2000 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual

CAUTION:It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargoarea, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision,people riding in these areas are more likely tobe seriously injured or killed. Do not allowpeople to ride in any area of your vehicle that isnot equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sureeveryone in your vehicle is in a seat and using asafety belt properly.Your vehicle has a lightthat comes on as a reminderto buckle up. (See “SafetyBelt Reminder Light” inthe Index.)In most states and Canadian provinces, the law saysto wear safety belts. Here’s why: They work.You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do havea crash, you don’t know if it will be a bad one.A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be soserious that even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive.But most crashes are in between. In many of them,people who buckle up can survive and sometimeswalk away. Without belts they could have been badlyhurt or killed.After more than 30 years of safety belts in vehicles,the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up doesmatter ... a lot!1-12