seats GMC CANYON 2005 User Guide

Q:If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from
home, why should I wear safety belts?
A:You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in an
accident — even one that is not your fault — you
and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good
driver does not protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of
home. And the greatest number of serious injuries
and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 mph
(65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about
safety belts and children. And there are different
rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be
riding in your vehicle, seeOlder Children on page 1-32
orInfants and Young Children on page 1-34. Follow
those rules for everyone’s protection.
First, you will want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We will start with the driver position.
Driver Position
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here is how to wear
it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To see
how, see “Seats” in the Index.
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Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults
Your vehicle may have rear safety belt comfort guides
for the rear outside positions.
Rear safety belt comfort guides provide added safety
belt comfort for older children who have outgrown
booster seats and for small adults. When attached to a
shoulder belt, the comfort guide better positions the
belt away from the neck and head.Here is how to attach the comfort guide to the
shoulder belt.
1. Slide the guide off of its storage clip located
between the interior body and the seatback.
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4. Buckle, position and release the safety belt as
described inRear Seat Passengers on page 1-26.
Make sure that the shoulder belt crosses the
shoulder.
To remove and store the comfort guides, squeeze the
belt edges together so that you can take them out of the
guides. Slide the guide back on its storage clip located
between the interior body and the seatback.
Safety Belt Pretensioners
Your vehicle has safety belt pretensioners. Although
you cannot see them, they are located on the retractor
part of the safety belts for the driver and right front
passenger. They help the safety belts reduce a person’s
forward movement in a moderate to severe frontal or
near frontal crash.
Pretensioners work only once. If they activate in a
crash, you will need to get new ones, and probably other
new parts for your safety belt system. SeeReplacing
Restraint System Parts After a Crash on page 1-76.
Safety Belt Extender
If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you,
you should use it.
But if a safety belt is not long enough, your dealer will
order you an extender. It is free. When you go in to
order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so
the extender will be long enough for you. To help avoid
personal injury, do not let someone else use it, and
use it only for the seat it is made to t. The extender has
been designed for adults. Never use it for securing
child seats. To wear it, just attach it to the regular safety
belt. For more information, see the instruction sheet
that comes with the extender.
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Child Restraints
Older Children
Older children who have outgrown booster seats should
wear the vehicle’s safety belts.
If you have a choice, a child should sit in a seat that
has a lap-shoulder belt to get the additional restraint a
shoulder belt can provide.
Q:What is the proper way to wear safety belts?
A:If possible, an older child should wear a
lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a
shoulder belt can provide. The shoulder belt
should not cross the face or neck. The lap belt
should t snugly below the hips, just touching the
top of the thighs. It should never be worn over
the abdomen, which could cause severe or even
fatal internal injuries in a crash.
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in a rear seat.
In a crash, children who are not buckled up can strike
other people who are buckled up, or can be thrown
out of the vehicle. Older children need to use safety
belts properly.
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A booster seat (F-G) is a child restraint designed to
improve the t of the vehicle’s safety belt system.
Some booster seats have a shoulder belt positioner,
and some high-back booster seats have a ve-point
harness. A booster seat can also help a child to see
out the window.
Q:How do child restraints work?
A:A child restraint system is any device designed for
use in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position
children. A built-in child restraint system is a
permanent part of the motor vehicle. An add-on
child restraint system is a portable one, which
is purchased by the vehicle’s owner.
For many years, add-on child restraints have used
the adult belt system in the vehicle. To help
reduce the chance of injury, the child also has to be
secured within the restraint. The vehicle’s belt
system secures the add-on child restraint in the
vehicle, and the add-on child restraint’s harness
system holds the child in place within the restraint.
One system, the three-point harness, has straps that
come down over each of the infant’s shoulders and
buckle together at the crotch. The ve-point harness
system has two shoulder straps, two hip straps and a
crotch strap. A shield may take the place of hip
straps. A T-shaped shield has shoulder straps that
are attached to a at pad which rests low against the
child’s body. A shelf- or armrest-type shield has
straps that are attached to a wide, shelf-like shield
that swings up or to the side.
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CAUTION: (Continued)
Even though the airbag off switch is designed
to turn off the right front passenger’s frontal
airbag, no system is fail-safe, and no one can
guarantee that an airbag will not deploy under
some unusual circumstance, even though it is
turned off. We recommend that rear-facing
child restraints be transported in vehicles with
a rear seat that will accommodate a rear-facing
child restraint, whenever possible.
