GMC CANYON 2011 Owners Manual

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(B )Forw ard -F acin g Child Sea t
A fo rw ard -fa cin g ch ild se at(B )
p ro vid es re str a in t fo r th e ch il d 's
b ody wit h th e ha rn ess.
(C )B ooste r Seats
A booste r se at(C )is a ch ild re str a in t
d esig ne d to im pro ve th e fit of
t h e ve hic le 's sa fe ty be lt syste m .
A booste r se at ca n als o help a ch ild
t o se e out th e win dow .
Secu rin g an Add -O n Child
R estr a in t in th e Veh ic le
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W ARNIN G
A ch il d ca n be se rio usly in ju re d
o r kill e d in acra sh if th e ch il d
r e str a in t is not pro perly se cu re d in
t h e ve hic le . S ecu re th e ch ild
r e str a in t pro perly in th e ve hic le
u sin g th e ve hic le 's sa fe ty belt or
L A T C H sy ste m ,fo llo w in g th e
i n str u ctio ns th at ca m e wit h th at
c h ild re str a in t and th e in str u ctio n s
i n th is m anual.
T o help re duce th e ch ance of
i n ju ry , th e ch ild re str a in t m ust be
s e cu re d in th e ve hic le . C hild
r e str a in t syste m sm ust be se cu re d
i n ve hic le se ats by la p belt s or th e
l a p belt portio n of a la p-s h ould er
b elt , or by th e LA T C H syste m .
S ee Low er A nch ors and Te th ers fo r
C hild re n (L A T C H Syste m )on
p age 35 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.

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3 -4 8 Seats an d Restr a in tsC hild re n ca n be en dan g ere d in a
c ra sh if th e ch il d re str a in t is not
p ro p erly se cu re d in th e ve hic le .
W hen se cu rin g an ad d-o n ch ild
r e str a in t, re fe r to th e in str u ctio ns
t h at co m e wit h th e re str a in t w hic h
m ay be on th e re str a in t it s e lf or in a
b ookle t, or bo th , an d to th is m anual.
T he ch ild re str a in t in str u ctio n s
a re im po rta nt, so if th e y are not
a va il a ble , ob ta in are pla ce m ent
c o py fr o m th e man ufa ctu re r.
K eep in min d th a t an un se cu re d
c h ild re str a in t ca n move aro u nd in a
c o llis io n or su dden sto p and in ju re
p eople in th e ve hic le . B e su re to
p ro p erly se cu re any ch il d re str a in t in
t h e ve hic le  eve n when no ch ild
i s in it .
I n so m e are a s of th e Unit e d Sta te s
a nd Can ad a, C ertif ie d Child
P asse nger S afe ty Te ch n ic ia ns
( C PSTs) are ava ila b le to in sp ect
a nd de m onstr a te how to co rr e ctly
u se an d in sta ll ch il d re str a in ts . In
t h e U.S ., re fe r to th e Natio nal
H ig hw ay Tra ffic Safe ty A
dm in is tr a tio n (N HTS A )w eb sit e
t o lo ca te th e nea re st ch ild sa fe ty
s e at in sp ectio n sta tio n . F or C PST
a va il a bil it y in Can ada , ch eck wit h
T ra nsp ort C an ada or th e Pro vin cia l
M in is tr y of T ra n sp orta tio n offic e .
S ecu rin g th e Child W it h in th e
C hild Restr a in t
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W ARNIN G
A ch il d ca n be se rio usly in ju re d
o r kille d in acra sh if th e ch il d
i s not pro pe rly se cu re d in th e
c h ild re str a in t. S ecu re th e ch ild
p ro perly fo llo w in g th e in str u ctio ns
t h at ca m e wit h th at ch ild re str a in t.W here to Put th e
R estr a in tA cco rd in g to accid e nt sta tis tic s,
c h ild re n an d in fa nts are sa fe r
w hen pro pe rly re str a in e d in a ch il d
r e str a in t syste m or in fa nt re str a in t
s yste m se cu re d in are a r se a tin g
p osit io n. W
ere co m m end th at ch ild re n and
c h ild re str a in ts be se cu re d in a re ar
s e at, in clu din g: an in fa nt or a ch ild
r id in g in are ar-fa cin g ch ild re str a in t;
a ch ild rid in g in a fo rw ard -fa cin g
c h ild se at; an old er ch il d rid in g in a
b o oste r se at; and ch il d re n, w ho are
l a rg e enough, usin g sa fe ty belt s .
A la b elo n yo ur su n vis o r sa ys,
 N eve r put a re ar-fa cin g ch ild se at
i n th e fr o nt. This is beca use th e ris k
t o th e re ar- fa cin g ch ild is so gre at,
i f th e air b ag deplo ys.
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W ARNIN G
A ch il d in are ar-fa cin g ch il d
r e str a in t ca n be se rio usly
i n ju re d or kil le d if th e rig ht fr o nt
p a ss e nger air b ag in fla te s. T his
i s beca use th e back of th e
r e ar-fa cin g ch il d re str a in t w ould
b e ve ry clo se to th e in fla tin g
a ir b ag. A ch ild in a fo rw ard -fa cin g
c h ild re str a in t ca n be se rio usly
i n ju re d or kil le d if th e rig ht fr o nt
( C ontin ued )

