Cadillac 2010 SRX, Owner'S Manual

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Seats and Restraints 2-37
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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.
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WARNING (Continued)
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, 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.
If the vehicle does not have a
rear seat that will accommodate
a rear
‐ facing child restraint, a
rear ‐ facing child restraint should
not be installed in the vehicle,
even if the airbag is off.
The passenger sensing system is
designed to turn off the right front
passenger airbag and seat
‐ mounted
side impact airbag if:
. The right front passenger seat is
unoccupied.
. 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.
. A right front passenger takes
his/her weight off of the seat for
a period of time.
.
The right front passenger seat is
occupied by a smaller person,
such as a child who has
outgrown child restraints.
. Or, if there is a critical problem
with the airbag system or the
passenger sensing system.