GMC SIERRA 1993 Workshop Manual

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Child Restraints
Be sure to follow the instructions for the restraint. You may find these
instructions on the restraint itself or in a booklet,
or both. These restraints
use the belt system in your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured
within the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal inj\
ury. The
instructions that come with the infant
or child restraint will show you how
to do that.
Where to Put the Restraint
(Except Extended Cab and Four
Door Models)
The child restraint must be secured properly in the center or right front
passenger seat.
Where to Put the Restraint
(Extended Cab and
Four Door Models)
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the
rear rather than the front seat. We at General Motors therefore recommend
that you put your child restraint in the rear seat unless the child is an infant
and you’re the only adult in the vehicle. In that case, you might want to
secure the restraint in the front seat where you can keep an \
eye on the
baby.
Wherever you install
it, be sure to secure the child restraint properly.
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I CAUTION
An unsecured child restraint can move around in a collision or sudden
L stop and injure people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any
child restraint in your vehicle-even when no child
is in it.
Top Strap
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If your child restraint has a top strap, it must be anchored. If you need to
have an anchor installed, you can ask your
GM dealer to put it in for you. If
you want to install an anchor yourself, your dealer can tell you how to do it.
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Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Position
(Extended
Cab)
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You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part about the\
top strap
if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
restraint.
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3. Pull out the vehicle’s safety belt. Make the belt
as long as possible by
tilting the latch plate and pulling
it along the belt.
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4. Run the lap part through or around the restraint. The child r\
estraint
instructions will show you how. See
if the shoulder belt would go in front
of the child’s face or neck. If so, put it behind the child restraint.
5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button faces upward or \
outward,
so you’ll be able to unbuckle it quickly if you ever need to.
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6. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while you push down on
the child restraint. Make sure the buckle end
of the belt is pulled out all
the way.
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7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is
secure.
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To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt and let i\
t
go back all the way. The safety belt will move freely again and be ready to
work for an adult or larger child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Position
(Four Door)
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You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part \
about the top strap
if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the\
child
restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
3. Pull out the vehicle’s safety belt and run the lap part th\
rough or around
the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how. See if
the shoulder belt would
go in front of the child’s face or neck. If so, put
it behind the child restraint.
4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button faces upward or \
outward,
so you’ll be able to unbuckle it quickly if you ever need to.
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5. Pull the rest of the lap belt all the way out of the retractor to set the
lock.
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6. To tighten the belt, feed the lap belt back into the retractor w\
hile you
push down on the child restraint.
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7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safet\
y belt and let it
go back all the way. The safety belt will move freely again and \
be ready to
work
for an adult or larger child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat Position
(Except Extended Cab
Rear Seat)
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When you secure a child restraint in a center seating position you’ll be using
the lap belt. See the earlier part about the top strap
if the child restraint has
one.
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1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch plate and pulling it
along the belt.
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2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the\
child
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child
restraint.
restraint instructions will show you how.
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5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button faces upward or outward,
so you’ll be able to unbuckle it quickly if you ever need to.
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6. To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push down on t\
he child
restraint.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to b\
e sure it is
secure.
If the child restraint isn’t secure, turn the latch plate over and
buckle
it again. Then see if it is secure. If it isn’t, secure the restraint in
a different place in the vehicle and contact the child restraint maker for
t hei r advice.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safet\
y belt. It will be
ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Seat Position
(Extended Cab)
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You’ll be using the lap belt. See the earlier part about the top strap if the
child restraint has one.
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1. Make lthe belt as long as possible by tilting the latch plate and pulling it
along the belt.
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2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the\
child
restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show you how.
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5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button faces upward or outward,
so you’ll be able to unbuckle it quickly if you ever need to.
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