child restraint CADILLAC CT6 2017 1.G Owners Manual

Cadillac CT6 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-10293390) - 2017 -
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INTRODUCTION 3
Symbols
The vehicle has components and
labels that use symbols instead of
text. Symbols are shown along with
the text describing the operation or
information relating to a specific
component, control, message, gauge,
or indicator.
M:Shown when the owner manual
has additional instructions or
information.
*: Shown when the service manual
has additional instructions or
information.
0: Shown when there is more
information on another page —
“see page.”
Vehicle Symbol Chart
Here are some additional symbols that
may be found on the vehicle and what
they mean. For more information on
the symbol, refer to the Index.
9: Airbag Readiness Light
#:Air Conditioning
G:Air Conditioning Refrigerant Oil
!:Antilock Brake System (ABS)
g: Audio Steering Wheel Controls or
OnStar®(if equipped)
$: Brake System Warning Light
I:Certified Technician
":Charging System
I: Cruise Control
`:Do Not Puncture
^:Do Not Service
B:Engine Coolant Temperature
O:Exterior Lamps
_:Flame/Fire Prohibited
H: Flammable
.:Fuel Gauge
+: Fuses
3:Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer
(: Heated Steering Wheel
j:LATCH System Child Restraints
*:Malfunction Indicator Lamp
::Oil Pressure
O:Power
/:Remote Vehicle Start
>:Safety Belt Reminders
h:Start/Stop
7: Tire Pressure Monitor
d:Traction Control/StabiliTrak®
a:Under Pressure
M: Windshield Washer Fluid

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Seats and Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Front Seats
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . . 59
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heated and Ventilated FrontSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heated and Ventilated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door . . . . . 67
Safety Belts
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Safety Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts
after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . 75
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . 78
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . 78
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . 79
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . 84
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Infants and Young Children . . . . . . 87
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . 90
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren (LATCH System) . . . . . . . 91
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Securing Child Restraints (With
the Safety Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Securing Child Restraints (With the Safety Belt in the
Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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The temperature performance of an
unoccupied seat may be reduced. This
is normal.
The heated or ventilated seats may be
enabled or disabled in the vehicle
personalization menu. SeeRemote
Vehicle Start 034 and Vehicle
Personalization 0152.
Massage
Platinum Driver Seat Shown,
Passenger Seat Similar
If equipped, the ignition must be on
to use the massage feature. To activate and adjust the massage
feature:
1. Toggle the center selection control (2) to view adjustable
massage options on the
infotainment display.
2. Select massage feature.
3. Press the control up (3) or down (5) to select the
massage type.
4. Press the control forward (4) or rearward (6) to change the
intensity.
5. Press the massage control button (1) to recall the last
massage type and intensity.
Rear Seats
{Warning
The power seats will work with the
ignition off. Children could operate
the power seats and be injured.
Never leave children alone in the
vehicle.
Caution
Do not adjust the power seat when
a child restraint is installed.
Adjusting the seat may cause
damage to the installed child
restraint. Use the window lockout
button on the driver door to
prevent adjustment of the seat
whenever a child restraint is
installed.
If equipped, the armrest may have
seat adjustment controls. The rear
seat adjustment controls are locked
when the window lockout switch is
engaged.

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Platinum Rear Seat
1. Seatback Display and LumbarAdjustment Control
2. Up
3. Rearward
4. Down
5. Forward
6. Power Seat Adjustment
7. Power Seat Adjustment
8. Massage
When the seatback display control (1)
is toggled, a panel display will be
activated from the driver or passenger
seatback. The rear seatback will
automatically recline when the rear
seat is moved forward. To adjust the seat, if equipped:
.
Move the seat forward or rearward
by sliding the control (6) forward
or rearward or by tilting the
control (7) forward or rearward.
. Raise or lower the front part of the
seat cushion by moving the front
of the control (6) up or down.
. Raise or lower the seat by moving
the rear of the control (6) up
or down.
To activate the massage feature,
if equipped: 1. Press the seatback display control (1).
2. Press up (2) or down (4) to select the massage type.
3. Press forward (5) or rearward (3) to change the intensity.
4. Press the massage control button (8) to recall the last massage
type and intensity. Easy Exit
Platinum Seat
If equipped, press
Sto return the seat
to the full rearward and full front of
seat tilt down position. The seat will
also move to this position when the
rear door is opened.
Lumbar Adjustment
If a child restraint is installed, see
Rear Seats 064.

