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Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-
6963932) - 2014 - crc - 5/21/13
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Seats and Restraints
The symbol for on and off is visible
during the system check. If you are
using remote start, if equipped, to
start the vehicle from a distance,
you may not see the system check.
When the system check is
complete, either the symbol for on
or off will be visible. See
Passenger
Airbag Status Indicator on
page 5-16
.
The passenger sensing system will
turn off the right front passenger
frontal airbag under certain
conditions. The driver airbag,
seat-mounted side impact airbags (if
equipped) and the roof-rail airbags
are not affected by the passenger
sensing system.
The passenger sensing system
works with sensors that are part of
the right front passenger seat and
safety belt. The sensors are
designed to detect the presence of
a properly-seated occupant and
determine if the right front
passenger frontal airbag should be
enabled (may inflate) or not.
According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
secured in a rear seat in the correct
child restraint for their weight
and size.
We recommend that children be
secured in a rear seat, including: an
infant or a child riding in a
rear-facing child restraint; a child
riding in a forward-facing child seat;
an older child riding in a booster
seat; and children, who are large
enough, using safety belts.
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.