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2008 Cadillac DTS Owner Manual M
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Seats and Restraint Systems Driving Your Vehicle
Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2
Rear Seats ............................................... 1-9 Towing ................................................... 4-26
Safety Belts ............................................. 1-10
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Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer/retailer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CADILLAC, 1-800-551-4123 the CADILLAC Crest & Wreath, and the name DTS are www.helminc.com registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. Propriétaires Canadiens This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes On peut obtenir un exemplaire d
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Using this Manual {CAUTION: Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle to learn about the vehicle’s features and controls. These mean there is something that could Pictures and words work together to explain things. hurt you or other people. Index We tell you what the hazard is and what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. A good place to quickly locate information about If you do not, you or others could be h
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Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols You will also find notices in this manual. The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along Notice: These mean there is something that with the text describing the operation or information could damage your vehicle. relating to a specific component, control, message, A notice tells about something that can damage the gage, or indicator. vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your vehicle’s warr
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-37 Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-40 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-2 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Massaging Lumbar .........................................1-3 Children (LATCH) ..............................
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Power Lumbar Front Seats The power lumbar Power Seats controls are located on the outboard side The power seat of the front seats. controls are located on the outboard side of the seats. Press the lumbar control forward to increase support and rearward to decrease support. Press the top or bottom of the control to raise or lower the support � Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the mechanism. control forward or rearward. The ignition does not need to be on for the power � Raise or lower
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Massaging Lumbar Heated and Cooled Seats Your vehicle may have heated and cooled front seats. If your vehicle has this feature, the switch is To operate the heated or cooled seats, the ignition located on the outboard must be on. side of the front seats The buttons are located behind the lumbar switch. on the front doors. Press the switch to turn the massaging lumbar feature on. The ignition must be on. The massage cycle will run for up to 10 minutes. To stop massage, press the massaging lumbar
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Press a button to turn on the desired feature. A light on Memory Seat, Mirrors and that button will display to show which feature is on. Steering Wheel There are three temperature settings for each feature. A column of three lights next to the buttons will Your vehicle may have the memory package. display which setting the feature is in: high, medium or low. Three lights indicate the highest setting, two lights for medium and one light for the lowest setting. When you press a button, the feature
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A second seating, mirror, and steering wheel position Easy Exit Recall can be programmed by repeating the above steps The control for this feature is located on the driver’s and pressing button 2 for a second driver. door panel between buttons 1 and 2. To recall your memory positions, the vehicle must be With the vehicle in PARK (P), the exit position can in PARK (P). Press and release either button 1 or be recalled by pressing the exit button. You will hear button 2 corresponding to the desired
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Power Reclining Seatbacks Your seats have power reclining seatbacks. Use the vertical power seat control located on the outboard side of the seat. � To recline the seatback, press the control toward the rear of the vehicle. � To raise the seatback, press the control toward the front of the vehicle. 1-6
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Head Restraints {CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their job when you are reclined like this. The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it will not be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash, the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be t
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To raise a front seat head Center Seat restraint, pull up on the restraint. To lower it, press the button, located on the top of the seatback, and push the head restraint down. To adjust the height of a rear seat head restraint, pull up or push down on the restraint. The front seat head restraints can also tilt forward and rearward. The rear seat head restraints do not tilt. Your vehicle may have a front center seat. This seat can be converted to a storage area by lowering the seatback. See Cent
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Press a button to turn on the desired feature. A light on Rear Seats that button will display to show which feature is on. There are three temperature settings for each feature. Heated Seats A column of three lights next to the buttons will display which setting the feature is in: high, medium Your vehicle may have heated rear seats. or low. Three lights indicate the highest setting, To operate the rear heated seats, the ignition must two lights for medium and one light for the lowest be on. set
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Power Lumbar Safety Belts Your vehicle may be equipped with four-way lumbar Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone support, without the massage feature, for the outboard rear seat positions. This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should The rear lumbar support not do with safety belts. controls are located on the rear doors in front of the heated seat buttons. {CAUTION: Do not let anyone ride where he or she cannot wear a safety belt pr
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law requires wearing safety belts. Here is why: {CAUTION: You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you do not know if it will be a serious one. It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a serious that even buckled up, a person would not collision, people riding in these areas are survive. But most crashes are in between. In many
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Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. Put someone on it. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat on wheels. 1-12
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The person keeps going until stopped by something. The rider does not stop. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... 1-13
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or the instrument panel... or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That is why safety belts make such good sense. 1-14
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Questions and Answers About Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? Safety Belts A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in a crash — even one that is not your fault — you Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after a crash if and your passenger(s) can be hurt. Being a I am wearing a safety belt? good driver does not protect you from things A: You could be — whether you are wearing a safety beyond your control, such as bad drivers. belt
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly This section is only for people of adult size. Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be riding in your vehicle, see Older Children on page 1-31 or Infants and Young Children on page 1-34. Follow those rules for everyone’s protection. It is very important for all occupants to buckle up. Statistics show that unbelted people are hurt more often i
