2000 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual

Here are the most important things to know about the airbag systems:CAUTION:You can be severely injured or killed in a crashif you aren’t wearing your safety belt -- even ifyou have air bags. Wearing your safety beltduring a crash helps reduce your chance ofhitting things inside the vehicle or being ejectedfrom it. Air bags are “supplemental restraints” tothe safety belts. All air bags are designed to workwith safety belts but don’t replace them.CAUTION: (Continued)CAUTION: (Continued)Frontal air bags for the driver and right frontpassenger are designed to work only in moderateto severe crashes where the front of your vehiclehits something. They aren’t designed to inflateat all in rollover, rear, side or low-speed frontalcrashes. And, for unrestrained occupants, frontalair bags may provide less protection in frontalcrashes than more forceful air bags have providedin the past. The side impact air bags for thedriver and right front passenger are designed toinflate only in moderate to severe crashes wheresomething hits the side of your vehicle. Theyaren’t designed to inflate in frontal, in rollover orin rear crashes. Everyone in your vehicle shouldwear a safety belt properly -- whether or notthere’s an air bag for that person.1-26