Cadillac 2009 cts User Manual
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position
Right Front Seat Position
This vehicle has airbags. A rear seat is a safer place to
secure a forward-facing child restraint. See Where to
Put the Restraint on page 1-41.
secure a forward-facing child restraint. See Where to
Put the Restraint on page 1-41.
In addition, the vehicle has a passenger sensing system
which is designed to turn off the right front passenger
frontal airbag and seat-mounted side impact airbag
under certain conditions. See Passenger Sensing
System on page 1-63 and Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator on page 3-36 for more information, including
important safety information.
which is designed to turn off the right front passenger
frontal airbag and seat-mounted side impact airbag
under certain conditions. See Passenger Sensing
System on page 1-63 and Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator on page 3-36 for more information, including
important safety information.
A label on the sun visor says, “Never put a rear-facing
child seat in the front.” This is because the risk to
the rear-facing child is so great, if the airbag deploys.
child seat in the front.” This is because the risk to
the rear-facing child is so great, if the airbag deploys.
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CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front passenger
airbag inflates. This is because the back of the
seriously injured or killed if the right front passenger
airbag inflates. This is because the back of the
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rear-facing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating airbag. A child in a forward-facing
child restraint can be seriously injured or killed if
the right front passenger airbag inflates and the
passenger seat is in a forward position.
the inflating airbag. A child in a forward-facing
child restraint can be seriously injured or killed if
the right front passenger airbag inflates and the
passenger seat is in a forward position.
Even if the passenger sensing system has turned
off the right front passenger frontal airbag, no
system is fail-safe. No one can guarantee that
an airbag will not deploy under some unusual
circumstance, even though it is turned off.
off the right front passenger frontal airbag, no
system is fail-safe. No one can guarantee that
an airbag will not deploy under some unusual
circumstance, even though it is turned off.
Secure rear-facing child restraints in a rear
seat, even if the airbag is off. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat,
always move the front passenger seat as far back
as it will go. It is better to secure the child restraint
in a rear seat.
seat, even if the airbag is off. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat,
always move the front passenger seat as far back
as it will go. It is better to secure the child restraint
in a rear seat.
See Passenger Sensing System on page 1-63 for
additional information.
additional information.
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