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Cadillac DTS 2008 User Manual

2008 Cadillac DTS Owner Manual M
Seats and Restraint Systems
Front Seats Rear Seats Safety Belts Child Restraints Airbag System Restraint System Check
Features and Controls
Keys Doors and Locks Windows Theft-Deterrent Systems Starting and Operating Your Vehicle Mirrors Object Detection Systems
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OnStar Universal Home Remote System
Storage Areas Sunroof
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview Climate Controls Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators Driver Information Center (DIC) Audio System(s)
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System
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Driving Your Vehicle
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle Towing
Service and Appearance Care
Service Fuel Checking Things Under the Hood Headlamp Aiming Bulb Replacement Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Tires Appearance Care Vehicle Identification Electrical System Capacities and Specifications
Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Schedule
Customer Assistance Information
Customer Assistance and Information Reporting Safety Defects Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy
Index
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CADILLAC, the CADILLAC Crest & Wreath, and the name DTS are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after that time without notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Cadillac Motor Car Division whenever it appears in this manual.
This manual describes features that may be available in this model, but your vehicle may not have all of them. For example, more than one entertainment system may be offered or your vehicle may have been ordered without a front passenger or rear seats.
Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference.
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
1-800-551-4123 www.helminc.com
Propriétaires Canadiens
On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français auprès de concessionnaire ou à l’adresse suivante:
Helm Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207
1-800-551-4123 www.helminc.com
Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 15870508 A First Printing
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©
2007 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Using this Manual
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. Pictures and words work together to explain things.
{CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people.
Index
A good place to quickly locate information about the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
There are a number of safety cautions in this book. A box with the word CAUTION is used to tell about things that could hurt you or others if you were to ignore the warning.
We tell you what the hazard is and what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, you or others could be hurt.
A circle with a slash through it is a safety symbol which means “Do Not,” “Do Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Vehicle Symbols
You will also find notices in this manual.
Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. The notice tells what to do to help avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle which use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
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The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a specific component, control, message, gage, or indicator.

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats ......................................................1-2
Power Seats ..................................................1-2
Power Lumbar ...............................................1-2
Massaging Lumbar .........................................1-3
Heated and Cooled Seats ................................1-3
Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel .........1-4
Power Reclining Seatbacks ..............................1-6
Head Restraints .............................................1-7
Center Seat ...................................................1-8
Rear Seats .......................................................1-9
Heated Seats .................................................1-9
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door .........................1-9
Power Lumbar ..............................................1-10
Safety Belts ...................................................1-10
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-10
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-16
Lap-Shoulder Belt .........................................1-24
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-29
Lap Belt ......................................................1-29
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-30
Child Restraints .............................................1-31
Older Children ..............................................1-31
Infants and Young Children ............................1-34
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-37
Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-40
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) ......................................1-41
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position ....................................1-48
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position ..........................1-50
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position ............................1-50
Airbag System ...............................................1-54
Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-56
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-59
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?
How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-60
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-61
Passenger Sensing System ............................1-62
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-67
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............................1-68
Restraint System Check ..................................1-69
Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-69
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ............................................1-70
.......................1-60
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Front Seats

Power Lumbar

Power Seats

The power seat controls are located on the outboard side of the seats.
• Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the
control forward or rearward.
• Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion
by moving the front of the control up or down.
• Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion
by moving the rear of the control up or down.
The front seats also have power reclining seatbacks. See Power Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-6.
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 1-4.
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The power lumbar controls are located on the outboard side of the front 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 mechanism.
The ignition does not need to be on for the power lumbar feature to work.
Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as it may during long trips, so should the position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.

Massaging Lumbar

Heated and Cooled Seats

If your vehicle has this feature, the switch is located on the outboard side of the front seats behind the lumbar switch. 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 switch again, or press the power lumbar switch.
Your vehicle may have heated and cooled front seats. To operate the heated or cooled seats, the ignition
must be on.
The buttons are located on the front doors.
Driver’s Side Buttons
Shown, Passenger’s Side Buttons Similar
I (Heated Seatback): Press this button to turn on
the heated seatback.
H (Cooled Seat): Press this button to turn on the
cooled seat.
J (Heated Seat and Seatback): Press this button
to turn on the heated seat and seatback.
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Press a button to turn on the desired feature. A light on that button will display to show which feature is on.
There are three temperature settings for each feature. A column of three lights next to the buttons will 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 will turn on at the highest setting. Each time you press the button, the feature will go down one temperature setting.
To turn the feature off, keep pressing the button until the display lights turn off.
If your vehicle has remote vehicle start and is started using the remote keyless entry transmitter, the front heated seats will be turned on to the high setting if it is cold outside. See “Remote Vehicle Start” under
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on page 2-5. When the key is inserted into the ignition
and the ignition is turned on, this feature will turn off. To turn it back on, press the desired button.

Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel

Your vehicle may have the memory package.
The controls for this feature are located on the driver’s door panel, and are used to program and recall memory settings for the driver’s seat, outside mirror, and the steering wheel position if the vehicle has the power tilt wheel and telescopic steering feature.
To save your positions in memory, do the following:
1. Adjust the driver’s seat, including the seatback recliner and lumbar, both outside mirrors, and the steering wheel to a comfortable position.
2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps sound through the driver’s side front speaker to let you know that the position has been stored.
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A second seating, mirror, and steering wheel position can be programmed by repeating the above steps and pressing button 2 for a second driver.
To recall your memory positions, the vehicle must be in PARK (P). Press and release either button 1 or button 2 corresponding to the desired driving position. The seat, outside mirrors, and steering wheel will move to the position previously stored for the identified driver. You will hear a single beep.
If you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to enter your vehicle and the remote recall memory feature is on, automatic seat and mirror movement will occur. See “MEMORY SEAT RECALL” under DIC Vehicle Customization on page 3-86 for more information.
To stop recall movement of the memory feature at any time, press one of the power seat controls, memory buttons, power tilt wheel control, or power mirror buttons.
If something has blocked the driver’s seat and/or the steering column while recalling a memory position, the driver’s seat and/or the steering column recall may stop. If this happens remove the obstruction, then press the appropriate control for the area that is not recalling for two seconds. Try recalling the memory position again by pressing the appropriate memory button. If the memory position is still not recalling, see your dealer for service.
Easy Exit Recall
The control for this feature is located on the driver’s door panel between buttons 1 and 2.
With the vehicle in PARK (P), the exit position can be recalled by pressing the exit button. You will hear a single beep. The driver’s seat will move back, and if the vehicle has the power tilt wheel and telescopic steering feature, the power telescopic steering column will move up and forward.
If the easy exit seat feature is on in the DIC, automatic seat and power telescopic steering column movement will occur when the key is removed from the ignition. See “EASY EXIT RECALL” under DIC Vehicle Customization on page 3-86 for more information.
Further programming for automatic seat and steering wheel movement can be done using the Driver Information Center (DIC). You can select or not select the following:
• The easy exit recall feature
• The memory seat recall feature
For programming information, see DIC Vehicle Customization on page 3-86.
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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.
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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 your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.

Head Restraints

Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.
The height of all the head restraints can be adjusted.
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To raise a front seat head 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.

Center Seat

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 2-64.
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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.
I (Heated Seatback): Press this button to turn on the
heated seatback.
J (Heated Seat and Seatback): Press this button to
turn on the heated seat and seatback.
Press a button to turn on the desired feature. A light on that button will display to show which feature is on.
There are three temperature settings for each feature. A column of three lights next to the buttons will 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 will turn on at the highest setting. Each time you press the button, the feature will go down one temperature setting.
To turn the feature off, keep pressing the button until the display lights turn off.

Rear Seat Pass-Through Door

Your vehicle has a pass-through door that provides access to the trunk from the rear seats. See “Rear Seat Pass-Through Door” under Trunk on page 2-12.
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Power Lumbar

Your vehicle may be equipped with four-way lumbar support, without the massage feature, for the outboard rear seat positions.
The rear lumbar support controls are located on the rear doors in front of the heated seat buttons.
To turn on the lumbar support feature, press the front of the control to increase support or rearward to decrease support. The lumbar control can also be moved up and down to adjust the location of the support.
The ignition does not need to be on for the power lumbar feature to work.

