2017 CADILLAC CTS Owners Manual

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belt to secure the child restraint.
Be sure to follow the instructions that
came with the child restraint.
If more than one child restraint needs
to be installed in the rear seat, be sure
to readWhere to Put the Restraint 088.
1. Put the child restraint on the seat.
2. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of
the vehicle safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show
you how.3. Push the latch plate into thebuckle until it clicks. If the latch
plate will not go fully into the
buckle, check if the correct
buckle is being used.
Position the release button on
the buckle, away from the child
restraint system, so that the
safety belt could be quickly
unbuckled if necessary.
4. To tighten the belt, push downon the child restraint, pull the
shoulder portion of the belt to
tighten the lap portion of the
belt, and feed the shoulder belt
back into the retractor. When
installing a forward-facing child restraint, it may be helpful to use
your knee to push down on the
child restraint as you tighten
the belt.
If the child restraint system has
a lock-off mechanism, use it to
secure the vehicle safety belt
5. If the child restraint has a top tether, follow the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions
regarding the use of the top
tether. See Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) 089.
6. Before placing a child in the child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. Push and
pull the child restraint in
different directions to be sure it
is secure.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and
let it return to the stowed position.
If the top tether is attached to a top
tether anchor, disconnect it.

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Securing Child Restraints
(With the Safety Belt in the
Front Seat)
This vehicle has airbags. A rear seat is
a safer place to secure a
forward-facing child restraint. See
Where to Put the Restraint088.
In addition, the vehicle has a
passenger sensing system which is
designed to turn off the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag and
knee airbag under certain conditions.
See Passenger Sensing System 077 and
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator 0122.
Never put a rear-facing child seat in
the front. This is because the risk to
the rear-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 front outboard
passenger frontal airbag inflates. (Continued)
Warning (Continued)
This is because the back of the
rear-facing child restraint would be
very close to the inflating airbag.
A child in a forward-facing child
restraint can be seriously injured or
killed if the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag inflates
and the passenger seat is in a
forward position.
Even if the passenger sensing
system has turned off the front
outboard passenger airbag(s), no
system is fail-safe. No one can
guarantee that an airbag will not
deploy under some unusual
circumstance, even though the
airbag(s) are off.
Secure rear-facing child restraints
in a rear seat, even if the airbag(s)
are off. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the
front outboard passenger seat,
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
always move the seat as far back as
it will go. It is better to secure the
child restraint in a rear seat.
SeePassenger Sensing System 077
for additional information.
If the child restraint uses a top tether,
see Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 089 for top
tether anchor locations.
Do not secure a child seat in a
position without a top tether anchor if
a national or local law requires that
the top tether be anchored, or if the
instructions that come with the child
restraint say that the top strap must
be anchored.
When using the lap-shoulder belt to
secure the child restraint in this
position, follow the instructions that
came with the child restraint and the
following instructions:
1. Move the seat as far back as it will go before securing the
forward-facing child restraint.
Move the seat upward or the

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seatback to an upright position,
if needed, to get a tight
installation of the child restraint.
When the passenger sensing
system has turned off the front
outboard passenger frontal
airbag and knee airbag, the off
indicator on the passenger airbag
status indicator should light and
stay lit when you start the
vehicle. SeePassenger Airbag
Status Indicator 0122.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of
the vehicle's safety belt through
or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show
you how.
Tilt the latch plate to adjust the
belt if needed.
4. Push the latch plate into thebuckle until it clicks. Position the release button on
the buckle, away from the child
restraint system, so that the
safety belt could be quickly
unbuckled if necessary.
5. To tighten the belt, push down
on the child restraint, pull the
shoulder portion of the belt to
tighten the lap portion of the
belt, and feed the shoulder belt
back into the retractor. When
installing a forward-facing child
restraint, it may be helpful to use
your knee to push down on the
child restraint as you tighten
the belt.

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If the child restraint system has
a lock-off mechanism, use it to
secure the vehicle safety belt.
6. Before placing a child in the child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. Push and
pull the child restraint in
different directions to be sure it
is secure.
If the airbags are off, the off indicator
in the passenger airbag status
indicator will come on and stay on
when the vehicle is started.
If a child restraint has been installed
and the on indicator is lit, see “If the
On Indicator Is Lit for a Child
Restraint ”under Passenger Sensing
System 077.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and
let it return to the stowed position.

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Storage
Storage Compartments
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instrument Panel Storage . . . . . . . . 100
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . 101
Additional Storage Features
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Safety Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Storage Compartments
{Warning
Do not store heavy or sharp objects
in storage compartments. In a
crash, these objects may cause the
cover to open and could result in
injury.
Instrument Panel Storage
Touch the bottom of the climate
control system panel until the door
automatically starts to open. The
storage area may contain a USB port.
See the infotainment manual.
Keep the storage area door closed
while driving.
Touch the bottom of the climate
control system again until the door
automatically starts to close.
Glove Box
To open, press the button. Close the
glove box manually.

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Cupholders
Cupholders in the front center console
have a power retractable cover. Push
the handle forward to express open.
Pull the handle rearward to express
close.
The power cover will operate when
the vehicle door is opened and in ACC,
RUN, or Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) mode. The cover can be opened
or closed manually by pushing or
pulling the handle. SeeRetained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0200.
Power Retractable Cover
Anti-Pinch Feature
If any object is in the path of the
power cover when it is active, the
cover will stop at the obstruction and
auto-reverse to a preset position. The
cover will return to normal operation
after the obstruction is removed.
Armrest Storage
Pull the armrest down to access the
rear seat storage area and cupholders.
Press the latch to open the
storage area.
Center Console Storage
Press the button to access the storage
area in front of the armrest cover.
Press the button on the driver side of
the cover to access the storage area
under the armrest. There are two USB
ports, a power outlet, and an input
jack inside.

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If equipped, press the top of the door
to open the storage area on the rear of
the center console. If equipped, there
is a power outlet inside.
Additional Storage
Features
Cargo Tie-Downs
The cargo tie-downs can be used to
secure small loads inside the trunk.
Convenience Net
If equipped, the convenience net is in
the rear. Put small loads behind the
net. It can also be positioned into an
envelope style to hold smaller items.
The net is not for heavier loads. Store
items as far forward as you can.
Safety Kit
The safety kit is a freestanding bag in
the cargo area.

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The items stored in the safety kit bag
include:1. Fire Extinguisher
2. Warning Triangle
3. First Aid Kit
4. Highway Safety Kit