Owner's Manual Cadillac BLS - IFS Europe BV

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114 Interior equipment
• If possible, avoid having the rear seat
folded down when driving with a heavy
load, because the anchoring possibilities
are restricted when the rear seat
is in this position. The rear seat must
be in the upright position to protect
against load displacement in the
event of a collision.
• Improve protection by fastening the
outer seat belts. Check that the red
indicator at each opening handle is not
visible. If the red indicator is visible,
the backrest is not locked!
• Match your speed and driving style to
how the car is loaded. The handling
characteristics of the car can be
affected since a load in the luggage
compartment will alter the car’s centre
of gravity.
• An object weighing 25 kg corresponds
to a weight of 1,000 kg in a front-end
collision at 30 mph (50 km/h).
Cargo net 3
WARNING
• Never overload the cargo net 3. If the
elastic breaks this may cause personal
injury. Do not use a cargo net
that shows signs of wear.
• Never use an elastic net in the luggage
compartment when the rear seat is
folded down. These nets are only
intended to keep light objects tidy, not
for the anchoring of loads.
• Secure the load in the luggage compartment
firmly. Using a cargo net is
not considered as load securing.
• The only purpose of a cargo net is to
prevent light objects from being
thrown forward into the cabin during
heavy breaking.
• Adjust the car’s load (passengers and
load) so that the gross vehicle weight
and the axle load are not exceeded,
see page 236.