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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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 
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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.   
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine @ Don’t attach  anything  to  the steering  wheel  pad.  It might 
injure  the  driver if the  air  bag inflates. 
The air bag is designed  to inflate  only  once. After it inflates, 
you’ll  need some  new parts 
for your  air bag system. If you 
don’t  get them,  the  air bag system  won’t be there  to  help 
protect  you in another  crash. 
A new system will include  the 
air bag module  and possibly  other  parts.  The service  manual 
has  information  about  the  need to  replace  other parts. 
Let only  qualified  technicians work on  your air bag system. 
Improper service  can mean  that your air bag system  won’t 
work properly.  See  your  dealer for sewice. 
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Sewicing Your Cadillac with the Air Bag System 
Please tell or remind anyone who works on your Cadillac  that it has  the c) 
air bag  system.  There  are  parts of the  air bag  system  in  several places 
around  your vehicle. 
You don’t want the system  to  inflate  while someone 
is  working  on your  vehicle.  The air  bag  system does not need regular 
maintenance.  Your Cadillac  dealer and the 
1993 Cadillac Service Manual 
have information  about  the air bag system,  including  repair or disposal. 
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A CAUTION: 
For  up  to 2 minutes after the ignition  key is turned off and  the 
battery  disconnected,  an 
air bag can  still  inflate  during 
improper  service. You 
can be injured if you  are close to an  air 
bag  when  it inflates. 
Be sure to follow the proper  service 
procedures. 
When electrical work  is 
done under  the hood or inside your  vehicle, the 
ignition should  be in “Lock”  if possible.   
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine .LI Avoid wires wrapped with  yellow tape, or yellow  connectors. They  are 
probably  part 
of the air bag  system. 
But  if the  ignition  has to  be  on  for  electrical work, or 
if the  steering 
To do this: 
- column  is to  be  disassembled,  the air bag  system  must be disconnected. 
0 Turn off the  ignition. 
0 Remove  the  SIR  (air  bag) fuse. (See “Fuses  and Circuit Breakers”  in I_ 
the Index.) 
_- 0 Disconnect  the yellow  connector  at  the base of the steering  column. 
When  the work  is complete,  if the  air  bag system  was  disconnected,  be 
sure  to reattach  everything  and replace  the fuse  before  turning  the 
~ ignition  on.  When  you turn  the  ignition key on, be  sure you see  the  air 
bag readiness light  on  the  instrument  panel. 
If you don’t  see this  light 
flash and  then 
go out as usual, have your  air bag  system  repaired. 
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SAFETYBELT USE DUMNG  PREGNANCY 
Safety belts work  for everyone, including  pregnant women. Like  all 
safety belts. 
A  pregnant  woman should wear 
a lap-shoulder  belt, and the  lap  portion 
should  be worn  as 
low as possible  throughout  the  pregnancy. 
- occupants, they  are more  likely  to be  seriously  injured if they don’t wear 
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The best way to protect  the  fett 1s is to  motect  the  mother. Wh 
en  a  safety 
belt  is 
worn properly,  it’s more  likely  that  the  fetus  won’t be  hurt  in a 
crash. For pregnant women, as  for anyone,  the key 
to making  safety  belts 
effective  is wearing them properly. 
RIGHT FRONT  PASSENGER POSITION 
The right  front  passenger’s safety belt  works the same  way as the  driver’s 
safety  belt.  See  “Driver Position,’’  earlier 
in this part. 
When  the  lap  portion 
of the belt is pulled  out all the way,  it will  lock.  If it - - 
does,  let  it go back  all the way  and start  again. 
If  your  vehicle  has a center  passenger position, be  Be  sure  to use the 
correct  buckle when  buckling  your lap-shoulder belt. 
If you find  that  the 
latch  plate  will not go fully  into  the  buckle, see 
if you are using  the buckle 
for  the  center  passenger position. 
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine FEATURES  AND CONTROLS 
Here you can learn  about the many  standard  and  optional  features  on 
your  Cadillac,  and  information  on starting,  shifting and braking. 