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passe n ger air b ag in fla te s and th e
p asse n ger se a t is in a fo rw ard
p osit io n.
T he ve hic le may ha ve a
p asse n ger se n sin g syste m whic h
i s desig ne d to tu rn off th e rig ht
f r o nt passe nge r fr o n ta la ir b ag
u nder ce rta in co nd it io ns.
E ve n if th e passe nge r se nsin g
s yste m ,if equ ip ped , has tu rn ed
o ff th e rig ht fr o nt pa ss e nger
f r o nta la ir b ag, no syste m is
f a il- s a fe . N o on e ca n guara nte e
t h at an air b ag will n ot deplo y
u nder so m e unusu a l
c ir c u m sta nce , eve n th ough
i t is tu rn ed off.
S ecu re re a r-fa cin g ch il d
r e str a in ts in are ar se at, eve n if
t h e air b ag is off . If yo u se cu re a
f o rw ard -fa cin g ch ild re str a in t in
t h e rig h t fr o nt se at, alw ays m ove
( C ontin ued)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
th e fr o nt passe n ger se at as fa r
b ack as it w ill g o . It is bette r to
s e cu re th e ch ild re str a in t in a
r e ar se at.
S ee Passe n ger S ensin g Sys te m
o n page 33 4 fo r add it io nal
i n fo rm atio n.
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W ARNIN G
A ch il d in ach ild re str a in t in th e
c e nte r fr o nt se at ca n be ba dly
i n ju re d or kil le d by th e fr o nta l
a ir b ags if th ey in fla te . N eve r
s e cu re ach ild re str a in t in th e
c e nte r fr o nt se at. It is alw ays
b ett e r to se cu re ach ild re str a in t in
a re ar se at. D
o not use ch ild re str a in ts in th e
c e n te r fr o nt se at posit io n.
W hen se cu rin g ach ild re str a in t in
a re ar se atin g posit io n, stu dy th e
i n str u ctio ns th at ca m e wit h yo ur
c h ild re str a in t to make su re it is
c o m patib le wit h th is ve hic le .
I f yo ur ve hic le does not have a
r e a r se at th at w ill a cco m m odate
a re ar-fa cin g ch il d re str a in t, w e
r e co m mend th at re ar-fa cin g ch ild
r e str a in ts not be tr a nsp orte d in yo ur
v e h ic le , eve n if th e air b ag is off .
C hild re str a in ts and booste r se ats
v a ry co nsid era bly in siz e , and so m e
m ay fit in ce rta in se atin g posit io n s
b ette r th an oth ers . A lw ays m ake
s u re th e ch ild re str a in t is pro perly
s e cu re d.

