Cadillac 2014 ELR Owner's Manual

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Black plate (26,1)Cadillac ELR Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6081525) -2014 - crc - 10/8/133-26 Seats and Restraintscertain conditions. No other airbagis affected by the passengersensing system.The passenger sensing systemworks with sensors that are part ofthe front outboard passenger seat.The sensors are designed to detectthe presence of a properly seatedoccupant and determine if the frontoutboard passenger frontal airbagand passenger knee airbag shouldbe allowed to inflate or not.According to accident statistics,children are safer when properlysecured in a rear seat in a correctchild restraint for their weightand size.Whenever possible, children age12 and under should be secured ina rear seating position.Never put a rear-facing child seat inthe front. This is because the risk tothe rear-facing child is so great,if the airbag inflates.{ WarningA child in a rear-facing childrestraint can be seriously injuredor killed if the passenger frontalairbag inflates. This is becausethe back of the rear-facing childrestraint would be very close tothe inflating airbag. A child in aforward-facing child restraint canbe seriously injured or killed if thepassenger frontal airbag inflatesand the passenger seat is in aforward position.Even if the passenger sensingsystem has turned off the frontoutboard passenger airbag(s), nosystem is fail-safe. No one canguarantee that an airbag will notinflate under some unusualcircumstance, even though theairbag(s) are off.(Continued)Warning (Continued)Secure rear-facing childrestraints in a rear seat, even ifthe airbag(s) are off. If you securea forward-facing child restraint inthe front outboard passengerseat, always move the seat as farback as it will go. It is better tosecure the child restraint in arear seat.The passenger sensing system isdesigned to turn off the frontoutboard passenger airbag andpassenger knee airbag if:. The front outboard passengerseat is unoccupied.. The system determines that aninfant is present in a childrestraint.. A front outboard passengertakes his/her weight off of theseat for a period of time.