Cadillac 2011 Escalade ESC Owner's Manual

Black plate (59,1)Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner Manual - 2011Seats and Restraints 3-596. To tighten the belt, push downon the child restraint, pull theshoulder portion of the belt totighten the lap portion of the belt,and feed the shoulder belt backinto the retractor. When installinga forward-facing child restraint,it may be helpful to use yourknee to push down on the childrestraint as you tighten the belt.Try to pull the belt out of theretractor to make sure theretractor is locked. If theretractor is not locked, repeatSteps 5 and 6.7. Before placing a child in thechild restraint, make sure it issecurely held in place. To check,grasp the child restraint at thesafety belt path and attemptto move it side‐to‐side andback‐and‐forth. When the childrestraint is properly installed,there should be no more than2.5 cm (1 in) of movement.If the vehicle is equipped with thepassenger sensing system, andwhen the passenger sensingsystem has turned off the right frontpassenger frontal airbag, the offindicator in the passenger airbagstatus indicator should light and staylit when you start the vehicle. SeePassenger Airbag Status Indicatoron page 5‑14.If a child restraint has been installedand the on indicator is lit, see“If the On Indicator is Lit for a ChildRestraint” under Passenger SensingSystem on page 3‑32 for moreinformation.To remove the child restraint,unbuckle the vehicle safety belt andlet it return to the stowed position.