seats GMC CANYON 2011 Owner's Manual

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1 -6 In Brie fS eat A dju stm en tM an ual S eatsT o ad ju st a manualse at:
1 . Lif t th e bar und er th e fr o nt of th e
s e at cu sh io n to unlo ck th e se at.
2 . Slid e th e se a t to th e desir e d
p osit io n an d re le ase th e bar. 3
. Try to move th e se at back and
f o rth to make su re it is lo cke d in
p la ce .
S ee Seat A dju stm en t on pa ge 33
f o r m ore in fo rm atio n .
P ow er SeatsIf ava il a ble , th e pow er se at co ntr o ls
a re on th e outb oard sid e s of th e
f r o nt se ats . T
o ad ju st th e se at:
.
M ove th e se at fo rw ard or
r e a rw ard by sli d in g th e
h oriz o nta lco ntr o lfo rw ard or
r e a rw ard .
.
R ais e or lo w er th e fr o nt or re ar
p art of th e se at cu sh io n by
m ovin g th e fr o nt or re ar of th e
h oriz o nta lco ntr o lu p or dow n.
.
R ais e or lo w er th e entir e se at
b y m ovin g th e entir e horiz o nta l
c o ntr o lu p or dow n.
.
R ais e or re clin e th e se atb ack by
m ovin g th e ve rtic a lco ntr o l.
S ee Pow er S eat A dju stm ent on
p a ge 34 and Reclin in g Seatb acks
o n page 35 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.

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S eats an d Res tr a in ts 3-1
S ea ts an d
R es tr a in tsH ead Restr a in tsH ead Restr a in ts .... .. .... ... .. 3-2F ro nt S eatsS eat A dju stm ent ... . .. .. . .. ... 3-3
P ow er S eat A dju stm ent .. . . ... 3-4
L um ba r A dju stm ent .... ....... 3-4
R eclin in g Seatb a ck s .... ... ... 3-5
S eatb ack La tc h e s .. .. ... .. .. .. 3-7
H eate d Fro nt S eats .. .. . .. .. .. 3-8R ear SeatsR ear S eats (E xte nded Cab) ... 3-9
R ear S eats (C re w Cab) .. .. .. 3-1 0S afe ty Belt sS afe ty Belt s .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... 3-1 2
H ow to W ear S afe ty Belt s
P ro pe rly .... ... .... ... . .. ... 3-1 5
L ap-S hou ld er B elt ... . . .. ... . 3-2 1 S
afe ty Belt U se Durin g
P re gnan cy .. .. . .. . ..... ..... 3-2 5
L ap Belt ... . ............. .... 3-2 5
S afe ty Belt E xte nde r ... . . .... 3-2 6
S afe ty Syste m Check .. . . .. .. 3-2 6
S afe ty Belt C are .... ... ... ... 3-2 7
R epla cin g Safe ty Belt S yste m
P arts Afte r a Cra sh ... . . .. .. 3-2 7
A ir b ag Syste mA ir b ag Syste m .... ... ... ... .. 3-2 8
W here Are th e Air b ag s? .. .. .3-3 0
W hen Shou ld an Air b ag
I n fla te ? .. .. .... .... .. .... .. . 3-3 1
W hat M ake s an Air b ag
I n fla te ? .. .. .... .... .. .... .. . 3-3 2
H ow Doe s an Air b a g
R estr a in ? ... ... .. .. . .... .... 3-3 3
W hat W ill Y ou See Aft e r an
A ir b ag In fla te s? ... . ....... . 3-3 3
P ass e n ger S ensin g
S yste m .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 3-3 4
S erv ic in g th e Air b ag-E quip pe d
V ehic le ... . .. .. . ... .. . ... ... 3-3 9 A
ddin g Equip m ent to th e
A ir b ag-E quip ped Vehic le ... 3-4 0
A ir b ag Syste m Check .. .. .. .. 3-4 1
R epla cin g Air b ag Syste m
P arts Afte r a Cra sh ... . . .. .. 3-4 1
C hild Restr a in tsO ld er C hild re n .... . .. .. .. .. .. 3-4 2
I n fa nts and Young
C hild re n .. .. ............... . 3-4 4
C hild Restr a in t S ys te m s.... .3-4 6
W here to Put th e Restr a in t .. . 3-4 8
L ow er A nch ors and Te th ers
f o r C hild re n (L A T C H
S ys te m ).. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 3-5 0
R epla cin g LA T C H Sys te m
P arts Afte r a Cra sh ... . . .. .. 3-6 0
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( R ear S eat P osit io n) .. .. .... 3-6 0
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( C ente r Fro nt S eat
P osit io n) ... . ... ...... ...... 3-6 2
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( R ig ht F ro nt S eat
P osit io n) ... . ... ...... ...... 3-6 3

