CADILLAC DEVILLE 1996 7.G Service Manual

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mean that your air bag
system won’t work properly. See your dealer
for
service.
I NOTICE:
If you damage the cover for the driver’s or the
right front passenger’s air bag, they may not
work properly.
You may have to replace the air
bag module in the steering wheel or both the air
bag module and the instrument panel for the
right front passenger’s
air bag. Do not open or
break the air bag covers.
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 Cadillac service manual have
information about servicing your vehicle
and the air bag
system.
To purchase a service manual, see “Service and
Owner Publications”
in the Index.
I A CAUTION:
For up to 10 seconds after the ignition key is
turned
off and the battery is disconnected, an air
bag can still inflate during improper service. You
can be injured if
you are close to an air bag when
it inflates. Avoid wires wrapped with yellow tape
or yellow connectors. They are probably part of
the air
bag system. Be sure to follow proper
service procedures, and make sure the person
performing work for you is qualified to do
so.
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The air bag system does not need regular maintenance.
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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 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, 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’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.
Right Front Passenger Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same
way as the driver’s safety belt. See “Driver Position,”
earlier in this section.
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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Lap Belt
If your vehicle has a front split seat and a rear bench
seat, someone can sit in
the center positions.
When
you sit in a center seating positisn, 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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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\
.
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.
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
Lap-Shoulder Belt
Positions
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder belts. Here’s how to wear one properly.
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1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don't let it get twisted.
The 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.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. If
the belt stops before
it reaches the buckle, tilt the
latch plate and keep pulling until you
can buckle it.
F'ull 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.
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3. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle
end
of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder part. 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.
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or if you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor.
I A CAUTION:
You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is
too loose.
In a crash, you would move forward
too much, which could increase injury. The
shoulder belt should
fit against your body.
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To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.
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Children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That iiicludes
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.
Smaller Children and Babies
‘A CAUTION:
Smaller children and babies should always be
restrained in
a child or infant restraint. The
instructions for the restraint
will say whether it is
the right type and size
for your child. A very
young child’s hip bones are
so small that a
regular belt might not stay low on the hips, as it
should. Instead, the belt
will likely be over the
child’s abdomen. In
a crash, the belt would apply
force right
on the child’s abdomen, which could
cause serious or fatal injuries.
So, be sure that
any child small enough for one is always properly
restrained
in a child or infant restraint.
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Never hold a baby in your arms while riding in a
vehicle. A baby doesn't weigh much -- until a
crash. During a crash a baby will become so
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heavy you can't hold it. For example, in a crash
at only 25 mph (40 kdh), a 124b. (5.5 kg) baby
will suddenly become
a 240-lb. (110 kg) force on
your arms. The baby would be almost impossible
to hold.
Secure the baby in an infant restraint.
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Child Restraints
Be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a
vehicle.
If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
Then follow the instructions for the restraint. You may
find these instructions on the restraint itself or in a
booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system
in
your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within
the restraint to help reduce the chance
of personal injury.
The instructions that come
with the infant or child
restraint will show you how to do that.
Where to Put the Restraint
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We at
General Motors, therefore, recommend that you put your
child restraint in the rear seat.
Never put a rear-facing
child restraint
in the front passenger seat. Here’s why:
I A CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured if the right front passenger’s air
bag inflates. This is because the back of
a
rear-facing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating
air bag. Always secure a rearfacing
child restraint in the rear
seat.
You may, however, secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front seat. Before
you secure
a forward-facing child restraint, always move the
front passenger seat
as far back as it will go. Or,
secure the child restraint in the rear .seat.
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