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3 -5 0 Seats an d Restr a in tsD epend in g on where yo u pla ce th e
c h ild re str a in t and th e siz e of th e
c h ild re str a in t, yo u may not be able
t o acce ss adja ce nt sa fe ty belt
a sse m bli e s or LA T C H anch ors fo r
a ddit io na lp a sse ng ers or ch ild
r e str a in ts . A dja ce nt se a tin g
p osit io ns sh ou ld no t be use d if th e
c h ild re str a in t pre ve nts acce ss to or
i n te rfe re s wit h th e ro utin g of th e
s a fe ty belt .
W here ve r yo u in sta ll a ch ild
r e str a in t, be su re to se cu re th e
c h ild re str a in t pro pe rly .
K eep in min d th a t an un se cu re d
c h ild re str a in t ca n move aro u nd in a
c o llis io n or su dden sto p and in ju re
p eople in th e ve hic le . B e su re to
p ro p erly se cu re any ch il d re str a in t in
y o ur ve hic le  eve n when no ch il d
i s in it .
L ow er A nch ors an d
T e th ers fo r C hild re n
( L A TC H Sys te m )The LA T C H syste m ho ld s a ch il d
r e str a in t durin g driv in g or in acra sh .
T his syste m is de sig ne d to make
i n sta ll a tio n of a ch ild re str a in t easie r.
T he LA T C H syste m use s anch ors in
t h e ve hic le and att a ch m ents on th e
c h ild re str a in t th at are made fo r use
w it h th e LA T C H syste m .
M ake su re th at a LA T C H-c o m patib le
c h ild re str a in t is pro p erly in sta lle d
u sin g th e anch o rs , or use th e
v e hic le 's sa fe ty be lt s to se cu re th e
r e str a in t, fo llo w in g th e in str u ctio ns
t h at ca m e wit h th at re str a in t, an d
a ls o th e in str u ctio ns in th is m anua l. W
hen in sta lli n g ach ild re str a in t w it h
a to p te th er, yo u must als o use
e it h er th e lo w er anch ors or th e
s a fe ty belt s to pro perly se cu re th e
c h ild re str a in t. A ch ild re str a in t m ust
n e ve r be in sta lle d usin g only th e to p
t e th er and anch or.
I n ord er to use th e LA T C H syste m
i n yo u r ve hic le , yo u need a
c h ild re str a in t th at has LA T C H
a tt a ch m ents . T he ch il d re str a in t
m anufa ctu re r w ill p ro vid e yo u wit h
i n str u ctio ns on how to use th e
c h ild re str a in t and it s atta ch m ents .
T he fo ll o w in g exp la in s how to
a tt a ch ach ild re str a in t w it h th ese
a tt a ch m ents in yo ur ve hic le .
N ot all ve hic le se atin g posit io ns or
c h ild re str a in ts have lo w er anch ors
a n d atta ch m ents or to p te th er
a n ch ors and atta ch m ents .

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L ow er A nch o rsL ow er anch ors (A )are meta lb ars
b uilt in to th e ve hic le . T here are
t w o lo w er an ch o rs fo r each
L A T C H se a tin g posit io n th at w ill
a cco m modate ach ild re str a in t w it h
l o w er atta ch m en ts (B ).
T o p Te th er A nch orA to p te th er(A ,C )anch ors th e
t o p of th e ch il d re str a in t to th e
v e hic le . A to p te th er anch o r is built
i n to th e ve hic le . T he to p te th er
a tta ch m ent(B )on th e ch ild re str a in t
c o nnects to th e to p te th er anch o r in
t h e ve hic le in ord er to re duce th e
f o rw ard move m en t and ro ta tio n of
t h e ch il d re str a in t du rin g driv in g or in
a cra sh . Y
our ch ild re str a in t m ay have
a sin gle te th er(A )or a dual
t e th er(C ). E it h er w ill h ave a
s in gle atta ch m ent(B )to se cu re
t h e to p te th er to th e anch or.
S om e ch ild re str a in ts th at have a
t o p te th er are desig ned fo r use
w it h or w it h out th e to p te th er bein g
a tt a ch ed. O th ers re quir e th e to p
t e th er alw ays to be atta ch ed. In
C anada, th e la w re quir e s th at
f o rw ard -fa cin g ch ild re str a in ts ha ve
a to p te th er, and th at th e te th er
b e atta ch ed. B e su re to re ad and
f o llo w th e in str u ctio ns fo r yo ur ch il d
r e str a in t.
I f th e ch ild re str a in t does not ha ve a
t o p te th er, one ca n be obta in ed, in
k it fo rm ,fo r m any ch ild re str a in ts .
A sk th e ch il d re str a in t m anufa ctu re r
w heth er or not a kit is ava ila ble .

