belt CADILLAC CATERA 1998 1.G Owners Manual

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The 1998 Cadillac Catera Owner’s Manual
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8-1 Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts\
properly. It also explains the air bag system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfo\
rt controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road\
and how to drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while dr\
iving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Cadillac for assistance \
and how to get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” o\
n page 7- 12.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in th\
is manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.

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These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on
an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD BAlTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BAllERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS e e
TURN
FOG LAMPS
$0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and indicator lights:
COOLANT
TEMP
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CHARGING I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
COOLANT a
ENGINE OIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(e)
BRAKES
Here are some other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
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HORN b
SPEAKER
b
FUEL la

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts proper\
ly. You can also
learn about some things you should
not do with air bags and safety belts.
1-2 Seats and Seat Controls 1-
13 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
1-18 Here
are Questions Many People Ask About
1- 19 How
to Wear Safety Belts Properly
1-19 Driver Position
1-26 Safety Belt
Use During Pregnancy
1-27 Right Front Passenger Position
Safety Belts
-- and
the Answers 1-27
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1-40 1-43
1-53 1-56
1-56
1-57 Air Bag
Systems
Rear Seat Passengers
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System
Parts After
a Crash

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But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving. 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.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because
it
won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be
in front of you. In 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 pelvic
bones. 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 properly.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The head restraint should be stored securely on the
driver’s side
of the trunk as shown.
Replace the head restraint when
you have finished
carrying cargo
or when the passenger’s seat is returned
to its normal upright position.
Rear Seats
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A safety belt that is twisted or not properly
attached won’t provide the protection needed
in a crash.
A person wearing a twisted or not
properly attached belt could be seriously injured.
After raising the rear seatback, always check to
be sure that the safety belt is not twisted and
is
properly attached.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Folding the Rear Seat
With the rear folding seatbacks, you can carry long
cargo by folding down
part or all of the rear seat.
Before you can fold the rear seat, you need to unlatch
the center buckle.
Insert a key
or a similar
object into the slot as shown
to unlatch the buckle. Move
the belt to the side
so it is
not in your way.
To unlock the rear seatback, press the pushbutton at the
top
of the seat and fold the seatback forward. To return
the seat to the passenger position, lift up on the seatback
and push it rearward until it latches. After returning the
seat to the passenger position, pull forward on the
seatback
to make sure it is locked into place.

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Return the safety belts to their original positions
so
they will be available for
rear seat passengers
to use.
To do so, slide the buckle
into the latch as shown.
The panel behind
the rear seat armrest also folds. Turn
the knob to the left and pull the panel forward to gain
access to
the trunk. When finished using the panel,
return it to its original position and
turn the knob to the
right to secure.

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The heated rear seat
controls are located at the
rear
of the center console
under the air outlets. Press
the button once
to turn on
the heating system and
press the button again to
turn the system off.
A telltale light in the button indicates the system is in
use. The heated seats can only be used when the ignition
is turned on. The heating system shuts off automatically
when the ignition is turned off.
Safety Belts: 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 belts.
And it explains the air bag system.
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A CAUTION:
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Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t wear
a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and
you’re not wearing
a safety belt, your injuries
can be much worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash, you might
not be if you are buckled up, Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts
are fastened properly
too,

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,
inside or outside of
a vehicle. In a collision,
people riding in these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured
or killed. Do not allow people to
ride in any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in
a seat and using a
safety belt properly.
Your Catera has a light
that comes on as
a reminder
to buckle
up. (See “Safety
Belt Reminder Light” in
the Index.)
In most 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 mild, and some crashes can be so
serious 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 have been badly
hurt or killed.
After more than
30 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
... a lot!

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When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just
a seat
on wheels.
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Put someone on it.