If you need to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front seat, always move
the right front passenger seat as far back as it
will go. It is better to secure the child restraint
in a rear seat.Do not use child restraints in the center front seat
position. The restraints will not work properly.
If you need to secure a rear-facing child restraint in
the right front passenger’s position, the right front
passenger’s frontal airbag must be off. SeeSecuring a
Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
(Models with an Airbag Off Switch)andSecuring a
Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System
(Regular/Extended Cab — No Rear Seats)in the Index,
andAirbag Off Switch on page 1-71for more on this
including important safety information.
Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child
restraint properly.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move
around in a collision or sudden 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.
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Extended Cab with Rear Seats
A. Top strap routing loops
B. Top strap anchors
C. LATCH anchors (SeeLower Anchorages and Top
Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 1-46.There are two top strap anchorages on the center of the
back wall located behind a removable cover for the
rear seating positions. You must route the top strap
through the loop (A) at the top of the seatback to attach
the top strap to the one of the top strap anchors (B)
as shown.
Do not secure a child restraint with a top strap in the
right front passenger’s position if a national or local law
requires that the top strap be anchored, or if the
instructions that come with the child restraint say that
the top strap must be anchored. There is no place
to anchor the top strap in this position.
Regular and Extended Cabs without
Rear Seats
There is a top strap anchor located behind a removable
cover on the back wall behind the right front passenger
seat. You must pull the seatback forward to access
the top strap anchors. SeeSeatback Latches on
page 1-8. Extended Cab with Rear Seats
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Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers
for Children (LATCH System)
Your vehicle is equipped with the LATCH System.
For crew cabs, there are anchors for each outboard
seating position. You will nd the anchors where
the seatback meets the back of the seat cushion.
For extended cabs with rear seats, there are anchors
for each rear seating position. You will nd the anchors
attached to the back wall near the seat cushion.
For regular cabs and extended cabs without rear seats,
there are anchors for the right front passenger
position. You will nd the anchors where the seatback
meets the back of the seat cushion.
To assist you in locating the anchors, place your hand
in a palm-up position and reach up between the
seat cushion and the seatback.
This system, designed to make installation of child
restraints easier, does not use the vehicle’s safety belts.
Instead, it uses vehicle anchors and child restraint
attachments to secure the restraints. Some restraints
also use another vehicle anchor to secure a top
tether strap.A. Lower Anchorage
B. Lower Anchorage
C. Top Tether
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Securing a Child Restraint Designed
for the LATCH System (Crew Cab)
1. Find the LATCH anchorages for the seating position
you want to use. SeeLower Anchorages and Top
Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 1-46.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. If the child restraint is forward-facing and it has a
top tether, install the top tether according to the
instructions inTop Strap Anchor Location on
page 1-43and also refer to your child restraint
instructions to learn about the proper use of your
top tether.
4. Attach the LATCH attachments on the child
restraint to the LATCH anchorages in the vehicle.
The child restraint instructions will show you how.
5. Tighten the LATCH attachments and the top tether.
The child restraint instructions will show you how.
6. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, disconnect the latch
attachments, pull the seatback forward and unhook the
top tether from the top tether anchorage. Be sure to
return the seatback to its fully upright position. SeeRear
Seat Operation (Crew Cab)in the Index.
Securing a Child Restraint Designed
for the LATCH System
(Extended Cab with Rear Seats)
1. Find the LATCH anchorages for the seating position
you want to use. SeeLower Anchorages and Top
Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 1-46.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. Attach the LATCH attachments on the child
restraint to the LATCH anchorages in the vehicle.
The child restraint instructions will show you how.
4. If the child restraint is forward-facing and it has a
top tether, install the top tether according to the
instructions inTop Strap Anchor Location on
page 1-43and also refer to your child restraint
instructions to learn about the proper use of your top
tether.
5. Tighten the LATCH attachments and top tether.
The child restraint instructions will show you how.
6. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, disconnect the latch
attachments and unhook the top tether from the top
tether anchorage.
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Securing a Child Restraint Designed
for the LATCH System (Regular/
Extended Cab - No Rear Seats)
Your vehicle has airbags. Regular cab models and
extended cab models without rear seats have an airbag
off switch on the instrument panel you can use to
turn off the right front passenger’s frontal airbag.
SeeAirbag Off Switch on page 1-71for more on this
including important safety information.
United States
Canada
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