belt CADILLAC SEVILLE 1995 4.G Owner's Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine What will you see after an air bag inflates?
After the air bag inflates, it quickly deflates. This occurs so quickly that
some people may not even realize the air bag inflated. Some components
of the air bag module
in the steering wheel hub for the driver’s air bag, or
the instrument panel for the right front passenger’s bag,
will be hot for a
short time, but the part
of the bag that comes into contact with you will
not be hot to the touch. There will be some smoke and dust coming from
vents in the deflated air bags. Air bag inflation will
not prevent the driver
from seeing or from being able
to steer the vehicle, nor will it stop people
from leaving the vehicle.
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In many crashes severe enough to inflate an air bag, windshields are
broken by vehicle deformation. Additional windshield breakage may also
occur from the right front passenger air bag.
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The air bags are designed to inflate only once. After they inflate, you’ll
need some new parts for your air bag system. If you don’t get them, the
air bag system won’t be there to help protect you in another crash. A
new system will include air bag modules and possibly other parts. The
service manual for
your vehicle covers the need to replace other parts.
Your vehicle is equipped with a diagnostic module, which records
information about the air bag system. The module records information
about the readiness
of the system, when the sensors are activated and
driver’s safety belt usage at deployment.
Let only qualified technicians
work on your air bag system. Improper
service can mean that your air bag system won’t work properly. See
your dealer for service.
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S-BELT USE DUHNG PmGNANCY
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 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.
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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. L_
REM 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
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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
safety belts.
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
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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.
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If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the
belt across you more slowly. II
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If the belt stops
before it reaches
the buckle, tilt the
latch plate and
keep pulling until
you can buckle it.
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Pull up on the
latch plate
to make
sure it is secure.
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If the belt is not long enough, see “Safety Belt Extender” at the end of a
this section. Make sure the release button on the buckle is Dositioned so
you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if yo; 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, or if you pull the
belt very quickly out of the retractor.
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Lap Belt
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When you sit in the 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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To make the belt
shorter, pull its free
end as shown until the
belt is snug.
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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.
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Be Sure to 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
I to do that.
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Were 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:
Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child restraint properly.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move around in a
collision or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly
secure any child restraint in
your vehicle -- even when no child is in it.
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