CADILLAC DEVILLE 1994 7.G Workshop Manual

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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 Cadillac Service Manual have information
about servicing your vehicle and the air bag system. The air bag system
does not need regular maintenance.

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SAFETYBELT USE DURING 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 aspossible thr*oughout 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.
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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.
CENTER PASSENGER POSITION
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If your vehicle has a front split and rear bench seats, 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.
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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. 7
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.
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.
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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
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Lap-Shoulder Belt
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder belts. Here’s how to
wear one properly. -.
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--. 2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. Pick
up the
latch
plate and pull the
belt across
you.
Don’t let it get
twisted.
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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.
c You can be',seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. In a
crash. pu would move forward too much, which could increase
iqjury. The shoulder belt should fit against your body.
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