Cadillac 2004 CTS, Owner'S Manual

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What Will You See After an
Air Bag Inflates?
After the air bag inflates, it quickly deflates, so quickly that
some people may not even realize the air bag inflated.
Some components of the air bag module – the steering
wheel hub for the driver’s air bag, the instrument panel for
the right front passenger’s bag, the side of the seatback
closest to the door for the seat-mounted side impact air
bags and the area along the ceiling of your vehicle near
the side windows – will be hot for a short time. The parts
of the bag that come into contact with you may be warm,
but not too hot to touch. There will be some smoke and
dust coming from the vents in the deflated air bags.
Air bag inflation doesn’t prevent the driver from seeing or
being able to steer the vehicle, nor does it stop people
from leaving the vehicle.
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CAUTION:
When an air bag inflates, there is dust in the
air. This dust could cause breathing problems
for people with a history of asthma or other
breathing trouble. To avoid this, everyone in
CAUTION: (Continued)
CAUTION: (Continued)
the vehicle should get out as soon as it is safeto
do so. If you have breathing problems but can’t
get out of the vehicle after an air bag inflates,
then get fresh air by opening a window or a
door. If you experience breathing problems
following an air bag deployment, you should
seek medical attention.
Your vehicle has a feature that will automatically unlock
the doors and turn the interior lamps on when the air bags
inflate (if battery power is available). You can lock the
doors again and turn the interior lamps off by using the
door lock and interior lamp controls. The hazard warning
flashers will also come on when the air bags deploy.
If you want to turn them off, press the hazard warning
flasher button twice.
In many crashes severe enough to inflate the air bag,
windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.
Additional windshield breakage may also occur from
the right front passenger air bag.
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