2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE Owners Manual

Q: What is wrong with this?
A:The lap belt is too loose. It will not give nearly asmuch protection this way.
{WARNING:
You can be seriously hurt if your lap belt is too
loose. In a crash, you could slide under the lap
belt and apply force on your abdomen. This could
cause serious or even fatal injuries. The lap belt
should be worn low and snug on the hips, just
touching the thighs.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A:The belt is buckled in the wrong buckle.
{WARNING:
You can be seriously injured if your belt is buckled
in the wrong place like this. In a crash, the belt
would go up over your abdomen. The belt forces
would be there, not on the pelvic bones. This
could cause serious internal injuries. Always
buckle your belt into the buckle nearest you.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A:The belt is over an armrest.
{WARNING:
You can be seriously injured if your belt goes over
an armrest like this. The belt would be much too
high. In a crash, you can slide under the belt. The
belt force would then be applied on the abdomen,
not on the pelvic bones, and that could cause
serious or fatal injuries. Be sure the belt goes
under the armrests.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A:The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It shouldbe worn over the shoulder at all times.
{WARNING:
You can be seriously injured if you wear the
shoulder belt under your arm. In a crash, your
body would move too far forward, which would
increase the chance of head and neck injury.
Also, the belt would apply too much force to the
ribs, which are not as strong as shoulder bones.
You could also severely injure internal organs like
your liver or spleen. The shoulder belt should go
over the shoulder and across the chest.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A:The belt is behind the body.
{WARNING:
You can be seriously injured by not wearing the
lap-shoulder belt properly. In a crash, you would
not be restrained by the shoulder belt. Your body
could move too far forward increasing the chance
of head and neck injury. You might also slide
under the lap belt. The belt force would then be
applied right on the abdomen. That could cause
serious or fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should
go over the shoulder and across the chest.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A:The belt is twisted across the body.
{WARNING:
You can be seriously injured by a twisted belt. In a
crash, you would not have the full width of the belt
to spread impact forces. If a belt is twisted, make
it straight so it can work properly, or ask your
dealer/retailer to fix it.
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Lap-Shoulder Belt
All seating positions in the vehicle have a lap-shoulderbelt except for the center front passenger position,if equipped, which has a lap belt. SeeLap Beltonpage 2!47for more information.
The lap!shoulder belts for the first and second rowseating 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.
Use the following pictures to determine the latchplate style:
Free-Falling Latch Plate
Cinching Latch Plate
The following instructions explain how to wear alap-shoulder belt properly.
1. Adjust the seat, if the seat is adjustable, so youcan sit up straight. To see how, see“Seats”inthe Index.
2. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.Do not let it get twisted.
The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you pull the beltacross you very quickly. If this happens, let the beltgo back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the beltacross you more slowly.
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If the shoulder portion of a passenger belt with afree!falling latch plate is pulled out all the way, thechild restraint locking feature may be engaged.If this happens, let the belt go back all the wayand start again.
Engaging the child restraint locking featurein the right front seating position may affect thepassenger sensing system, if equipped. SeePassenger Sensing Systemon page 2!84formore information.
If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, forlap!shoulder belts with cinching latch plates, tilt thelatch plate and keep pulling the safety belt until itcan be buckled.
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