Black plate (18,1)Cadillac Escalade (Europe) Owner Manual - 2013 - CRC - 6/20/123-18 Seats and Restraints. Wear the shoulder belt over theshoulder and across the chest.These parts of the body are bestable to take belt restrainingforces. The shoulder belt locks ifthere is a sudden stop or crash.{ WARNINGYou can be seriously injured,or even killed, by not wearingyour safety belt properly.. Never allow the lap orshoulder belt to becomeloose or twisted.. Never wear the shoulder beltunder both arms or behindyour back.. Never route the lap orshoulder belt over anarmrest.Lap-Shoulder BeltAll seating positions in the vehiclehave a lap-shoulder belt except forthe centre front passenger position,if equipped, which has a lap belt.See Lap Belt on page 3‑22 for moreinformation.The following instructions explainhow to wear a lap-shoulder beltproperly.1. Adjust the seat, if the seat isadjustable, so you can sit upstraight. To see how, see “Seats”in the Index.2. Pick up the latch plate and pullthe belt across you. Do not let itget twisted.The lap-shoulder belt may lock ifyou pull the belt across you veryquickly. If this happens, let thebelt go back slightly to unlock it.Then pull the belt across youmore slowly.3. Push the latch plate into thebuckle until it clicks. If you findthat the latch plate will not gofully into the buckle, see if youare using the correct buckle.Pull up on the latch plate tomake sure it is secure.Position the release button onthe buckle so that the safety beltcould be quickly unbuckled ifnecessary.
