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2006 Cadillac STS/STS-V 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 ............................................... 1-7 Towing ................................................... 4-37
Safety Belts .............................................. 1-8
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Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CADILLAC, How to Use This Manual the CADILLAC Crest & Wreath, and the name STS are registered trademarks of General Motors Many people read the owner manual from beginning to Corporation. end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn about the features This manual includes the
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You will also find a circle Safety Warnings and Symbols with a slash through it in this book. This safety There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We symbol means “Do Not,” use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things “Do Not do this” or “Do Not that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. let this happen.” {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to hel
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Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this manual you will find these notices: The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with Notice: These mean there is something that could the text describing the operation or information 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 If you need hel
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: v
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Child Restraints .............................................1-26 Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Older Children ..............................................1-26 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-2 Infants and Young Children ............................1-29 Heated Seats .................................................1-3 Chi
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If your vehicle has the memory feature, you can Front Seats program and recall memory settings for seat positions. See Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel on page 2-70. Power Seats The power seat controls Power Lumbar are located on the outboard sides of the Your vehicle’s seats may be equipped with power front seat cushions. lumbar. You can increase or decrease lumbar support in an area of the lower seatback with this control, located on the outboard sides of the front seat(s). Move the f
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To raise the position of the lumbar support, press and z (Heated Seat and Seatback): This button is for the hold the top of the control. To lower the position of heated seat and seatback. Press the up arrow once lumbar support, press and hold the bottom of the control. to turn on the heated seat at the highest setting. Press Let go of the control when the lower seatback reaches the down arrow once to turn on the heated seat at the desired level of support. the lowest setting. Your vehicle may ha
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There are three settings for each feature. A light bar Heated and Ventilated Seats in the climate control display shows the setting; high, medium or low. The longest bar shows the high Your vehicle may have range and the shortest bar shows the low range. heated and ventilated front seats. The buttons Pressing either the heated seat or ventilated part of are located on the climate the seat button will start that feature at the highest control panel. setting. Each time you press the button, the fe
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Power Reclining Seatback {CAUTION: The vertical power seat control described earlier allows the seatback to recline. See Power Seats on page 1-2 for more information. 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
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Head Restraints The front and rear head restraints lock into place when raised. To release the head restraint and lower it, press the tab located at the base of the restraint. The front head restraints also tilt forward and rearward. Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. 1-6
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z (Heated Seat and Seatback): Press this button to Rear Seats turn the heated seat feature on. When you press the button, the feature will turn on at the highest setting. Heated Seats Each time you press the button, the feature will go down one temperature setting. A light next to the button will indicate the setting; 3 is the highest, 1 is the lowest. To turn the feature off, keep pressing the button until the indicator light goes off. The heated rear seats will shut off automatically when the
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Safety Belts {CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo This part of the manual tells you how to use safety area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a belts properly. It also tells you some things you should collision, people riding in these areas are more not do with safety belts. likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and safety {CAUTION: belts. Be sure eve
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You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do Why Safety Belts Work have a crash, you do not know if it will be a bad one. When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be it goes. so serious that even buckled up, a person would not survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After more than 30 years of safety be
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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider does not stop. 1-10
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The person keeps going until stopped by something. or the instrument panel... In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... 1-11
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Questions and Answers About Safety Belts Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident if I am wearing a safety belt? A: You could be — whether you are wearing a safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you are upside down. And your chance of being conscious during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted. Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have to wear safety belts? A: Airbags are in many vehicles today and
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? This part is only for people of adult size. A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in an Be aware that there are special things to know about accident — even one that is not your fault — you safety belts and children. And there are different and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be driver does not pr
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5. Move the shoulder belt height adjuster to the height that is right for you. See Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment on page 1-20. 3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Do not let it get twisted. The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt 6. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt shoulder belt. across you more slowly. 7. This safety belt has a feature that will reduc