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3 -2 Seats an d Restr a in tsH ead Restr a in tsF ro nt S eats
O n so m e cre w ca b mod els , th e
v e hic le 's fr o nt se ats ha ve adju sta ble
h ead re str a in ts in th e outb oard
s e atin g posit io n s.
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W it h hea d re str a in ts th at are no t
i n sta lle d an d adju ste d pro pe rly ,
t h ere is a gre ate r ch an ce th at
o ccu p ants will su ffe r a neck/
s p in alin ju ry in a cra sh . D o not
d riv e until th e head re str a in ts fo r
a ll o ccu p an ts are in sta ll e d and
a dju ste d pro pe rly .
A dju st th e hea d re str a in t so th at th e
t o p of th e re str a in t is at th e sa m e
h eig ht as th e to p of th e occu p ant's
h ead. T his posit io n re du ce s th e
c h ance of a neck in ju ry in a cra sh .
T he heig ht of th e head re str a in t ca n
b e adju ste d. P ull th e head re str a in t
u p to ra is e it . T ry to move th e head
r e str a in t to make su re th at it is
l o cke d in pla ce .

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S eats an d Res tr a in ts 3-3
T o lo w er th e head re str a in t, pre ss
t h e bu tto n , lo ca te d on th e to p of th e
s e atb a ck , and pu sh th e re str a in t
d ow n. T ry to move th e head
r e str a in t afte r th e butto n is re le a se d
t o make su re th a t it is lo cke d in
p la ce .
T he fr o nt se at ou tb o a rd head
r e str a in ts are no t desig ned to be
r e m ove d.
R ear Seats
O n so m e cre w ca b mod els , th e
v e hic le 's re ar se ats have adju sta ble
h ead re sts in th e outb oard se atin g
p osit io n s th at ca n be adju ste d
t h e sa m e way as th e fr o n t head
r e str a in ts .
R ear ou tb oa rd hea dre sts are not
d esig ned to be re m ove d.
F ro nt S ea tsS eat A dju stm en t
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You ca n lo se co n tr o lo f th e
v e hic le if yo u tr y to ad ju st a
m anuald riv e r se a t w hile th e
v e hic le is m ovin g . T he su dd en
m ove m en t co uld sta rtle and
c o nfu se yo u, or m ake yo u pu sh a
p edalw hen yo u do not w ant to .
A dju st th e driv e r se at only when
t h e ve hic le is not m ovin g .
To adju st th e se at:
1 . Lif t th e bar to unlo ck th e se at.
2 . Slid e th e se at to th e desir e d
p osit io n and re le ase th e bar.
3 . Try to move th e se at back an d
f o rth to be su re th e se at is
l o cke d in pla ce .

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3 -4 Seats an d Restr a in tsP ow er Seat A dju stm en tIf ava il a ble , th e pow er se at co ntr o ls
a re on th e outb oard sid e of th e
s e ats . T
o adju st th e se at:
.
M ove th e se at fo rw ard or
r e arw ard by slid in g th e
h oriz o n ta lco n tr o lfo rw ard or
r e arw ard .
.
R ais e or lo w er th e fr o nt or re ar
p art of th e se at cu sh io n by
m ovin g th e fr o nt or re a r of th e
h oriz o n ta lco n tr o lu p or dow n.
.
R ais e or lo w er th e en tir e se a t
b y m ovin g th e entir e ho riz o nta l
c o ntr o lu p or dow n.
T o adju st th e se atb a ck , se e P ow er
R eclin in g Seatb acks un der
R eclin in g Seatb acks on pag e 35 .
L u m bar A dju stm en tM an ual L um barIf ava ila ble , th e manuallu m bar
k n ob is on th e outb oard sid e of th e
d riv e r se at.
T urn th e kn ob to in cre ase or
d e cre ase lu m bar su pport.