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A nch o r Locatio ns
C re w Cab  Rear Seat
i
(T o p Te th er A nch or) : S eatin g
p osit io n s wit h to p te th e r anch ors .
j
(L ow er A nch o r): S eatin g
p o sit io ns wit h tw o lo w er anch ors .
E xte n ded Cab  Rear Sea t
i
(T o p Te th er A nch or) : S eatin g
p osit io ns wit h to p te th e r anch ors .
j
(L ow er A nch or) : S eatin g
p osit io ns wit h tw o lo w er anch ors .
F ro nt S eat  Reg ula r
a n d Exte n ded Cab wit h out R ear
S eats
i
( T o p Te th er A nch or): S eatin g
p o sit io ns wit h to p te th er anch ors .
F or cre w ca b models , th ere are
e xp o se d meta llo w er anch ors fo r
e a ch re ar outb oard se atin g posit io n ,
l o ca te d where th e se atb ack m eets
t h e back of th e se at cu sh io n.
F or exte nded ca b models wit h re ar
s e ats , th ere are exp ose d meta l
l o w er anch ors fo r each re ar se atin g
p o sit io n, atta ch ed to th e back wall ,
n e ar th e se at cu sh io n.

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To assis t yo u in lo ca tin g th e lo w er
a nch ors , pla ce yo ur ha nd in a
p alm -u p posit io n an d re ach up
b etw een th e se at cu sh io n and th e
s e atb a ck .T o assis t yo u in lo ca tin g th e to p
t e th er anch ors , th e to p te th er an ch or
s y m bolis lo ca te d on th e co ve r.
C re w Cab
T he to p te th er anch ors in acre w
c a b mod ela re lo ca te d on th e back
w all b ehin d each re a r se atin g
p osit io n. B e su re to use an anch or
l o ca te d on th e sa m e sid e of th e
v e hic le as th e se atin g po sit io n
w here th e ch ild re str a in t w ill b e
p la ce d.
E xte n ded Cab  Rear Seat
T he to p te th er anch ors in an
e xte nded ca b modela re lo ca te d on
t h e ce nte r of th e back wall b ehin d a
r e m ova ble co ve r fo r th e re ar se atin g
p osit io ns. B e su re to use an anch or
l o ca te d neare st to th e se atin g
p osit io n where th e ch ild re str a in t w il l
b e pla ce d.

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R eg ula r an d Exte n ded Cab
w it h out R ear Seats
F or re gula r an d exte n ded ca b
m odels wit h o ut re ar se a ts , th ere is a
t o p te th e r anch or lo ca te d behin d a
r e m ova ble co ve r on th e back wall
b ehin d th e rig ht fr o nt pa sse ng er
s e at. Y ou may ha ve to pu ll th e
s e atb a ck fo rw ard to acc e ss th e
a nch or.
D o no t se cu re a ch ild re str a in t in a
p osit io n wit h out a to p te th e r anch or
i f a na tio n alo r lo ca lla w re qu ir e s
t h at th e to p te th e r be att a ch ed, or if t
h e in str u ctio ns th a t co m e wit h th e
c h ild re str a in t sa y th at th e to p te th e r
m ust be atta ch e d.
A cco rd in g to accid ent sta tis tic s,
c h ild re n and in fa nts are sa fe r w he n
p ro perly re str a in ed in ach il d
r e str a in t syste m or in fa nt re str a in t
s ys te m se cu re d in are ar se atin g
p osit io n. S ee W here to Put th e
R estr a in t on pag e 34 8 fo r
a ddit io nalin fo rm atio n .
S ecu rin g aChild Restr a in t
D esig ned fo r th e LA TC H
S yste m
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W ARNIN G
If a LA T C H-ty p e ch ild re str a in t is
n ot atta ch ed to an ch o rs , th e ch ild
r e str a in t w ill n o t be able to pro te ct
t h e ch ild co rr e ctly . In a cra sh , th e
c h ild co uld be se rio usly in ju re d
o r kille d. In sta ll a LA T C H-ty p e
c h ild re str a in t pro pe rly usin g th e
a nch ors , or use th e ve hic le 's
( C ontin ue d)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
sa fe ty belt s to se cu re th e
r e str a in t, fo ll o w in g th e in str u ctio ns
t h at ca m e wit h th e ch ild re str a in t
a n d th e in str u ctio ns in th is
m anu al.
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W ARNIN G
D o not atta ch more th an one ch ild
r e str a in t to asin gle anch or.
A tta ch in g more th an one ch ild
r e str a in t to asin gle anch or co uld
c a use th e anch or or atta ch m ent
t o co m e lo ose or eve n bre ak
d u rin g acra sh . A ch il d or oth ers
c o uld be in ju re d. To re duce th e
r is k of se rio us or fa ta lin ju rie s
d u rin g acra sh , att a ch only one
c h ild re str a in t per anch or.