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Warning (Continued)
area of the vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety
belts.
Always wear a safety belt, and
check that all passenger(s) are
restrained properly too.
This vehicle has indicators as a
reminder to buckle the safety belts.
See Safety Belt Reminders 0125.
Why Safety Belts Work
When riding in a vehicle, you travel as
fast as the vehicle does. If the vehicle
stops suddenly, you keep going until
something stops you. It could be the
windshield, the instrument panel,
or the safety belts!
When you wear a safety belt, you and
the vehicle slow down together. There
is more time to stop because you stop
over a longer distance and, when worn
properly, your strongest bones take
the forces from the safety belts. That
is why wearing safety belts makes
such good sense.
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts
Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle
after a crash if I am wearing a
safety belt?
A: You could be— whether you are
wearing a safety belt or not. Your
chance of being conscious during
and after a crash, so you can
unbuckle and get out, is much
greater if you are belted. Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why
should I have to wear safety
belts?
A: Airbags are supplemental systems
only; so they work withsafety
belts —not instead of them.
Whether or not an airbag is
provided, all occupants still have
to buckle up to get the most
protection.
Also, in nearly all regions, the law
requires wearing safety belts.
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly
This section is only for people of
adult size.
There are special things to know
about safety belts and children, and
there are different rules for smaller
children and infants. If a child will be
riding in the vehicle, see Older Children
0 85 orInfants and Young Children
0 87. Follow those rules for everyone's
protection.

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The lap-shoulder belt may lock if
you pull the belt across you very
quickly. If this happens, let the
belt go back slightly to unlock it.
Then pull the belt across you
more slowly.
If the shoulder portion of a
passenger belt is pulled out all
the way, the child restraint
locking feature may be engaged.
If this happens, let the belt go
back all the way and start again.
Engaging the child restraint
locking feature in the front
outboard seating position may
affect the passenger sensing
system. SeePassenger Sensing
System 079.
3. Push the latch plate into the
buckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to
make sure it is secure.
Position the release button on
the buckle so that the safety belt
could be quickly unbuckled if
necessary.
4. If equipped with a shoulder belt height adjuster, move it to the
height that is right for you. See
“Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster”
later in this section for
instructions on use and
important safety information.5. To make the lap part tight, pull
up on the shoulder belt.

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can help tighten the safety belts
during the early stages of a moderate
to severe frontal, near frontal, or rear
crash if the threshold conditions for
pretensioner activation are met. Safety
belt pretensioners can also help
tighten the safety belts in a side crash
or a rollover event.
Pretensioners work only once. If the
pretensioners activate in a crash, the
pretensioners and probably other
parts of the vehicle's safety belt
system will need to be replaced. See
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after
a Crash073.
Do not sit on the outboard safety belt
while entering or exiting the vehicle or
at any time while sitting in the seat.
Sitting on the safety belt can damage
the webbing and hardware.
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
Rear safety belt comfort guides may
provide added safety belt comfort for
older children who have outgrown
booster seats and for some adults.
When installed on a shoulder belt, the
comfort guide positions the belt away
from the neck and head. Comfort guides may be available
through your dealer for the rear
outboard seating positions.
If available, instructions are included
with the guide.
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone,
including pregnant women. Like all
occupants, they are more likely to be
seriously injured if they do not wear
safety belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a
lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion
should be worn as low as possible,
below the rounding, throughout the
pregnancy.
The best way to protect the fetus is to
protect the mother. When a safety belt
is worn properly, it is more likely that
the fetus will not be hurt in a crash.
For pregnant women, as for anyone,
the key to making safety belts
effective is wearing them properly.
Safety System Check
Check that the safety belt reminder,
safety belts, buckles, latch plates, and
retractors, are all working properly.
Look for any other loose or damaged
safety belt system parts that might
keep a safety belt system from
performing properly. See your dealer
to have it repaired. Torn or frayed
safety belts may not protect you in a
crash. They can rip apart under
impact forces. If a belt is torn or
frayed, have it replaced immediately.
Make sure the safety belt reminder
light is working. See
Safety Belt
Reminders 0125.

