Black plate (15,1)Cadillac ATS Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-Europe-6441895) - 2014 -CRC - 8/7/13Seats and Restraints 3-154. To make the lap part tight, pullup on the shoulder belt.It may be necessary to pullstitching on the safety beltthrough the latch plate to fullytighten the lap belt on smalleroccupants.To unlatch the belt, push the buttonon the buckle. The belt shouldreturn to its stowed position.Before a door is closed, be sure thesafety belt is out of the way. If adoor is slammed against a safetybelt, damage can occur to both thesafety belt and the vehicle.Safety Belt PretensionersThis vehicle has safety beltpretensioners for front outboardoccupants. Although the safety beltpretensioners cannot be seen, theyare part of the safety belt assembly.They can help tighten the safetybelts during the early stages of amoderate to severe frontal, nearfrontal, or rear crash if the thresholdconditions for pretensioneractivation are met. And, on vehicleswith side impact and roof-railairbags, safety belt pretensionerscan help tighten the safety belts in aside crash or a rollover event.Pretensioners work only once. If thepretensioners activate in a crash,the pretensioners and possibly otherparts of the seat belt system willneed to be replaced. See ReplacingSafety Belt System Parts after aCrash on page 3-18.Rear Safety Belt ComfortGuidesThis vehicle may have rear safetybelt comfort guides. If not, they areavailable through your dealer. Theguides may provide added safetybelt comfort for older children whohave outgrown booster seats andfor some adults. When installed and
