Cadillac CTS 2014 Owner's Manual

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Black plate (14,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-6014443) - 2014 - CRC - 4/3/133-14 Seats and RestraintsThere are important things to knowabout wearing a safety belt properly.. Sit up straight and always keepyour feet on the floor in frontof you.. Always use the correct bucklefor your seating position.. Wear the lap part of the belt lowand snug on the hips, justtouching the thighs. In a crash,this applies force to the strongpelvic bones and you would beless likely to slide under the lapbelt. If you slid under it, the beltwould apply force on yourabdomen. This could causeserious or even fatal injuries.. 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.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.If the shoulder portion of apassenger belt is pulled out allthe way, the child restraintlocking feature may be engaged.If this happens, let the belt goback all the way and start again.