CADILLAC DEVILLE 1993 7.G Owner's Manual

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A CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can
be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can't do
their
job when you're reclined like this.
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The shoulder belt can't do its job because it won't be against
your body. Instead,
it wilt be in front of you. Pn a crash you could
go into it, receiving neck or other injuries.
The
lap belt can't do its job either. In a crash the belt could go
up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at
= your pelvicabones. This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle
is in motion, have the
seatback upright. Then sit well back
in the seat and wear your
safety belt
p perly.
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Slide the head
restraint
UD or down so
that the to’p of the
restraint
is closest to
the top of your ears.
This position reduces the chance
of a neck injury in a crash
Front Seatback Latches (Two-Door Models)
The front seatback folds forward to let people get into the back seat.
Your seatback will move back and forth freely, unless you come to a
sudden stop. Then it will lock in place.
There’s one time the seatback may not fold without some help from you.
That’s
if your vehicle is parked going down a fairly steep hill.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To fold a front seatback forward, push the seatback toward the rear as
you lift this latch. Then the seatback will fold forward. The latch must be
down for the seat to work properly.
SAFETYBELTS: THEY’RE FOR EVERYONE
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also
tells you some things you should not
do with safety belt. And it explains
the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint, or “air bag” system.
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Don% let anyone ride where they can’t wear a safety belt
properly. If you are irr a crash and you’re not wearing a safety
belt, your injuries can be much worse. You c%n hit things inside
the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously inijared or
killed.
In the same crash, you might not be ifyou are buckled
up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine This figure lights up when you turn the key to “Run” or “Start” when
your safety belt isn’t buckled, and you’ll hear a chime, too. It’s the
reminder to buckle up.
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says
to wear safety belts.
Here’s why: They work.
You never know
if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don’t ..
know if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are very mild. In them, you won’t get hurt even if you’re
not buckled up. And some crashes can be
so serious, like being hit by a
train, that even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive. But most crashes
are in between. In many
of them, people who buckle up can survive and
sometimes walk away. Without belts they could be badly hurt or killed.
After
25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most
crashes buckling up does matter
... a lot!
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why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes.
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For example, if the
bike is going 10 mph
(16 kmih), so is the
child.
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block, it stops. But the
child keeps going!
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"vehicle." Suppose it's
just a seat on wheels.
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Put someone on it.
Get it up to speed.
Then stop
the
“vehicle.” The rider
doesn’t stop.

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-- The person keeps
going until stopped
by something.
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In a real vehicle, it
could be the
windshield
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or the instrument
panel
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With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time
to
stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the
forces. That’s why safety belts make such good sense.
HERE ARE QUESTIONS “VY PEOPLE
ANSWERS
ASKABOUT SAFETYBELTS ==AND THE
Q: Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle afier an accident ifI’m wearing a safety
belt?
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A: You - could be -- whether you’re wearing a safety belt or not. But you
can easily unbuckle
a safety belt, even if you’re upside down. And
your chance of being conscious during and after an accident,
so you
- can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted.
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: Why don’t they just put in air bags so people won’t have to wear safety
belts?
A: ‘Rir bags,” or Supplemental Inflatable Restraint systems, are in some
vehicles today and will be
in more of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems
only -- so they work with safety belts, not
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required the use of safety belts. Even if you’re in a vehicle that has
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air bags,” you still have to buckle up to get the most protection.
That’s true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and
other collisions.
Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far @om home, why should I wear
- safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an accident -- even
one that isn’t your fault
-- you and your passengers can be hurt.
Being a good driver doesn’t protect
you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25 miles (40 km) of home. And the
greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds
of less
than
40 mph (65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
- Safety Belt Reminder Light
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When the key is turned to “Run” or “Start,” a light will come on for
about eight seconds to remind people to fasten their safety belts. Unless
__ the driver’s safety belt is buckled, a chime will also sound.