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2006 Cadillac DTS Owner Manual M
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Seats and Restraint Systems Driver Information Center (DIC)
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Front Seats ............................................... 1-2
Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-97
Rear Seats ............................................... 1-8
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Driving Your Vehicle
Safety Belts ............................................. 1-10
Your Driving, the Road, and Your V
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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 DTS 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 .............................................1-32 Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Older Children ..............................................1-32 Infants and Young Children ............................1-35 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-3 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-38 Massagi
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Your vehicle also has Front Seats power reclining seatbacks. See Power Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-5. Power Seats The power seat controls are located on the outboard side of the front seats. Power Recline Control If your vehicle has the memory feature, you can program and recall memory settings for seat positions. See Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel on page 2-51. Horizontal Power Control Move the front of the control up or down to adjust the front portion of the cushion. Move the r
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Power Lumbar Massaging Lumbar The power lumbar controls If your vehicle has this are located on the feature, the switch is outboard side of the front located on the outboard seats behind the power side of the front seats seat controls. behind the lumbar switch. Press the switch to turn the massaging lumbar feature on. The ignition must be on. Press the lumbar control forward to increase support The massage cycle will run continuously for up to and rearward to decrease support. Press the control
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I (Heated Seatback): Press this button to turn on the Heated and Cooled Seats heated seatback. Your vehicle may have heated and cooled front seats. H(Cooled Seat): Press this button to turn on the To operate the heated or cooled seats, the ignition must cooled seat. be on. J(Heated Seat and Seatback): Press this button to The buttons are located on turn on the heated seat and seatback. the front doors forward of the door handle. Press the button to turn on the desired feature. A light on that bu
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When you press a button, the feature will turn on at the Power Reclining Seatbacks highest setting. Each time you press the button, the feature will go down one temperature setting. The controls for the power To turn the feature off, keep pressing the button until reclining seatbacks are on the display lights turn off. the outboard side of the front seats behind the If your vehicle has remote vehicle start and is started power seat controls. using the remote keyless entry transmitter, the front
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{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 there, not at you
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Head Restraints The front head restraints lock into place when raised. To release a front head restraint and lower it, press the button located at the base of the restraint. 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. The front and rear head restraints may be able to be tilted forward and rearward, in addition to being moved up and down. The rear head restraints may also be adjustabl
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Center Seat Rear Seats Heated Seats Your vehicle may have heated rear seats. To operate the rear heated seats, the ignition must be on. The buttons are located on the rear doors. Your vehicle may have a front center seat. This seat can be converted to a storage area by lowering the seatback. See Center Flex Storage Unit on page 2-50. For information on safety belts for this position, see I (Heated Seatback): Press this button to turn on the Center Front Passenger Position on page 1-24. heated se
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J (Heated Seat and Seatback): Press this button to Power Lumbar turn on the heated seat and seatback. Your vehicle may be equipped with four-way lumbar Press the button to turn on the desired feature. A light support, without the massage feature, for the outboard on that button will display to show which feature is on. rear seat positions. There are three temperature settings for each feature. A The rear lumbar support column of three lights next to the buttons will display controls are located
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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 belts. {CAUTION: Be sure eve
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law Why Safety Belts Work says to wear safety belts. Here is why: They work. When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have it goes. a crash, you do not know if it will be a bad one. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be 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
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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider does not stop. 1-12
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The person keeps going until stopped by something. In or the instrument panel... a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... 1-13
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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
