seats GMC CANYON 2011 User Guide

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3 -1 4 Seats an d Restr a in tsT he pers o n ke e ps go in g until
s to pp ed by so m eth in g. In a re al
v e hic le , it co u ld be th e win dsh ie ld ...
o r th e in str u m ent pane l. ..
o r th e sa fe ty belt s !
W it h sa fe ty belt s , yo u slo w dow n
a s th e ve hic le does. Y ou get m ore
t im e to sto p. Y ou sto p ove r m ore
d is ta n ce , and yo ur str o ngest bones
t a ke th e fo rc e s. T hat is why sa fe ty
b e lt s m ake su ch good se nse .

Bla ck pla te (1 6,1 )
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3 -1 6 Seats an d Restr a in tsF ir s t, be fo re yo u or yo ur
p asse n ger(s ) w ea r a sa fe ty belt ,
t h ere is im porta n t in fo rm atio n yo u
s h ould kn ow .S it up str a ig h t and alw ays ke ep yo ur
f e et on th e flo or in fr o n t of yo u. T he
l a p part of th e belt sh ould be worn
l o w and sn u g on th e hip s, ju st
t o uch in g th e th ig hs. In acra sh , th is a
ppli e s fo rc e to th e str o ng pelv ic
b ones and yo u wou ld be le ss lik e ly
t o sli d e under th e la p be lt . If yo u slid
u nder it , th e belt w ould app ly fo rc e
o n yo ur ab dom en. T his co u ld ca use
s e rio us or eve n fa ta lin ju rie s. T he
s h ould er belt sh o uld go ove r th e
s h ould er and acro ss th e ch est.
T hese parts of th e bod y are be st
a ble to ta ke be lt re str a in in g fo rc e s.
T he sh ould er belt lo cks if th ere is a
s u dden sto p or cra sh . Q
: W hat is wro ng wit h th is ?
A : The sh ould er belt is to o lo ose .
I t w ill n ot giv e as m uch
p ro te ctio n th is way.

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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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W ARNIN G
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.

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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W ARNIN G
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.

Bla ck pla te (2 2,1 )
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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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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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W ARNIN G
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.

Bla ck pla te (2 6,1 )
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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

Bla ck pla te (2 8,1 )
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3 -2 8 Seats an d Restr a in tsA ir b ag Sys te mT he ve hic le has th e fo llo w in g
a ir b ag s:.
A fr o nta la ir b ag fo r th e driv e r.
.
A fr o nta la ir b ag fo r th e rig ht fr o nt
p asse n ger.
Y ou r ve hic le may als o have th e
f o llo w in g air b a gs:
.
A ro of- ra il a ir b ag fo r th e driv e r
a nd th e pa sse n ger se ate d
d ir e ctly be hin d th e driv e r.
.
A ro of- ra il a ir b ag fo r th e rig ht
f r o nt passe ng er and th e
p asse n ger se a te d dir e ctly
b ehin d th e rig ht fr o n t passe nger.
A ll o f th e air b ag s in yo ur ve hic le will
h ave th e word AIR BAG em bosse d
i n th e tr im or on an atta ch ed la be l
n ear th e dep lo ym en t op enin g. F
or fr o nta la ir b a gs, th e word
A IR BAG will a ppe ar on th e mid dle
p art of th e ste e rin g whe elfo r th e
d riv e r and on th e in str u m ent pan el
f o r th e rig ht fr o n t passe nge r.
W it h ro of- ra il a ir b ag s, th e word
A IR BAG will a ppe ar alo ng th e
h eadlin er or tr im .
A ir b ags are de sig n ed to su pp le m ent
t h e pro te ctio n pro vid ed by sa fe ty
b elt s . E ve n th oug h to da y's air b ag s
a re als o de sig ne d to help re duce
t h e ris k of in ju ry fr o m th e fo rc e of an
i n fla tin g bag, all a ir b ags m ust in fla te
v e ry quic kly to do th e ir jo b. H
ere are th e most im porta nt th in gs
t o kn ow about th e air b ag sy ste m :
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W ARNIN G
You ca n be se ve re ly in ju re d or
k ill e d in acra sh if yo u are not
w earin g yo ur sa fe ty belt  eve n if
y o u have air b ags. A ir b ags are
d e sig ned to work wit h sa fe ty
b e lt s , but do not re pla ce th em .
A ls o , air b ags are not desig ned to
d e plo y in eve ry cra sh . In so m e
c ra sh es sa fe ty belt s are yo ur only
r e str a in t. S ee W hen Should an
A ir b ag In fla te ? on page 33 1 .
W earin g yo ur sa fe ty belt durin g a
c ra sh help s re duce yo ur ch ance
o f hit tin g th in gs in sid e th e ve hic le
o r be in g eje cte d fr o m it . A ir b ags
a re s u pple m enta lre str a in ts  to
t h e sa fe ty belt s . E ve ry o ne in yo ur
v e hic le sh ould wear a sa fe ty belt
p ro p erly  wheth er or not th ere is
a n air b ag fo r th at pers o n.

