped, is visible on the overhead consolewhen the vehicle is started.
In addition, if the vehicle has a passenger sensingsystem for the right front passenger position, thelabel on the vehicle's sun visors refers to“ADVANCED AIRBAGS”.
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The words ON and OFF, or the symbol for on and off,will be visible during the system check. If you are usingremote start, if equipped, to start the vehicle from adistance, you may not see the system check. When thesystem check is complete, either the word ON or OFF,or the symbol for on or off, will be visible. SeePassenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 4!31.
The passenger sensing system will turn off the rightfront passenger frontal airbag under certain conditions.The driver airbag, seat!mounted side impact airbags (ifequipped) and the roof-rail airbags are not affected bythe passenger sensing system.
The passenger sensing system works with sensors thatare part of the right front passenger seat and safetybelt. The sensors are designed to detect the presenceof a properly-seated occupant and determine if the rightfront passenger frontal airbag should be enabled (mayinflate) or not.
According to accident statistics, children are safer whenproperly secured in a rear seat in the correct childrestraint for their weight and size.
We recommend that children be secured in a rear seat,including: an infant or a child riding in a rear-facing childrestraint; a child riding in a forward-facing child seat; anolder child riding in a booster seat; and children, whoare large enough, using safety belts.
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.
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