Cadillac 2015 ATS Owner's Manual page 63

3-16 Seats and Restraints
To unlatch the belt, push the button
on the buckle. The belt should
return to its stowed position.
Before a door is closed, be sure the
safety belt is out of the way. If a
door is slammed against a safety
belt, damage can occur to both the
safety belt and the vehicle.
Automatic Seat Belt Tightening
System
If the vehicle has Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC), it also has the
Automatic Seat Belt Tightening
System. See Adaptive Cruise
Control on page 9-36.
Each time the vehicle is started with
the front seat belts fastened, the
system activates once to tighten the
seat belts when the forward vehicle
speed exceeds the threshold for
activation.
The system also activates during
emergency braking and/or sudden
driving manoeuvres and releases
when driving conditions return to
normal.
The system will not activate if the
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control system is not functioning
properly. See Traction Control/
Electronic Stability Control on
page 9-30. If there is a problem with
the Automatic Seat Belt Tightening
System, a message displays on the
Driver Information Centre (DIC).
See Seat Belt Messages on
page 5-39. Other seat belt functions
are not affected by the Automatic
Seat Belt Tightening System.
Safety Belt Pretensioners
This vehicle has safety belt
pretensioners for front outboard
occupants. Although the safety belt
pretensioners cannot be seen, they
are part of the safety belt assembly.
They can help tighten the safety
belts during the early stages of a
moderate to severe frontal, near
frontal, or rear crash if the threshold
conditions for pretensioner
activation are met. Safety belt