Safety Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Do not let anyone ride where he or she cannot wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and you are not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things inside the vehicle harder or be ejected from it and be seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, you might not be, if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passenger(s) are restrained properly too.
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{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas are more 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. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has indicators as a reminder to buckle your safety belts. See Safety Belt Reminders on page 3-54.
In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law requires wearing safety belts. Here is why:
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.
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 walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.
After more than 40 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter... a lot!
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat on wheels.
Put someone on it.
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider does not stop.
The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield...
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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.
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Questions and Answers About Safety Belts
Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after a crash if
I am wearing a safety belt?
A: You could be — whether you are wearing a safety
belt or not. But your chance of being conscious during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted. And you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you are upside down.
Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have
to wear safety belts?
A: Airbags are supplemental systems only; so they
work with safety belts — not instead of them. Whether or not an airbag is provided, all occupants still have to buckle up to get the most protection. That is true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions.
Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from
home, why should I wear safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in
a crash — even one that is not your fault — you and your passenger(s) can be hurt. Being a good driver does not protect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 mph (65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
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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 in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts.
Occupants who are not buckled up can be thrown out of the vehicle in a crash. And they can strike others in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.
First, before you or your passenger(s) wear a safety belt, there is important information you should know.
Sit up straight and always keep your feet on the floor in front of you. The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones and you would be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force on your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces.
The shoulder belt locks if there is a sudden stop or crash.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It will not give nearly
as much protection this way.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should fit snugly against your body.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A: The lap belt is too loose. It will not give as much
protection this way.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously hurt if your lap belt is too loose. In a crash, you could slide under the lap belt and apply force on your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The lap belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured if your belt is buckled in the wrong place like this. In a crash, the belt would go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not on the pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. Always buckle your belt into the buckle nearest you.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A: The belt is over an armrest.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured if your belt goes over an armrest like this. The belt would be much too high. In a crash, you can slide under the belt. The belt force would then be applied on the abdomen, not on the pelvic bones, and that could cause serious or fatal injuries. Be sure the belt goes under the armrests.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is worn under the arm.
It should be worn over the shoulder at all times.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured if you wear the shoulder belt under your arm. In a crash, your body would move too far forward, which would increase the chance of head and neck injury. Also, the belt would apply too much force to the ribs, which are not as strong as shoulder bones. You could also severely injure internal organs like your liver or spleen. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A: The belt is behind the body.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured by not wearing the lap-shoulder belt properly. In a crash, you would not be restrained by the shoulder belt. Your body could move too far forward increasing the chance of head and neck injury. You might also slide under the lap belt. The belt force would then be applied right on the abdomen. That could cause serious or fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A: The belt is twisted across the body.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured by a twisted belt. In a crash, you would not have the full width of the belt to spread impact forces. If a belt is twisted, make it straight so it can work properly, or ask your dealer/retailer to fix it.
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Lap-Shoulder Belt

All seating positions in your vehicle have a lap-shoulder except for the center front passenger position (if equipped), which has a lap belt. See Lap Belt on page 1-29 for more information.
Here is how to wear a lap-shoulder belt properly.
1. Adjust the seat, if the seat is adjustable, so you can sit up straight. To see how, see “Seats” in the Index.
2. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Do not let it get twisted.
The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across you more slowly.
If you ever pull the shoulder portion of a passenger belt out all the way, you may engage the child restraint locking feature. If this happens, just let the belt go back all the way and start again.
Engaging the child restraint locking feature may affect the passenger sensing system. See Passenger Sensing System on page 1-62.
3. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. If you find that the latch plate will not go fully into
the buckle, see if you are using the correct buckle. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is
secure. If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on page 1-30.
Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if necessary.
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4. If equipped with a shoulder belt height adjuster, move it to the height that is right for you. Improper shoulder belt height adjustment could reduce the effectiveness of the safety belt in a crash. See “Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment” later in this section.
5. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the shoulder belt.
It may be necessary to pull stitching on the safety belt through the latch plate to fully tighten the lap belt on smaller occupants.
To unlatch the belt, push the button on the buckle. The belt should go back out of the way. When the safety belt is not in use, slide the latch plate up so that it is stored on the safety belt stitching, near the guide loop.
Before you close a door, be sure the belt is out of the way. If you slam the door on it, you can damage both the belt and your vehicle.
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Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
Your vehicle has shoulder belt height adjusters for the driver and right front passenger position.
Adjust the height so that the shoulder portion of the belt is centered on your shoulder. The belt should be away from your face and neck, but not falling off your shoulder. Incorrect positioning of the shoulder belt can reduce the effectiveness of the safety belt.
To move it down, press the release button (A) and move the height adjuster to the desired position. You can move the height adjuster up just by pushing up on the shoulder belt guide.
After you move the height adjuster to where you want it, try to move it down without pressing the release button to make sure it has locked into position.
Safety Belt Pretensioners
Your vehicle has safety belt pretensioners for front outboard occupants. Although you cannot see them, they are part of the safety belt assembly. They can help tighten the safety belts during the early stages of a moderate to severe frontal and near frontal crash if the threshold conditions for pretensioner activation are met. And, if your vehicle has side impact airbags, safety belt pretensioners can help tighten the safety belts in a side crash.
Pretensioners work only once. If they activate in a crash, you will need to get new ones, and probably other new parts for your safety belt system. See Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash on page 1-70.
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
Rear shoulder belt comfort guides may provide added safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown booster seats and for small adults. When installed on a shoulder belt, the comfort guide better positions the belt away from the neck and head.
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