Cadillac 2008 DTS, Owner'S Manual

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Airbag System
Your vehicle has the following airbags:
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A frontal airbag for the driver.
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A frontal airbag for the right front passenger.
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A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the driver.
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A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the
right front passenger.
Your vehicle may also have the following airbags:
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A roof-rail airbag for the driver and the passenger
seated directly behind the driver.
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A roof-rail airbag for the right front passenger
and the passenger seated directly behind the
right front passenger.
All of the airbags in your vehicle will have the word
AIRBAG embossed in the trim or on an attached label
near the deployment opening.
For frontal airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear on
the middle part of the steering wheel for the driver and
on the instrument panel for the right front passenger.
With seat-mounted side impact airbags, the word
AIRBAG will appear on the side of the seatback
closest to the door.
With roof-rail airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear
along the headliner or trim.
Airbags are designed to supplement the protection
provided by safety belts. Even though today’s airbags
are also designed to help reduce the risk of injury
from the force of an inflating bag, all airbags must
inflate very quickly to do their job.
Here are the most important things to know about the
airbag system:
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CAUTION:
You can be severely injured or killed in a
crash if you are not wearing your safety
belt — even if you have airbags. Wearing
your safety belt during a crash helps reduce
your chance of hitting things inside the
vehicle or being ejected from it. Airbags
are “supplemental restraints” to the safety
belts. All airbags are designed to work with
safety belts, but do not replace them.
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