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Warning, Warning: (continued) – Cadillac 2010 DTS User Manual

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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.

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WARNING:

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 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.

Even if the passenger sensing system has turned
off the right front passenger frontal airbag and
seat-mounted side impact airbag (if equipped),
no system is fail-safe. No one can guarantee that
an airbag will not deploy under some unusual
circumstance, even though the airbag(s) are off.

Secure rear-facing child restraints in a rear seat,
even if the airbag(s) are off. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat,

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WARNING: (Continued)

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.

The passenger sensing system is designed to turn off
the right front passenger airbag and seat‐mounted side
impact airbag if:

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The right front passenger seat is unoccupied.

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The system determines that an infant is present in
a rear-facing infant seat.

.

The system determines that a small child is
present in a child restraint.

.

The system determines that a small child is
present in a booster seat.

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A right front passenger takes his/her weight off of
the seat for a period of time.

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The right front passenger seat is occupied by a
smaller person, such as a child who has outgrown
child restraints.

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Or, if there is a critical problem with the airbag
system or the passenger sensing system.

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