GMC CANYON 2011 Repair Manual

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You ca n be se rio usly hurt if yo ur
s h ould er belt is to o lo ose . In a
c ra sh , yo u wou ld move fo rw ard
t o o much , w hic h co uld in cre ase
i n ju ry . T he sh ou ld er belt sh ould fit
s n ugly aga in st yo u r body. Q
: W hat is wro n g wit h th is ?
A : The la p belt is to o lo ose . It w ill
n ot giv e ne arly as m uch
p ro te ctio n th is way.
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You ca n be se rio usly hurt if yo ur
l a p belt is to o lo ose . In acra sh ,
y o u co uld slid e under th e la p
b elt and apply fo rc e on yo ur
a bdom en. T his co uld ca use
s e rio us or eve n fa ta lin ju rie s. T he
l a p belt sh ould be worn lo w and
s n ug on th e hip s, ju st to uch in g
t h e th ig hs.

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3 -1 8 Seats an d Restr a in tsQ : W hat is wro ng wit h th is ?A : The belt is bu ck le d in th e wro ng
b uckle .
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You ca n be se rio usly in ju re d if
y o ur belt is bu ckle d in th e wro ng
p la ce lik e th is . In acra sh , th e belt
w ould go up ove r yo u r abdo m en.
T he belt fo rc e s would be th e re ,
n ot on th e pe lv ic bones. T his
c o uld ca use se rio u s in te rn al
i n ju rie s. A lw ays buckle yo ur be lt
i n to th e buckle ne are st yo u . Q
: W hat is wro n g wit h th is ?
A : The belt is ove r an arm re st.

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You ca n be se rio usly in ju re d if
y o ur belt goes ove r an arm re st
l ik e th is . T he belt w ould be much
t o o hig h. In acra sh , yo u ca n sli d e
u nder th e belt . T he be lt fo rc e
w ould th e n be ap plie d on th e
a bdom en, not on th e pelv ic
b ones, and th a t co uld ca use
s e rio us or fa ta lin ju rie s. B e su re
t h e belt goe s und er th e arm re sts . Q
: W hat is wro n g wit h th is ?
A : The sh ou ld er be lt is worn un der
t h e arm .It sh o uld be worn ove r
t h e sh o uld er at all tim es.
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You ca n be se rio usly in ju re d if
y o u wear th e sh ould er belt unde r
y o ur arm .In acra sh , yo ur bod y
w ould move to o fa r fo rw ard ,
w hic h would in cre ase th e ch ance
o f head and neck in ju ry . A ls o , th e
b elt w ould apply to o much fo rc e
t o th e rib s, w hic h are not as
s tr o ng as sh ould er bones. Y ou
c o uld als o se ve re ly in ju re in te rn a l
o rg ans li k e yo ur liv e r or sp le en.
T he sh ould er belt sh ould go ove r
t h e sh ould er and acro ss th e
c h est.

Bla ck pla te (2 0,1 )
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3 -2 0 Seats an d Restr a in tsQ : W hat is wro ng wit h th is ?A : The belt is be hin d th e body.
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You ca n be se rio usly in ju re d by
n ot w earin g th e la p -s h ould e r belt
p ro perly . In a cra sh , yo u would
n ot be re str a in ed by th e sh ould e r
b elt . Y our bo dy co u ld move to o
f a r fo rw ard in cre a sin g th e ch a nce
o f head and neck in ju ry . Y ou
m ig ht als o slid e unde r th e la p
b elt . T he belt fo rc e would th en be
a ppli e d rig ht on th e ab dom en.
T hat co uld ca use se rio us or fa ta l
i n ju rie s. T he sh ould e r be lt sh ou ld
g o ove r th e sh o uld er and acro ss
t h e ch est. Q
: W hat is wro n g wit h th is ?
A : The belt is tw is te d acro ss
t h e body.

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You ca n be se rio usly in ju re d by a
t w is te d be lt . In acra sh , yo u would
n ot have th e fu ll w id th of th e belt
t o sp re a d im pact fo rc e s. If a belt
i s tw is te d, m ake it str a ig ht so it
c a n work pro pe rly , or ask yo ur
d eale r to fix it .L ap -S hould er B eltA ll se atin g posit io ns in th e ve hic le
h ave ala p-s h ould e r belt exce pt fo r
t h e ce n te r fr o nt passe nger posit io n ,
i f equip ped , w hic h has a la p belt .
S ee Lap Belt on pa ge 32 5 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
T he fo llo w in g in str u ctio ns exp la in
h ow to wea r a la p-s h ould er belt
p ro pe rly .
1 . Adju st th e se at, if th e se at is
a dju sta ble , so yo u ca n sit up
s tr a ig ht. To se e how ,se e S eats 
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. Pic k up th e la tc h pla te and pu ll
t h e belt acro ss yo u. D o not le t it
g et tw is te d.
T he la p-s h o uld er be lt m ay lo ck if
y o u pull th e belt acro ss yo u ve ry
q uic kly . If th is hap pen s, le t th e
b elt go back slig htly to un lo ck it .
T hen pull th e belt acro ss yo u
m ore slo w ly .
I f yo u eve r pull th e sh ou ld er
p ortio n of a pa sse nge r belt out
a ll th e way, th e ch il d re str a in t
l o ckin g fe atu re may be eng age d.
I f th is hap pen s, ju st le t th e belt
g o back all th e way an d sta rt
a gain .
E ngag in g th e ch ild re str a in t
l o ckin g fe atu re in th e rig ht fr o nt
s e atin g posit io n may affe ct th e
p ass e nge r se nsin g syste m ,
i f e quip pe d. S ee Passe nge r
S ensin g Syste m on page 33 4
f o r m ore in fo rm atio n .
3. Push th e la tc h pla te in to th e
b uck le until it clic ks.
P ull u p on th e la tc h pla te to
m ake su re it is se cu re . If th e belt
i s not lo ng enough, se e Safe ty
B elt E xte nder on page 32 6.
P osit io n th e re le ase butt o n on
t h e buckle so th at th e sa fe ty belt
c o uld be quic kly unbuckle d if
n ece ssa ry .

