belt CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 1994 Owners Manual

This Cadillac Manual is divided into major sections.
Introduction - How to Use this Manual .......................... lrn
This section tells you how to use your manual and includes
safety and vehicle damage warnings and symbols.
- Section 1 - Seats and Restraint Systems ..........................
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety
belts properly. It also explains the
“SIR” system.
Section 2 - Features and Controls ..............................
This section explains how to start and operate your Cadillac.
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Section 3 - Comfort Controls and Audio Systems ................ 146 1-1
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and
comfort controls and how to operate your sound system.
Section 4 -Your Driving and the Road ......................... 166
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the
road and how to drive under different conditions.
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Section 5 - Problems on the Road ............................. 212
This section tells you what to do if you have a problem
while driving, such as a flat tire, or engine overheating, etc.
Section 6 - Service and Appearance Care ....................... 245 n
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Cadillac
running properly and looking good.
For more information on “Reporting Safety Defects”, see Owner
Assistance, Page
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Vehicle Symbols
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These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle. For example,
these symbols are used on an original battery:
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POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES
BY SHIELDING
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BATTERY ACID
AVOID SPARKS
OR FLAMES COULD
These
symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your
vehicle is driven:
I I DOOR LOCK UNLOCK
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FASTEN SEAT BELTS POWER
WINDOW
I r AIR BAG
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SEATS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Cadillac, your
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (“air bag”) system and how to use your
safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should
not do with safety belts.
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SEATS AND SEAT CONTROLS
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them, and also
about reclining front seatbacks, and head restraints.
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SAFETYBELTS: 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 Supplemental Inflatable Restraint, or “air bag”
system.
This figure lights up as a reminder to buckle up. (See “Safety Belt
Reminder Light” in the Index.)
In many 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.
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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!
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why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes.
When the bike hits the
block, it stops. But the
child keeps going!
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HERE ARE QUESTIONS “Y PEOPLE
ANSWERS ASKABOUT SAFETYBELTS
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Q: Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident ifI’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.
Q: 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 : rf 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 kmk).
Safety belts are for everyone.
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Safety Belt Reminder Light
When the key is turned to “Run” or “Start,” a light will come on for
about eight seconds to remind people to fasten their safety belts. Unless
the driver’s safety belt is buckled, a chime will also sound.
HOW TO FVEAR SAFETYBELTS PROPERLY
Adults
This section is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and
children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies. If
a child will be riding
in your Cadillac, see the section after this one, called
“Children.” Follow those rules for everyone’s protection.
First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
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3. Pick up the latch
plate and pull the
belt across you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
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4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. If the belt isn’t long
enough, see “Safety Belt ExtendeYat the end
of this section.
Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned
so you would h-
be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
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