Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-12461774) - 2019 -
CRC - 3/26/18
Keys, Doors, and Windows 41
Manual Closing of Top
If the DIC displays the ONLY
MANUAL OPERATION OF TOP
POSSIBLE message:1. Press and hold or pull and hold the front of the convertible top
switch to either open or close
the top. Press or pull the switch
in the opposite direction if one
does not work.
2. If the top moves, continue holding the switch in that
direction for at least
five seconds. The top should
then work normally.
If the top does not respond in either
direction, use the following
procedure to manually close the
convertible top and tonneau cover
before servicing if needed. This
requires more than one person.
There is a hex wrench in the glove
box. There is also string in the glove
box for your dealer to manually
secure the top completely if needed. 1. Turn off the ignition.
2. Open the trunk and pull the tonneau cover release lever
downward.
3. Close the trunk. The trunk cannot be opened from this
step forward.4. With an additional person, liftthe tonneau cover from both
sides to approximately the half
raised position.
Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-12461774) - 2019 -
CRC - 3/26/18
Keys, Doors, and Windows 45
7. Fold the front half of thedeflector to the vertical
position.
Reverse Steps 1–7 to remove the
large wind deflector.
Stowing the Wind Deflectors 1. After stowing both deflectors in the stowage bag, lower the
rear seatbacks.2. Insert the top of the bag in thestowage compartment. Align
the remainder of the bag to fit,
and secure it with the straps.
Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-12461774) - 2019 -
CRC - 3/26/18
46 Seats and Restraints
Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Front Seats
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . 48
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Seatback Latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Seat Belts
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . 62
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Roll Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Passenger Sensing System . . . 67
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . 71
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . 72
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Infants and Young Children . . . . 74
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . 77
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . 78
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren (LATCH System) . . . . 79
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Securing Child Restraints (With
the Seat Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-12461774) - 2019 -
CRC - 3/26/18
48 Seats and Restraints
Active Head Restraints
Your vehicle has an Active Head
Restraint System in the front
outboard seating positions. These
automatically activate to reduce the
risk of neck injury if the vehicle is hit
from behind.
{Warning
If your head restraint has been
activated due to a rear collision,
you must return the vehicle to the
dealer for inspection and
re-setting or replacement of the
system.
Rear Seats
The vehicle’s rear seats have
non-adjustable head restraints in the
outboard seating positions.
The rear head restraints are
designed to be removed. See“Head
Restraint Removal and
Reinstallation” underLower Anchors
and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) 079.
If you are installing a child restraint
in the rear seat, see “Securing a
Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System” underLower
Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) 079.
Front Seats
Power Seat Adjustment
Power Driver Seat Adjustment
{Warning
The power seats will work with
the ignition off. Children could
operate the power seats and be
injured. Never leave children
alone in the vehicle.
Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-12461774) - 2019 -
CRC - 3/26/18
Seats and Restraints 57
The lap-shoulder belt may lock
if you pull the belt across you
very quickly. If this happens, let
the belt go back slightly to
unlock it. Then pull the belt
across you more slowly.
If the shoulder portion of a
passenger belt is pulled out all
the way, the child restraint
locking feature may be
engaged. If this happens, let
the belt go back all the way
and start again.
Engaging the child restraint
locking feature in the front
outboard seating position may
affect the passenger sensing
system. SeePassenger
Sensing System 067.
3. Push the latch plate into the
buckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to
make sure it is secure. If the
belt is not long enough, see
Seat Belt Extender 059.
Position the release button on
the buckle so that the seat belt
could be quickly unbuckled if
necessary.4. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the shoulder belt.
Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-12461774) - 2019 -
CRC - 3/26/18
Seats and Restraints 59
Pretensioners work only once. If the
pretensioners activate in a crash,
the pretensioners and probably
other parts of the vehicle's seat belt
system will need to be replaced.
SeeReplacing Seat Belt System
Parts after a Crash 060.