Also 
explained  are  the instrument  panel  and  the warning  systems that tell you 
if everything  is working  properly -- and what  to do if you  have  a problem. 
KEYS 
A CAUTION 
0. 
Leaving young children in a vehicle with  the  ignition key is 
&mgemus for many IT~S~RS. A child or others could be badly 
injured or &en killed. 
They could operate power windows or other controls or even 
make the  vehicle move. If they turned the ignition to ‘‘ON’9 and 
moved the shifi lever out of 6rP” (Park), that would releasi the 
parking brake. Don’t leave the keys in a vehicle with young 
children. 
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine I 
The square  keys are 
for  the  ignition  only. 
The  round  keys are  for 
the  doors  and all other 
locks. 
When a  new Cadillac 
is delivered,  the dealer 
removes  the plugs 
from  the keys,  and 
gives  them  to the  first 
owner. 
Each  plug has a  code on it that  tells your  dealer or a qualified locksmith 
how  to make extra  keys. Keep  the plugs  in  a safe place. 
If you  lose your 
keys,  you'll  be  able 
to have  new ones made easily  using  these plugs. If 
your ignition  keys don't  have plugs, go  to your Cadillac  dealer for the 
~- correct key code if you  need  a new  ignition  key.   
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine There  are  several ways to lock  and unlock  your  vehicle: 
If your  vehicle  has  a  theft  deterrent  system and it is armed,  unlock the 
off  the  alarm. 
c_ doors  only  with  the key  or Keyless  Entry System.  This will avoid setting 
r- 
From the inside:  To 
lock  the  door,  slide the 
lock  lever  down  to the 
1 “LOCK” position. 
To unlock  the  door, 
slide  the lever 
up. 
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The rear doors  of your vehicle cannot  be  opened from inside when  this 
feature 
is in  use. If you  want  to  open  a  rear  door  when the security  lock is 
on: 
1. Unlock  the  door  from the inside. 
2. Then  open  the  door  from the outside. 
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If you  don’t  cancel the security  lock feature,  adults  or  olaer children who 
ride  in the  rear  won’t be able  to open  the  rear  door  from the inside.  You 
should  let  adults  and older  children  know 
how these security  locks work, 
and  how  to cancel  the locks. 
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To cancel  the  rear  door  lock: 
1. Unlock the  door  from the inside and  open  the  door  from the outside. 
2. Move  the lever  all  the way up. 
3. Do the  same  for  the  other  rear  door. 
The  rear  door  locks will  now  work normally. 
Leaving Your Vehicle 
If you are leaving  the vehicle, take your  keys, open your door  and set  the - 
locks  from inside.  Then get out  and close  the door. 
If your  vehicle  has a theft  deterrent  system, see  “Theft  Deterrent” in the 
Index. 
Central Door Unlocking  System 
You can unlock  all  your doors  from  either door by holding the key in the 
unlock position  for  a few seconds.   
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine You can also  unlock 
your  doors  from the 
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trunk  by pushing  this 
button. 
If your Cadillac has  the Security  Package  option, you  will  not  be able to 
unlock your  doors from the trunk. 
Illuminated Entry System  (Option) 
When you push  the door  handle  button,  you’ll  get a light  around  the  door 
lock  cylinder. 
You’ll  be able  to  see  where  to put  the  door  key  when  it’s  dark. 
And  the lights  inside your Cadillac  will 
go on. They’ll go off when  you 
start  your engine,  or when 
20 seconds  have  passed. 
KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM (OPTION) 
If your Cadillac has  this option,  you can lock  and unlock  your  doors  or 
unlock  your trunk  from 
up to 30 feet (9 m) away using  the key  chain 
transmitter  supplied  with  your  vehicle. 
Your Keyless Entry System operates on a radio frequency subject to 
Federal  Communications  Commission (FCC) Rules. 
This  device  complies  with Part 
15 of the FCC Rules.  Operation  is subject 
to  the  following 
two conditions: (1) This device  may  not  cause harmful 
interference,  and 
(2) This  device  must  accept any interference  received, 
including  interference  that  may cause  undesired  operation.