Cadillac 2011 DTS Owner's Manual

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Black plate (55,1)Cadillac DTS Owner Manual - 2011Here are the most important things to know about theairbag system:{ WARNING:You can be severely injured or killed in a crash ifyou are not wearing your safety belt — even ifyou have airbags. Airbags are designed to workwith safety belts, but do not replace them. Also,airbags are not designed to deploy in everycrash. In some crashes safety belts are your onlyrestraint. See When Should an Airbag Inflate? onpage 2‑59.Wearing your safety belt during a crash helpsreduce your chance of hitting things inside thevehicle or being ejected from it. Airbags are“supplemental restraints” to the safety belts.Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety beltproperly — whether or not there is an airbag forthat person.{ WARNING:Airbags inflate with great force, faster than theblink of an eye. Anyone who is up against, orvery close to, any airbag when it inflates can beseriously injured or killed. Do not sit unnecessarilyclose to the airbag, as you would be if you weresitting on the edge of your seat or leaning forward.Safety belts help keep you in position before andduring a crash. Always wear your safety belt,even with airbags. The driver should sit as farback as possible while still maintaining control ofthe vehicle.Occupants should not lean on or sleep against thedoor or side windows in seating positions withseat-mounted side impact airbags and/or roof-railairbags.2-55