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3 -6 Seats an d Restr a in tsM an ual R ecli n in g Sea tb acks
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You ca n lo se co n tr o lo f th e
v e hic le if yo u tr y to ad ju st a
m anuald riv e r se a t w hile th e
v e hic le is m ovin g. T he su dden
m ove m en t co uld sta rtle and
c o nfu se yo u, or m ake yo u push a
p eda lw he n yo u do not w ant to .
A dju st th e driv e r se at only when
t h e ve hic le is not m ovin g.
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If eit h e r se a tb ack is no t lo cke d, it
c o uld move fo rw ard in asu dden
s to p or cra sh . T ha t co u ld ca use
i n ju ry to th e pe rs o n sit tin g th ere .
A lw ays push and pu ll o n th e
s e atb a ck s to be su re th ey are
l o ck e d. I
f ava il a ble , th e manu alre clin e le ve r
i s on th e outb oard sid e of th e se a t.
T o re cli n e th e se atb ack:
1 . Lif t th e le ve r.
2 . Move th e se atb a ck to th e
d esir e d posit io n, an d th e n
r e le ase th e le ve r to lo ck th e
s e atb ack in pla ce .
3 . Push and pu ll o n th e se atb a ck to
m ake su re it is lo cke d. T
o re tu rn th e se atb ack to th e uprig ht
p o sit io n:
1 . Lif t th e le ve r fu lly wit h out
a p ply in g pre ssu re to th e
s e atb ack, and th e se atb ack will
r e tu rn to th e uprig ht posit io n.
2 . Push and pull o n th e se atb ack to
m ake su re it is lo cke d.

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3 -8 Seats an d Restr a in tsH eate d Fro nt S ea ts
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If yo u ca nn ot fe elte m pe ra tu re
c h ange or pain to th e skin , th e
s e at hea te r m ay ca use burn s
e ve n at lo w te m pera tu re s. To
r e duce th e ris k of burn s, people
w it h su ch a co n dit io n sh ould use
c a re whe n usin g th e se at heate r,
e sp ecia ll y fo r lo ng pe rio ds of
t im e. D o not pla ce anyth in g on
t h e se at th at in su la te s again st
h eat, su ch as a bla nke t, cu sh io n,
c o ve r or sim ila r it e m .T his m ay
c a use th e se at heate r to
o ve rh eat. A n ove rh eate d se at
h eate r m ay ca use abu rn or m ay
d am age th e se a t.
If ava il a ble , th e sw it c h e s are on th e
o utb oard sid es of th e fr o nt se a ts . To
o pera te , th e ig nit io n must be on. T
his fe atu re will h eat th e cu sh io n
a n d back of th e se ats .
.
P re ss th e to p of th e sw it c h fo r
t h e hig h se ttin g.
.
P re ss th e botto m of th e sw it c h
f o r th e lo w se ttin g.
.
P ut th e sw it c h in th e ce nte r
p osit io n to tu rn th is fe atu re off.
T he heate d se at w il l tu rn on at th e
l a st se ttin g if th e ig nit io n is tu rn ed
o ff and th en back on.
T he passe nger sa fe ty belt m ust be
f a ste ned fo r th e heate d se at fe atu re
t o work on th e passe nger se at.

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R ear SeatsR ear Seats
( E xte n ded Cab )O n exte n ded ca b mod els , th ere
m ay be fo rw ard fo ld in g se ats in th e
r e ara re a. T
o fo ld are ar se at cu sh io n fr o m
t h e sto re d po sit io n to th e sit tin g
p osit io n, pull th e fr o n t of th e se at
c u sh io n dow n co m ple te ly .
T he re ar se at sto ra ge co m partm ents
m ust be clo se d befo re fo ld in g th e
s e at dow n. S ee Rear S to ra g e on
p age 42 .
N otic e: Fold in g are a r sea t w it h
t h e safe ty belt s stil l fa ste n ed may
c au se dam ag e to th e seat or th e
s afe ty belt s . A lw ays unb uckle th e
s afe ty belt s an d re tu rn th em to
t h eir norm al sto w ed po sit io n
b efo re fo ld in g are ar se at.
T o sto re th e se at:
1 . Secu re th e sa fe ty belt buckle to
t h e in board sid e of th e se at w it h
t h e hook and lo op fa ste ner(A ),
s o th at it does not m ove when
n ot in use .
2 . Push th e entir e se at up until it is
f lu sh wit h th e tr im panel.

