Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Seats and Restraint Systems
- Seat and Seat Controls
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
- Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
- Driver Position
- Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System (SIR)
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
- Right Front Passenger Position
- Center Passenger Position
- Rear Seat Passengers
- Children
- Child Restraints
- Larger Children
- Safety Belt Extender
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
- Replacing Seat and Restraint System Parts After a Crash
- Features and Controls
- Keys
- Door Locks
- Keyless Entry System
- Automatic Pull-Down Feature (Trunk)
- Storage Compartments
- Theft
- Theft Deterrent
- Pass-Key II
- New Vehicle "Break-In"
- Ignition Key Positions
- Starting Your Engine
- Driving Through Deep Standing Water
- Engine Coolant Heater
- Automatic Transaxle
- Parking Brake
- Shifting Into Park (P)
- Shifting Out of Park (P)
- Parking Over Things that Burn
- Engine Exhaust
- Running Your Engine While You're Parked
- Power Windows
- Horn
- Tilt Wheel
- Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
- Cruise Control
- Lamps
- Mirrors
- Floor Mats
- Convenience Net
- Astroroof - Express Open
- Universal Transmitter
- Ashtrays and Lighters
- The Instrument Panel: Your Information System
- Warning Lights
- Driver Information Center Control Buttons
- Driver Information Center Messages
- Speed Sensitive Steering (SSS)
- Speed Sensitive Suspension
- Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
- Your Cadillac Air System
- Electronic Climate Control (ECC)
- Defog
- Defroster
- Rear Defogger
- Electronic Solar Sensor
- Heated Windshield
- Audio Systems
- Setting the Clock
- AM/FM ETR Cassette Stereo with Equalizer
- The Delco Active Audio Music System with Cassette Player
- The Delco Active Audio Music System with Cassette and CD Player
- Tips about Your Audio System
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
- Care of Your Compact Discs
- Power Antenna Mast Care
- Your Driving and the Road
- Problems on the Road
- Service and Appearance Care
- Service
- Fuel
- Fuels in Foreign Countries
- Filling Your Tank
- Checking Things Under the Hood
- Engine Oil
- Air Cleaner
- Automatic Transaxle Fluid
- Engine Coolant
- Radiator Pressure Cap
- Thermostat
- Power Steering Fluid
- Windshield Washer Fluid
- Brakes
- Battery
- Bulb Replacement
- Wiper Blade Replacement
- Tires
- Appearance Care
- Cleaning the Inside of Your Cadillac
- Care of Safety Belts
- Cleaning Glass Surfaces
- Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades
- Weatherstrips
- Cleaning the Outside of Your Cadillac
- Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
- Cleaning Tires
- Sheet Metal Damage
- Finish Damage
- Underbody Maintenance
- Chemical Paint Spotting
- Appearance Care Materials Chart
- Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
- Service Parts Identification Label
- Add-on Electrical Equipment
- Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- Bulb Chart
- Specifications
- Air Conditioning Refrigerants
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
- Roadside Service/Customer Assistance
- Owner Assistance
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
- Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech Impaired (TDD)
- BBB Autoline - Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
- Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
- Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
- Service and Owner Publications
- Order Form for Service Publications
- Index
What makes an
air
bag
inflate?
In
a
frontal or near-frontal impact of sufficient severity. the air bag
sensing system detects that the vehicle
is
suddenly stopping
as
a
result
of
a
crash. The sensing system triggers
a
chemical reaction
of
the sodium azide
sealed
in
the
inflator.
The
reaction produces nitrogen
gas,
which intlates
the air
bag.
The inflator, air
bag,
and
related hardware
are
all
part
of
the
air
bag
modules packed inside
the
steering wheel
and
in
the
instrument
panel
in
front
of
the right front passenger.
How
does
an
air
bag
restrain?
In
moderate
to
severe frontal
or
near-frontal
collisions:
even
belted
occupants can contact the steering wheel or the instrument panel.
The
air
bag
supplements the protection provided
by
safcty
belts.
Air
bags
distribute the force
of
the
Impact more cvcnly over
the
occupant's upper
body,
stopping the occupani. more gradually.
But
air
bags
would
not
help
you
in.
many
types
of
collisions. including
rotlovers
and
rear
and
side
impacts.
primarily
beca.use
an.
occupant's
1not.iorr
is
not
toward
the
air
bag-
Air
bags
c.
should
never
be
regarded
as
anything
more
than
a
supplement:
to
sa.t.'ety
belts.
and,
then
ody
ill
nloderate
1.0
wwrt
lronta!
or
nt';lr-trot?tal
collisions.
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