Do not sit on the outboard seat belt
while entering or exiting the vehicle
or at any time while sitting in the
seat. Sitting on the seat belt can
damage the webbing and hardware.
Rear Seat Belt Comfort Guides
Rear seat belt comfort guides may
provide added seat belt comfort for
older children who have outgrown
booster seats and for some adults.
When installed on a shoulder belt,
the comfort guide positions the
shoulder belt away from the neck
and head.
Comfort guides are available
through your dealer for the rear
outboard seating positions.
Instructions are included with the
guide.
Seat Belt Use During
Pregnancy
Seat belts work for everyone,
including pregnant women. Like all
occupants, they are more likely to
be seriously injured if they do not
wear seat belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a
lap-shoulder belt, and the lap
portion should be worn as low as
possible, below the rounding,
throughout the pregnancy.
The best way to protect the fetus is
to protect the mother. When a seat
belt is worn properly, it is more likely that the fetus will not be hurt in a
crash. For pregnant women, as for
anyone, the key to making seat
belts effective is wearing them
properly.
Seat Belt Extender
If the vehicle's seat belt will fasten
around you, you should use it.
But if a seat belt is not long enough,
your dealer will order you an
extender. When you go in to order it,
take the heaviest coat you will wear,
so the extender will be long enough
for you. To help avoid personal
injury, do not let someone else use
it, and use it only for the seat it is
made to fit. The extender has been
designed for adults. Never use it for
securing child restraints. For more
information on the proper use and fit
of seat belt extenders see the
instruction sheet that comes with
the extender.
Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-12461774) - 2019 -
CRC - 3/26/18
62 Seats and Restraints
Warning (Continued)
Wearing your seat 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 seat belts. Everyone in the
vehicle should wear a seat belt
properly, whether or not there is
an airbag for that person.
{Warning
Because airbags inflate with great
force and 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 any
airbag, as you would be if sitting
on the edge of the seat or leaning
forward. Seat belts help keep you
in position before and during a
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
crash. Always wear the seat belt,
even with airbags. The driver
should sit as far back as possible
while still maintaining control of
the vehicle. The seat belts and
the front outboard passenger
airbags are most effective when
you are sitting well back and
upright in the seat with both feet
on the floor.
Occupants should not lean on or
sleep against the door or side
windows in seating positions with
seat-mounted airbags.
{Warning
Children who are up against,
or very close to, any airbag when
it inflates can be seriously injured
or killed. Always secure children
properly in the vehicle. To read
how, seeOlder Children 073 or
Infants and Young Children 074.
There is an airbag readiness light
on the instrument cluster, which
shows the airbag symbol. The
system checks the airbag electrical
system for malfunctions. The light
tells you if there is an electrical
problem. See Airbag Readiness
Light 0103.
Where Are the Airbags?
Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-12461774) - 2019 -
CRC - 3/26/18
Seats and Restraints 67
Passenger Sensing
System
The vehicle has a passenger
sensing system for the front
outboard passenger position. The
passenger airbag status indicator
will light on the center stack when
the vehicle is started.
The words ON and OFF will be
visible during the system check.
When the system check is
complete, either the word ON or the
word OFF will be visible. See
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
0103.
The passenger sensing system
turns off the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag and knee
airbag under certain conditions. No
other airbag is affected by the
passenger sensing system. The passenger sensing system
works with sensors that are part of
the front outboard passenger seat
and seat belt. The sensors are
designed to detect the presence of
a properly seated occupant and
determine if the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag and knee
airbag should be allowed to inflate
or not.
According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
secured in a rear seat in the correct
child restraint for their weight
and size.
Whenever possible, children aged
12 and under should be secured in
a rear seating position.
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 inflates.
{Warning
A child in a rear-facing child
restraint can be seriously injured
or killed if the passenger frontal
airbag inflates. 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
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.
Never put a rear-facing child
restraint in the front seat, even if
the airbag is off. If securing a
forward-facing child restraint in
(Continued)