Bla ck pla te (3 0,1 )
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3 -3 0 Seats an d Restr a in tsW here Are th e Air b ag s?T he driv e r's air b a g is in th e mid dle
o f th e ste erin g whe el.
T he rig ht fr o nt passe nge r's air b ag
i s in th e in str u m ent pan elo n th e
p asse nge r's sid e.
D riv er Sid e Show n,P assen ger
S id e Sim ila r
I f yo ur ve hic le has ro of- r a il
a ir b ags fo r th e driv e r, rig ht fr o nt
p a ss e nger, and se co nd ro w
o u tb oard passe ngers , th ey are in
t h e ce ili n g above th e sid e win dow s.

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3 -3 2 Seats an d Restr a in tsF ro nta la ir b ags are not in te n ded to
i n fla te durin g ve hic le ro llo ve rs , re ar
i m pacts , or in many sid e im pacts .
Y our ve hic le has se at po sit io n
s e nso rs whic h en able s th e se nsin g
s yste m to monit o r th e po sit io n of
t h e driv e r's se at an d th e rig ht fr o nt
p asse n ger's se at. S eat posit io n
s e nso rs pro vid e in fo rm atio n th at is
u se d to dete rm in e if th e air b ags
s h ould dep lo y at a re duce d le ve lo r
a t fu ll d ep lo ym ent.
I n add it io n, yo u r ve hic le has
d ual- s ta ge fr o nta la ir b ag s.
D ual- s ta g e air b a gs ad ju st th e
r e str a in t acco rd in g to cra sh se ve rit y .
Y our ve hic le has ele ctr o nic fr o nta l
s e nso rs , w hic h he lp th e se nsin g
s yste m dis tin guis h betw een a
m odera te fr o n ta lim pact and amore
s e ve re fr o n ta lim pa ct. F or m odera te
f r o nta lim pacts , dual- s ta ge air b ags
i n fla te at a le ve lle ss th an fu ll
d eplo ym ent. F or m ore se ve re fr o nta l
i m pacts , fu ll d e plo ym en t occu rs . Y
our ve hic le may or m ay no t ha ve
r o of- ra il a ir b a gs. S ee Air b ag Sys te m
o n page 32 8. R oof- r a il a ir b ag s are
i n te nded to in fla te in modera te to
s e ve re sid e cra sh es. R oo f- r a il
a ir b ags will in fla te if th e cra sh
s e ve rit y is ab ove th e syste m 's
d esig ned th re sh o ld le ve l. T he
t h re sh old le ve lca n va ry wit h
s p ecif ic ve hic le desig n.
R oof- ra il a ir b ags are not in te n ded to
i n fla te in fr o n ta lim pacts , ne ar- fr o n ta l
i m pacts , ro llo ve rs , or re a r im pacts .
B oth ro of- r a il a ir b a gs wil l d ep lo y
w hen eit h er sid e of th e ve hic le is
s tr u ck .
I n any partic u la r cra sh , no one
c a n sa y wheth er an air b ag sh ould
h ave in fla te d sim ply beca use of th e
d am age to a ve h ic le or be ca use
o f w hat th e re pa ir co sts were .
F or fr o nta la ir b ag s, in fla tio n is
d ete rm in ed by wha t th e ve hic le hit s ,
t h e angle of th e im pa ct, and ho w
q uic k ly th e ve h ic le slo w s dow n. F or
r o of- ra il a ir b ags, dep lo ym ent is
d ete rm in ed by th e lo ca tio n and
s e ve rit y of th e sid e im pact.
W hat M akes an Air b ag
I n fla te ?In adeplo ym ent eve nt, th e se nsin g
s yste m se nds an ele ctr ic a lsig nal
t r ig ge rin g are le ase of gas fr o m th e
i n fla to r. G as fr o m th e in fla to r fills th e
a ir b ag ca usin g th e bag to bre ak ou t
o f th e co ve r and deplo y. T he in fla to r,
t h e air b ag, and re la te d hard w are are
a ll p art of th e air b ag module .
F ro n ta la ir b ag module s are lo ca te d
i n sid e th e ste erin g wheela nd
i n str u m ent panel. F or ve hic le s wit h
s e at m ounte d sid e im pact air b ags,
t h e re are air b ags m odule s in th e
s id e of th e fr o nt se atb acks clo se st
t o th e door. F or ve hic le s wit h
r o of- ra il a ir b ags, th ere are air b ag
m odule s in th e ce il in g of th e ve hic le ,
n e ar th e sid e win dow s th at have
o ccu pant se atin g posit io ns.