2000 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual

CAUTION:When an air bag inflates, there is dust in the air.This dust could cause breathing problems forpeople with a history of asthma or other breathingtrouble. To avoid this, everyone in the vehicleshould get out as soon as it is safe to do so. If youhave breathing problems but can’t get out of thevehicle after an air bag inflates, then get fresh airby opening a window or a door.In many crashes severe enough to inflate an air bag,windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.Additional windshield breakage may also occur fromthe right front passenger air bag.Air bags are designed to inflate only once. After anair bag inflates, you’ll need some new parts for yourair bag system. If you don’t get them, the air bagsystem won’t be there to help protect you in anothercrash. A new system will include air bag modulesand possibly other parts. The service manual foryour vehicle covers the need to replace other parts.Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing anddiagnostic module, which records information aboutthe frontal air bag system. The module recordsinformation about the readiness of the system, whenthe system commands air bag inflation and driver’ssafety belt usage at deployment.Let only qualified technicians work on your airbag systems. Improper service can mean that anair bag system won’t work properly. See yourdealer for service.NOTICE:If you damage the covering for the driver’s orthe right front passenger’s air bag, or theair bag covering on the driver’s and right frontpassenger’s seatback, the bag may not workproperly. You may have to replace the air bagmodule in the steering wheel, both the air bagmodule and the instrument panel for the rightfront passenger’s air bag, or both the air bagmodule and seatback for the driver’s and rightfront passenger’s side impact air bag. Do notopen or break the air bag coverings.1-32