Safety Belt Pretensioners
This vehicle has safety belt pretensioners for front outboard occupants. Although the safety belt pretensioners cannot be seen, they are part of the safety belt assembly. They can help tighten the safety belts during the early stages of a moderate to severe frontal, near frontal, or rear crash if the threshold conditions for pretensioner activation are met. And, if the vehicle has side impact airbags, safety belt pretensioners can help tighten the safety belts in a side crash or a rollover event.
Pretensioners work only once. If the pretensioners activate in a crash, the pretensioners and probably other parts of the vehicle's safety belt system will need to be replaced. See Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash .
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Battery
The battery supplies power to
start the engine and operate any
additional electrical accessories.
- To avoid break–down or failure
to start the vehicle, maintain a
battery with full cranking ...
Ride & Handling
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firm as one of the high-performance V-Series versions that Cadillac sells, with
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Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The equipment needed to change a flat tire is stored under the storage tray,
located on the driver side trim panel, over the rear wheelhouse.
Regular Wheelbase Shown, Extended Wheelbase Similar.
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