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{Warning
Because airbags inflate with great
force and faster than the blink of an
eye, anyone who is up against,
or very close to any airbag when it
inflates can be seriously injured or
killed. Do not sit unnecessarily
close to any airbag, as you would be
if sitting on the edge of the seat or
leaning forward. Safety belts help
keep you in position before and
during a crash. Always wear a safety
belt, even with airbags. The driver
should sit as far back as possible
while still maintaining control of
the vehicle. The safety belts and the
front outboard passenger airbags
are most effective when you are
sitting well back and upright in the
seat with both feet on the floor.
Occupants should not lean on or
sleep against the door or side
windows in seating positions with
seat-mounted side impact airbags
and/or roof-rail airbags.
{Warning
Children who are up against,
or very close to, any airbag when it
inflates can be seriously injured or
killed. Always secure children
properly in the vehicle. To read
how, seeOlder Children 085 or
Infants and Young Children 087.
There is an airbag readiness light on
the instrument cluster, which shows
the airbag symbol. The system checks
the airbag electrical system for
malfunctions. The light tells you if
there is an electrical problem. See
Airbag Readiness Light 0126.
Where Are the Airbags?
The driver frontal airbag is in the
center of the steering wheel.
The front outboard passenger frontal
airbag is in the passenger side
instrument panel.

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The symbol for on and off will be
visible during the system check. When
the system check is complete, either
the symbol for on or off will be visible.
SeePassenger Airbag Status
Indicator 0126.
The passenger sensing system turns
off the front outboard passenger
frontal airbag and knee airbag under
certain conditions. No other airbag is
affected by the passenger sensing
system.
The passenger sensing system works
with sensors that are part of the front
outboard passenger seat and safety
belt. The sensors are designed to
detect the presence of a properly
seated occupant and determine if the
front outboard passenger frontal
airbag and knee airbag should be
allowed to inflate or not. According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
secured in a rear seat in the correct
child restraint for their weight
and size.
Whenever possible, children aged
12 and under should be secured in a
rear seating position.
Never put a rear-facing child seat in
the front. This is because the risk to
the rear-facing child is so great, if the
airbag inflates.
{Warning
A child in a rear-facing child
restraint can be seriously injured or
killed if the passenger frontal airbag
inflates. This is because the back of
the rear-facing child restraint would
be very close to the inflating airbag.
A child in a forward-facing child
restraint can be seriously injured or
killed if the passenger frontal airbag
inflates and the passenger seat is in
a forward position.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
Even if the passenger sensing
system has turned off the front
outboard passenger airbag(s), no
system is fail-safe. No one can
guarantee that an airbag will not
deploy under some unusual
circumstance, even though the
airbag(s) are off.
Never put a rear-facing child
restraint in the front seat, even if
the airbag is off. If securing a
forward-facing child restraint in the
front outboard passenger seat,
always move the seat as far back as
it will go. It is better to secure child
restraints in the rear seat. Consider
using another vehicle to transport
the child when a rear seat is not
available.
The passenger sensing system is
designed to turn off the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag and
knee airbag if:
. The front outboard passenger seat
is unoccupied.

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.The system determines that an
infant is present in a child
restraint.
. A front outboard passenger takes
his/her weight off of the seat for a
period of time.
. There is a critical problem with
the airbag system or the passenger
sensing system.
When the passenger sensing system
has turned off the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag and knee
airbag, the off indicator will light and
stay lit as a reminder that the airbags
are off. See Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator 0126.
The passenger sensing system is
designed to turn on the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag and
knee airbag anytime the system
senses that a person of adult size is
sitting properly in the front outboard
passenger seat. When the passenger
sensing system has allowed the
airbag(s) to be enabled, the on
indicator will light and stay lit as a
reminder that the airbag(s) are active. For some children, including children
in child restraints, and for very small
adults, the passenger sensing system
may or may not turn off the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag and
knee airbag, depending upon the
person’s seating posture and body
build. Everyone in the vehicle who has
outgrown child restraints should wear
a safety belt properly
—whether or
not there is an airbag for that person.
{Warning
If the airbag readiness light ever
comes on and stays on, it means
that something may be wrong with
the airbag system. To help avoid
injury to yourself or others, have
the vehicle serviced right away. See
Airbag Readiness Light 0126 for
more information, including
important safety information.
If the On Indicator Is Lit for a
Child Restraint
The passenger sensing system is
designed to turn off the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag and knee airbag if the system determines
that an infant is present in a child
restraint. If a child restraint has been
installed and the on indicator is lit:
1. Turn the vehicle off.
2. Remove the child restraint from the vehicle.
3. Remove any additional items from the seat such as blankets,
cushions, seat covers, seat
heaters, or seat massagers.
4. Reinstall the child restraint following the directions provided
by the child restraint
manufacturer and refer to
Securing Child Restraints (With the
Safety Belt in the Rear Seat) 098
or Securing Child Restraints (With
the Safety Belt in the Front
Seat) 099.
Make sure the safety belt
retractor is locked by pulling the
shoulder belt all the way out of
the retractor when installing the
child restraint, even if the child
restraint is equipped with a
safety belt lock-off. When the