CADILLAC SEVILLE 1994 4.G Workshop Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Is the smoke from an air bag inflation harmful?
The particles emitted during air bag inflation are not harmful to most
people. Some people with respiratory ailments may experience difficulty
breathing
if they stay in the vehicle with the windows closed after air bag
inflation.
So, if your air bag inflates, you and any passengers should exit
the vehicle
if and when it is safe to do so. If you or your passengers can’t
get out of the vehicle, try to get fresh air by opening a window, turning on
the fan, or opening a door.
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Cadillac
Air bags affect how your Cadillac should be serviced. 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. Your
Cadillac dealer and the
1994 Seville Service Manual have information
about servicing your vehicle and the air bag system. The air bag system
does not need regular maintenance.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine SAFETYBELT USE DURIING PREGNANCY
Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all
occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured
if they don’t wear
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.
The best way
to
protect the fetus is to
protect the mother.
When 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.
.ER 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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine REAR SEAT PASSENGERS
It's very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up! Accident
statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more often
in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers
who aren't safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle
in a crash. And they can strike others
in the vehicle who are wearing
safety belts.
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder belts. Here's how to
wear one properly.
I 1.
2.
Pick up the latch
plate and pull the
belt across you.
Don't let it get
twisted.
Push the latch
plate into the
buckle until it clicks.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If the belt stops
before it reaches
the buckle, tilt the
latch plate and
keep pulling until
you can buckle it.
Pull up on the
latch plate to
make sure it is
secure.
If the belt is not long enough, see “Safety Belt Extender” at the end
of
this section. Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever
had to.
3. To make the lap
part tight, pull
down on the
buckle end of the
belt as you pull up
on the shoulder
part.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just
touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic
bones. And you’d be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid
under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause
serious or
even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the
shoulder and across the chest. These parts
of the body are best able to
take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or a crash.
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belt, just push
button on the
buckle.
CENTER PASSENGER POSITION
the
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Lap Belt
Your vehicle has a rear bench seat, someone can sit in the center position.
When you sit in a
center seating
position, you have a
lap safety belt, which
has no retractor. To
make the belt longer,
tilt the latch plate
and pull it along the
belt.
To make the belt
shorter, pull its free
end as shown until
the belt
is snug.
Buckle, position and
release
it the same
way as the lap part of
a lap-shoulder belt.
If
the belt isn’t long
enough, see “Safety
Belt Extender” at the
end of this section.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be
able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
CHILDREN
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Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes infants and all
children smaller than adult
size. In fact, the law in every state in the
United States and in every Canadian province says children up to some
age must
be restrained while in a vehicle.

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