belt CADILLAC ELDORADO 1993 10.G Owners Manual

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This Cadillac Manual is divided into major sections.
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Introduction - How to use this Manual .....................
This section tells you how to use your Manual and includes
Safety and Vehicle Damage Warnings and Symbols
1-SeatsandSafetyBelts .........................
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety
belts properly.
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Section 2 - Features and Controls ........................
This section explains how to start and operate your Cadillac.
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Section 3 - Comfort Controls and Audio Systems .......... 143 Q
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and
comfort controls and how to operate your Sound System.
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................... c Section 4 - Your Driving and the Road 163 41
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the
road and how
to drive under different conditions.
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Section 5 - Problems on the Road ....................... 218 Q
This section tells you what to do if you have a problem
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Section 6 - Service and Appearance Care ................. 258
r Here the manual tells you how to keep your Cadillac 1.. running properly and looking good.
For more information on “Reporting Safety Defects”, see Owner
Assistance, Page
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Whicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle. For example,
these symbols are used on an original battery:
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CAUTION
POSSIBLE INJURY
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AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES
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PROTECT EYES
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These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your
vehicle is driven:
DOOR LOCUUNLOCK I FASTEN SEAT BELTS I
POWER
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SEATS AND SAFETY BELTS
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Cadillac, your
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint “air bag” system and how to use your
safety belts properly.
You can also learn about some things you should
- not do with safety belts.
SEATSAND SEAT CONTROLS
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them, and also
about reclining front seatbacks, lumbar adjustments, heated seats\
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head restraints.
Power Seat Control
The power seat control switch is located on the outboard side of the seat
cushion.
The power control switch moves the seat foward and backward,
up and
down, and adjusts the angle
of the seat.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
Sifting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can --
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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
properly,

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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 belts.
And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint, or “air bag”
system.
A CAUTION:
Don’t let anyone ride where they can’t wear a safety belt
properly.
If you are in a crash and you’re not wearing a sa
belt, your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things
the vehicle
or be ejected from it. You can be seriously inj
killed. In the same crash, you might not be if
you are bu
up.
Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your ,*-*:.;...
passengers’ belts are fastened properly too. -1 y* *‘
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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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
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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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panel
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or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as
the vehiclc does. You get more time
to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take th.e
forces. That's why safety belts make
such good sense.
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ANSWERS
ASKABOUT SAFETYBELTS --AND THE
Q: Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle ajter an accident if I’m wearing a safety
belt?
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.
Q: Why don ’t they just put in air bags so people won ’t have to wear safety
belts?
A: ‘Air 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
instead
of them. Every “air bag” system ever offered for sale has
required the use of safety belts. Even
if you’re in a vehicle that has “
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.
0: rf I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from 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.
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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.
HOW TO WEM SAFETY BELTS PROPERLY
Adults
This section is only for people of adult size.
A CAUTION:
There are special things to know about safety belts and
children. And there are different rules for babies and smaller
children. If a child will be riding in your Cadillac, see the
section after this one, called “Children.” Follow those rules for
everyone’s prot-tion.
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First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.

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Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index) so you can sit up
straight.
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