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3 -2 2 Seats an d Restr a in ts4 . If equip p ed wit h ash ould er belt
h eig ht ad ju ste r, m ove it to th e
h eig ht th a t is rig ht fo r yo u.
S ee S hould er B elt H eig ht
A dju ste r la te r in th is se ctio n
f o r in str u ctio n s on use and
i m porta nt sa fe ty in fo rm atio n.5. To make th e la p part tig ht, pull
u p on th e sh o uld er belt .
I t m ay be nece ssa ry to pull
s tit c h in g on th e sa fe ty belt
t h ro ugh th e la tc h pla te to fu lly
t ig hte n th e la p belt on sm alle r
o ccu p ants .
T o unla tc h th e be lt , push th e butt o n
o n th e buckle . T he belt sh ould
r e tu rn to it s sto w ed posit io n. S lid e
t h e la tc h pla te up th e sa fe ty be lt
w ebbin g whe n th e sa fe ty belt is not
i n use . T he la tc h pla te sh ould re st
o n th e stit c h in g on th e sa fe ty belt ,
n ear th e guid e lo o p on th e sid e wall. B
efo re adoor is clo se d, be su re th e
b e lt is out of th e way. If a door is
s la m med again st a sa fe ty belt ,
d a m age ca n occu r to both th e belt
a n d th e ve hic le .
S hou ld er B elt H eig ht A dju ste rT he ve hic le has a sh ould er belt
h e ig ht adju ste r fo r th e driv e r and
r ig ht fr o nt passe nger se atin g
p o sit io n.
A dju st th e heig ht so th e sh ould er
p o rtio n of th e belt is on th e sh ould er
a n d not fa ll in g off of it . T he belt
s h ou ld be clo se to , but not
c o nta ctin g, th e neck. Im pro per
s h ou ld er belt heig ht adju stm ent
c o uld re duce th e eff e ctiv e ness of
t h e sa fe ty belt in a cra sh . S ee How
t o W ear S afe ty Belt s Pro perly on
p a ge 31 5 .

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To move it up or dow n, sq ueeze th e
r e le ase butto ns (A )to ge th er and
m ove th e he ig h t adju ste r to th e
d esir e d posit io n .
A fte r th e ad ju ste r is se t to th e
d esir e d posit io n , tr y to move it dow n
w it h ou t sq u eezin g th e re le ase
b utto n s to make su re it has lo cke d
i n to posit io n .
S afe ty Belt P re te n sio nersT his ve hic le ha s sa fe ty be lt
p re te nsio n ers fo r fr o n t ou tb oa rd
o cc u pan ts . A lt h oug h th e sa fe ty belt
p re te nsio n ers ca nn ot be se en, th ey
a re part of th e sa fe ty be lt asse m bly .
T hey ca n he lp tig h te n th e sa fe ty
b elt s du rin g th e early sta ges of a
m odera te to se ve re fr o nta lo r ne ar
f r o nta lcra sh if th e th re sh old
c o ndit io n s fo r pre te n sio n er
a ctiv a tio n are met.
P re te n sio ners work on ly once . If th e
p re te nsio n ers activ a te in acra sh ,
t h ey wil l n eed to be re p la ce d, and
p ro bab ly oth er new parts fo r th e
v e hic le 's sa fe ty belt syste m .S ee
R epla cin g Safe ty Belt S yste m Parts
A fte r a Cra sh on pag e 32 7 .R ear Safe ty Belt C om fo rt
G uid esT his ve hic le may ha ve re ar sh ou ld er
b elt co m fo rt guid es fo r th e re ar
o uts id e po sit io ns. If n ot, th ey are
a va il a ble th ro ugh yo ur deale r. R
ear sh ould er belt co m fo rt guid e s
m ay pro vid e added sa fe ty belt
c o m fo rt fo r old er ch ild re n who have
o u tg ro w n booste r se ats and fo r
s o m e adult s . W hen in sta ll e d and
p ro perly adju ste d, th e co m fo rt guid e
p o sit io ns th e belt aw ay fr o m th e
n e ck and head.
H ere is how to in sta ll a co m fo rt
g uid e to th e sh ould er belt :
1 . Slid e th e guid e off of it s sto ra g e
c lip lo ca te d betw een th e in te rio r
b ody and th e se atb ack .