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3 -1 0 Seats an d Restr a in tsR ear Seats (C re w Cab )O n cre w ca b mod els , th e re a r
s e atb ack s ca n be fo ld e d fo rw ard .
N otic e : Fold in g are ar seat w it h
t h e safe ty belt s still fa ste n ed may
c a u se dam ag e to th e seat or th e
s a fe ty belt s . A lw ay s unbuckle th e
s a fe ty belt s an d re tu rn th em to
t h eir norm al sto w ed po sit io n
b efo re fo ld in g are ar seat.
T o fo ld are a r se a tb a ck fo rw ard :
1 . Dis co nn ect th e re a r ce nte r
s a fe ty belt la tc h fr o m th e min i
b uckle by in se rtin g th e tip of th e
s a fe ty belt to ngu e in to th e slo t
o n th e buckle . Le t th e belt
r e tr a ct.
2 . Pull th e lo op on th e outb oard
s id e of th e se atb ack fo rw ard
u ntil yo u hear a clic k .
3 . Fold th e se atb ack fo rw ard .

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3 -1 2 Seats an d Restr a in tsS afe ty Belt sT his se ctio n of th e manua l
d escrib es ho w to use sa fe ty belt s
p ro p erly . It als o describ e s so m e
t h in gs not to do wit h sa fe ty belt s .
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D o not le t an yo n e rid e where
a sa fe ty belt ca nnot be worn
p ro pe rly . In a cra sh , if yo u or yo ur
p asse nge r(s ) are not w earin g
s a fe ty be lt s , th e in ju rie s ca n be
m uch wors e . Y ou ca n hit th in gs
i n sid e th e ve h ic le hard er or be
e je cte d fr o m th e ve hic le . Y ou
a nd yo ur pa sse ng er(s ) ca n be
s e rio usly in ju re d or kil le d. In th e
s a m e cra sh , yo u mig ht no t be,
i f yo u are bu ckle d up. A lw ays
f a ste n yo u r sa fe ty belt , an d
c h eck th a t yo ur pa sse nger( s )
a re re str a in e d pro perly to o.
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People rid in g on th e ta ilg ate
( if equip ped ) ca n ea sily lo se th e ir
b ala nce and fa ll e ve n when th e
v e hic le is opera te d at lo w sp e eds.
F all in g fr o m amovin g ve hic le may
r e su lt in se rio u s in ju rie s or death .
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It is extr e m ely da nge ro u s to rid e
i n a ca rg o are a , in sid e or outs id e
o f a ve hic le . In aco ll is io n, peo ple
r id in g in th ese are a s are more
l i k e ly to be se rio u sly in ju re d or
k il le d. D o not allo w peop le to rid e
i n any are a of yo ur ve h ic le th at is
n ot equip pe d wit h se ats and
s a fe ty belt s . B e su re eve ry o ne in
y o ur ve hic le is in ase at an d usin g
a sa fe ty belt pro perly . T
his ve hic le has in dic a to rs as a
r e m in der to buckle th e sa fe ty belt s .
S ee Safe ty Belt R em in ders on
p a ge 51 1 fo r addit io nalin fo rm atio n.
I n most sta te s and in all C anadia n
p ro vin ce s, th e la w re quir e s wearin g
s a fe ty belt s . H ere is why:
Y ou neve r kn ow if yo u will b e in a
c ra sh . If yo u do have acra sh ,
y o u do not kn ow if it w il l b e a
s e rio us one.
A fe w cra sh es are mild , and so m e
c ra sh es ca n be so se rio us th at eve n
b u ck le d up, a pers o n would not
s u rv iv e . B ut m ost cra sh es are in
b e tw een. In many of th em ,people
w ho buckle up ca n su rv iv e and
s o m etim es walk aw ay. W it h out
s a fe ty belt s th ey co uld have been
b a dly hurt or kill e d.
A fte r m ore th an 40 ye ars of sa fe ty
b e lt s in ve hic le s, th e fa cts are cle ar.
I n most cra sh es bucklin g up does
m att e r... a lo t!