CADILLAC DEVILLE 1994 7.G Owner's Manual

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Move the switch
forward to raise the
seatback and rearward
to recline the seatback.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.

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A CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can
be dangerous. Even
if you bucWe 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.
Heated Seats (Optional)
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The control is located on the outboard side of the front seats.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Move the switch to ei&r LO or HI to turn on the heating element in the
seat.
This feature is designed primarily for use on damp and chilly days. The
LO setting warms the seatback and cushion until the seat approximates
body temperature.
On colder days, the HI setting heats the seats to an
even higher temperature. To prevent uncomfortable overheating of the
seats, the heating elements are thermostatically regulated to
automatically maintain the temperature at the selected setting.
A telltale
light in the control switch reminds you that the heating system is in use.
To preserve the battery, the heated seats can only be used when the
ignition is turned
on, and are deactivated when the ignition is turned off.
Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint up 6r ,down so that the top of the restraint is
closest
to the top of your ears.
This position reduces the chance
of a neck injury in a crash. The head
restraints tilt forward and rearward also.

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7 This figure lights up as a reminder to buckle up. (See “Safety Belt
1 Reminder Light” in the Index.)
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts.
- Here’s why: They work.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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
25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In -
most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot! La

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W%y Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes.
.
For example, if the
bike is going 10 mph
(16 km/h), so is the
child.
When the bike hits the
block, it stops. But the
child keeps going!
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Take the simplest
vehicle.
Suppose it's
just a seat on wheels.
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... ... . 1
Then stop the vehicle.
The rider doesn’t stop.
The person keeps
going
until stopped
by something.
In
a real vehicle, it
could be the
windshield
...
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panel
...
or the safety belts!
With safety
belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time
to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the
forces. That’s
why safety belts make such good sense.
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- AlVSWERS ASKABOUTSAFETYBELTS-AND THE
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Q : Won’t I be trapped in .the vehicle after 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.
0: 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.
Q: If 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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