Cadillac 2009 XLR PLATINUM, Owner'S Manual

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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position
This vehicle has airbags. 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 1-45 and Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on
page 3-45 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.
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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
rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the
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CAUTION: (Continued)
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.
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.
See Passenger Sensing System on page 1-45 for
additional information.
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