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W ARNIN G
C hild re n ca n be se rio usly in ju re d
o r str a ngle d if a sh ou ld er belt is
w ra pped aro un d th eir neck and
t h e sa fe ty belt co ntin ues to
t ig h te n. B uckle any un use d sa fe ty
b elt s beh in d th e ch ild re str a in t so
c h ild re n ca nno t re ach th em .P ull
t h e sh ou ld er belt all th e way out
o f th e re tr a cto r to se t th e lo ck,
i f yo ur ve h ic le has one, afte r th e
c h ild re str a in t has be en in sta lle d.
N otic e: Do not le t th e LA TC H
a tta ch m en ts ru b ag ain st th e
v eh ic le s safe ty belt s . T his m ay
d am ag e th es e parts . If necessary ,
m ove buckle d safe ty belt s to
a vo id ru bbin g th e LA TC H
a tta ch m en ts .
D o not fo ld th e em pty re ar seat
w it h asafe ty belt buckle d .T his
c o uld dam ag e th e safe ty belt or
t h e seat. U nbuckle an d re tu rn th e
s afe ty belt to it s sto w ed posit io n,
b efo re fo ld in g th e se at.
C re w Cab  Rear Sea t1 . Put th e ch ild re str a in t on
t h e se a t.
2 . If th e ch il d re str a in t
m anufa ctu re r's in str u ctio ns
r e co m men ds th a t th e to p te th er
b e atta ch ed, atta ch th e to p
t e th e r to th e to p te th er
a nch or(A ). R efe r to th e ch ild
r e str a in t in str u ctio ns an d th e
f o ll o w in g ste ps:
2 .1 . Pull th e se atb ack fo rw ard
t o acce ss th e to p te th e r
a n ch ors (A ). S ee Rear S
eats (E xte nded Cab) on
p age 31 0 or R ear S eats
( C re w Cab) on page 31 0.
2 .2 . Route th e to p te th er
a cco rd in g to yo ur ch ild
r e str a in t in str u ctio ns an d
t h e fo llo w in g in str u ctio ns:
If th e posit io n yo u are usin g
h as a fix e d headre st or
h ead re str a in t and yo u are
u sin g asin gle te th er, ro ute
t h e te th er ove r th e head
r e str a in t.

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If th e posit io n yo u are usin g
h as an adju sta b le headre st
o r head re str a in t and yo u
a re usin g asin gle te th er,
r a is e th e head re st or head
r e str a in t an d ro ute th e
t e th er unde r th e headre st
o r head re str a in t and in
b etw een th e he adre st or
h ead re str a in t posts .
If th e po sit io n yo u are
u sin g ha s a fix e d or
a dju sta b le head re st or
h ead re str a in t and yo u
a re usin g adu alte th er,
r o u te th e te th e r aro u nd th e
h ead re st or hea d re str a in t.
2 .3 . Atta ch th e to p te th e r to th e
a nch or(A ). M ake su re th at
y o u se cu re th e to p te th er
t o th e to p te th er anch or
a nd not to th e se a tb ack
l a tc h (B ). 2
.4 . Push re arw ard on th e
s e atb ack until it lo cks in to
i t s uprig ht posit io n. P ush
a nd pull o n th e se atb ack to
m ake su re it is se cu re d
p ro perly .
3 . Atta ch and tig hte n th e lo w er
a tta ch m ents to th e lo w er
a nch ors . If th e ch il d re str a in t
d oes not have lo w er
a tta ch m ents or th e desir e d
s e atin g posit io n doe s not have
l o w er anch ors , se cu re th e ch ild
r e str a in t w it h th e to p te th er and
t h e sa fe ty belt s . R efe r to yo ur
c h ild re str a in t m anufa ctu re r
i n str u ctio ns and th e in str u ctio ns
i n th is m anual.
3 .1 . Fin d th e lo w er anch ors
f o r th e desir e d se atin g
p osit io n.
3 .2 . Atta ch and tig hte n th e lo w er
a tta ch m ents on th e ch ild
r e str a in t to th e lo w er
a nch ors .
4 . Tig hte n th e to p te th er.