1994 Cadillac Seville Safety Features

The Cadillac Seville is one of the safest American cars on the road today. It meets or exceeds every 1997 federal safety standard . The transparant view above, shows some of the safety features on this car.

• Front and rear structural crush zones help absorb collision energy. (dark grey)
• The fuel tank is located forward of the rear wheels and suspension for added safety in a collision. (red)
• A specially designed steel safety cage helps to protect occupants.
• The engine mounting system is designed to direct the motor downward and away from the passenger compartment in a frontal collision.
• Strategically placed air bag sensors have gold plated contacts for outstanding conductivity. (purple)
• Instrument panel reinforcement beams enhance passenger safety cage integrity. (green)
• Side-guard door beams and rigid structural design help the Seville exceed federal 1997 model side-impact safety standards. (yellow)

Several other features make this car a safer one to drive. Have you ever tried to adjust your manually operated seat while driving. I would not suggest doing it. A stuck spring or broken latch may cause unexpected seat movements resulting in loss of control over the car. That's why the Seville has power operated seats. The buttons are positioned in such a way that they represent the shape of the seat. This ergonomic design allows the driver to operate the seat without having to look at the buttons. Are you also annoyed by drivers who forget to switch on their lights at dusk ? It will not happen to you in your Seville, because the Seville has Twilight Sentinel. This systems switches on the headlights as soon as it begins to darken. Furthermore it also switches off the lights when you turn off the ignition. A delay time can be set. This will allow the driver to have his driveway lighted so he can reach his front door. While driving at night the inside rear view mirror and the left outside mirror detect glare from cars behind you. These mirrors automically darken until the glare has subsided. A lot of other not-so-evident safety features are standard on the Seville: rear-door child security locks, diagnostic energy reserve module, knee bolsters for driver and front passenger, express down driver power window, ...

Last edited on February 22nd 1998 by Rik Gruwez
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