Cadillac Escalade: Why Safety Belts Work
When riding in a vehicle, you travel as fast as the vehicle does. If the vehicle stops suddenly, you keep going until something stops you. It could be the windshield, the instrument panel, or the safety belts!
When you wear a safety belt, you and the vehicle slow down together. There is more time to stop because you stop over a longer distance and, when worn properly, your strongest bones take the forces from the safety belts. That is why wearing safety belts makes such good sense.
Safety Belts
This section of the manual describes how to use safety belts properly. It also
describes some things not to do with safety belts.
WARNING
Do not let anyone ride where a safety belt cannot be wo ...
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts
Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after a crash if I am wearing a safety belt?
A: You could be— whether you are wearing a safety belt or not. Your chance of
being conscious during and after a cr ...
See also:
Automatic bluetooth® reconnection
If devices have already been paired and connected, when Bluetooth® is selected
from the My music menu, the system will automatically connect to the last used device
(a confirmation pop-up appears ...
Heated Rear Seats
The buttons are on the Rear Sear Audio (RSA) panel on the rear of the center
console.
Press or
to heat the left outboard or right
outboard seat cushion and to cycle through the temperature set ...
Infants and Young Children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! This includes infants and all other children.
Neither the distance traveled nor the age and size of the traveler changes the need,
for everyone, to use safety ...