Bla ck pla te (2 4,1 )
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3 -2 4 Seats an d Restr a in ts2 . Pla ce th e guid e ove r th e belt
a nd in se rt th e tw o ed ges of th e
b elt in to th e slo ts of th e guid e.
3. Be su re th a t th e belt is no t
t w is te d and it li e s fla t. T he
e la stic co rd must be unde r th e
b elt and th e guid e on to p.
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A sa fe ty belt th at is not pro perly
w orn may not pro vid e th e
p ro te ctio n needed in a cra sh . T he
p e rs o n wearin g th e belt co uld be
s e rio usly in ju re d. T he sh ould er
b e lt sh ould go ove r th e sh ould er
a n d acro ss th e ch est. T hese parts
o f th e body are best able to ta ke
b e lt re str a in in g fo rc e s.

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4 . Buckle , po sit io n , and re le ase
t h e sa fe ty be lt as describ ed
p re vio usly in th is se ctio n. M ake
s u re th e sh ou ld er portio n of th e
b elt is on th e sh ould er and not
f a llin g off of it . T he belt sh o uld
b e clo se to , but not co nta ctin g,
t h e neck .
T o re m ove an d sto re th e co m fo rt
g uid e, sq uee ze th e belt edges
t o geth er so th at th e sa fe ty belt ca n
b e re m ove d fr o m th e guid e. S lid e
t h e gu id e back on it s sto ra ge clip
l o ca te d be tw een th e in te rio r body
a nd th e se atb a ck .
S afe ty Belt U se Durin g
P re g nan cyS afe ty belt s work fo r eve ry o ne,
i n clu din g pre gna nt w om en. Lik e all
o cc u pan ts , th ey are more li k e ly to
b e se rio usly in ju re d if th e y do not
w ear sa fe ty belt s .A pre gn ant w om an sh ou ld wea r a
l a p-s h ould er belt , an d th e la p
p ortio n sh ould be worn as lo w as
p ossib le , belo w th e ro und in g,
t h ro ughout th e pre gn ancy. T
he best w ay to pro te ct th e fe tu s is
t o pro te ct th e moth er. W hen a sa fe ty
b e lt is worn pro perly , it is m ore lik e ly
t h at th e fe tu s will n ot be hurt in a
c ra sh . F or pre gnant w om en, as fo r
a n yo ne, th e ke y to makin g sa fe ty
b e lt s effe ctiv e is wearin g th em
p ro perly .
L ap BeltT his se ctio n is only fo r th e la p belt .
T o le arn how to wear a la p-s h ould er
b elt , se e Lap-S hould er B elt on
p age 32 1.
T he ve hic le may have a ce nte r
s e a tin g posit io n. W hen yo u sit in th e
c e n te r fr o nt se atin g posit io n, yo u
h ave ala p sa fe ty belt , w hic h has no
r e tr a cto r.

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3 -2 6 Seats an d Restr a in tsT o make th e belt lo ng er, tilt th e la tc h
p la te an d pull it alo n g th e belt .
B uckle , po sit io n, and re le ase it th e
s a m e way as th e la p part of a
l a p-s h ould e r belt .
T o make th e be lt sh orte r, pull it s fr e e
e nd as sh ow n until th e belt is sn ug .
I f th e belt is not lo n g enou gh, se e
S afe ty Belt E xte n der on page 32 6.
M ake su re th e re le ase butt o n on th e
b uckle is posit io n ed so yo u wou ld
b e able to unbuckle th e sa fe ty belt
q uic kly if nece ss a ry .
S afe ty Belt E xte n derIf th e ve hic le 's sa fe ty belt w ill fa ste n
a ro un d yo u, yo u sh ould use it .
B ut if a sa fe ty belt is not lo ng
e n oug h, yo ur deale r w ill o rd er yo u
a n exte nder. W hen yo u go in to
o rd er it , ta ke th e heavie st co at yo u
w ill w ear, so th e exte nder w ill b e
l o ng enough fo r yo u. To help avo id
p e rs o nalin ju ry , do not le t so m eone
e ls e use it , and use it only fo r th e
s e at it is m ade to fit . T he exte nder
h a s been desig ned fo r adult s . N eve r
u se it fo r se cu rin g ch ild se ats . To
w ear it , atta ch it to th e re gula r sa fe ty
b e lt . F or m ore in fo rm atio n, se e th e
i n str u ctio n sh eet th at co m es wit h
t h e exte nder.S afe ty Syste m CheckN ow and th en, ch eck th at th e sa fe ty
b e lt re m in der lig ht, sa fe ty belt s ,
b u ck le s, la tc h pla te s, re tr a cto rs ,
a n d anch ora ges are work in g
p ro pe rly . Look fo r any oth er lo ose or
d a m aged sa fe ty belt sy ste m parts
t h a t m ig ht ke ep a sa fe ty belt sy ste m