remove seats GMC CANYON 2012 Owner's Manual

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To lower the head restraint, press
the button, located on the top of the
seatback, and push the restraint
down. Try to move the head
restraint after the button is released
to make sure that it is locked
in place.
The front seat outboard head
restraints are not designed to
be removed.Front Seats
Seat Adjustment
{WARNING
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a
manual driver seat while the
vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a
pedal when you do not want to.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
To adjust the seat:
1. Lift the bar under the front edgeof the seat cushion to unlock
the seat.
2. Slide the seat to the desired position and release the bar.
3. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure the seat is
locked in place.

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3. Be sure that the belt is nottwisted and it lies flat. The
elastic cord must be under the
belt and the guide on top.
{WARNING
A safety belt that is not properly
worn may not provide the
protection needed in a crash. The
person wearing the belt could be
seriously injured. The shoulder
belt should go over the shoulder
and across the chest. These parts
of the body are best able to take
belt restraining forces.
4. Buckle, position, and releasethe safety belt as described
previously in this section. Make
sure the shoulder portion of the
belt is on the shoulder and not
falling off of it. The belt should
be close to, but not contacting,
the neck.
To remove and store the comfort
guide, squeeze the belt edges
together so that the safety belt can
be removed from the guide. Slide
the guide back on its storage clip
located between the interior body
and the seatback.

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If the On Indicator is Lit for a
Child Restraint
If a child restraint has been installed
and the on indicator is lit:
1. Turn the vehicle off.
2. Remove the child restraint fromthe vehicle.
3. Remove any additional items from the seat such as blankets,
cushions, seat covers, seat
heaters, or seat massagers.
4. Reinstall the child restraint following the directions
provided by the child restraint
manufacturer and refer to
Securing Child Restraints (Right
Front Seat Position) on
page 3‑59 orSecuring Child
Restraints (Center Front Seat
Position) on page 3‑57 or
Securing Child Restraints (Rear
Seat Position) on page 3‑55. 5. If, after reinstalling the child
restraint and restarting the
vehicle, the on indicator is still lit,
turn the vehicle off. Then slightly
recline the vehicle seatback
and adjust the seat cushion,
if adjustable, to make sure that
the vehicle seatback is not
pushing the child restraint into
the seat cushion.
Also make sure the child
restraint is not trapped under the
vehicle head restraint. If this
happens, adjust the head
restraint. See Head Restraints
on page 3‑2. 6. Restart the vehicle.
If the on indicator is still lit,
secure the child in the child
restraint in a rear seat position
in the vehicle and check with
your dealer.
If no rear seat is available, do
not install a child restraint in this
vehicle and check with your
dealer.

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If the Off Indicator is Lit for an
Adult‐Size Occupant
If a person of adult-size is sitting in
the right front passenger seat, but
the off indicator is lit, it could be
because that person is not sitting
properly in the seat.If this happens, use the following
steps to allow the system to detect
that person and enable the right
front passenger frontal airbag:
1. Turn the vehicle off.
2. Remove any additional material
from the seat, such as blankets,
cushions, seat covers, seat
heaters, or seat massagers.
3. Place the seatback in the fully upright position.
4. Have the person sit upright in the seat, centered on the seat
cushion, with legs comfortably
extended.
5. Restart the vehicle and have the person remain in this position for
two to three minutes after the on
indicator is lit.
Additional Factors Affecting
System Operation
Safety belts help keep the
passenger in position on the seat
during vehicle maneuvers and
braking, which helps the passenger
sensing system maintain the
passenger airbag status. See
“Safety Belts” and“Child Restraints”
in the Index for additional
information about the importance
of proper restraint use.
If the shoulder portion of the belt is
pulled out all the way, the child
restraint locking feature will be
engaged. This may unintentionally
cause the passenger sensing
system to turn the airbag off for
some adult size occupants. If this
happens, let the belt go back all the
way and start again.

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2. If the child restraint manufacturerrecommends that the top tether
be attached, attach and tighten
the top tether to the top tether
anchor (C). Refer to the child
restraint instructions and the
following steps:
2.1. Pull on the finger access
tab to remove the cover to
access the top tether
anchors (C). 2.2. Route the top tether (A)
through the loop (B) at the
top of the seatback to
attach the top tether to the
nearest top tether
anchor (C).
3. Tighten the lower anchor attachments and the top tether.
The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
4. Before placing a child in the child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To check,
grasp the child restraint at the
LATCH path and attempt to
move it side to side and back
and forth. There should be no
more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement for proper installation.
Right Front Seat —Regular/
Extended Cab without Rear
Seats
The vehicle has a right front
passenger airbag and may also
have a passenger sensing system.
If the vehicle has a passenger
sensing system it is designed to turn
off the right front passenger frontal
airbag when an infant in a
rear-facing infant seat or a small
child in a forward-facing child
restraint or booster seat is detected.
See “Securing Child Restraints
(Right Front Seat Position)” later in
this section and Passenger Sensing
System on page 3‑28 for important
safety information and additional
information on installing a child
restraint in the right front seat
position.
1. See “Securing Child Restraints
(Right Front Seat Position)” later
in this section for instructions on
installing the child restraint using
the safety belts.

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2. If the child restraintmanufacturer's instructions
recommend that the top tether
be attached, attach and tighten
the top tether to the top tether
anchor. Refer to the child
restraint instructions and the
following steps:
2.1. Pull the seatback forward to
access the top tether
anchor. See Seatback
Latches on page 3‑7.
2.2. Pull on the finger access tab to remove the cover to
access the top tether
anchor. 2.3. Route the top tether
according to your child
restraint instructions and
the following instructions:
If the position you are using
has a fixed headrest or
head restraint and you are
using a single tether, route
the tether over the headrest
or head restraint.
If the position you are using
has an adjustable headrest
or head restraint and you
are using a single tether,
raise the headrest or head
restraint and route the
tether under the headrest or
head restraint and in
between the headrest or
head restraint posts.

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4. Pull the shoulder belt all the wayout of the retractor to set the
lock. When the retractor lock is
set, the belt can be tightened but
not pulled out of the retractor.
5. If your child restraint has a top tether, attach the top tether to
the top tether anchor. See Lower
Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on
page 3‑44.6. To tighten the belt, push down on the child restraint, pull the
shoulder portion of the belt to
tighten the lap portion of the belt,
and feed the shoulder belt back
into the retractor. When installing
a forward-facing child restraint, it
may be helpful to use your knee
to push down on the child
restraint as you tighten the belt.
Try to pull the belt out of the
retractor to make sure the
retractor is locked. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat
Steps 4 and 6. 7. Tighten the top tether. See
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on
page 3‑44.
8. Before placing a child in the child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To check,
grasp the child restraint at the
safety belt path and attempt to
move it side‐to‐side and
back‐and‐forth. When the child
restraint is properly installed,
there should be no more than
2.5 cm (1 in) of movement.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt
and let it go back all the way. If the
top tether is attached to a top tether
anchor, disconnect it.

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The lap belt would be used to
secure a child restraint in this
position, following the instructions
that came with the child restraint.
1. Adjust the driver seat to thedesired position. Fold the
armrest up, if equipped.
2. Move the passenger seat so that the seat and seatback are
aligned with the driver seat and
seatback positions. See Seat
Adjustment on page 3‑3 or
Power Seat Adjustment on
page 3‑4 andReclining
Seatbacks on page 3‑5 for
more information.
3. Make the center position lap belt as long as possible by tilting the
latch plate and pulling it along
the belt.
4. Place the child restraint on the seat. 5. If the child restraint manufacturer
recommends using a top tether
anchor, attach the top tether on
the child restraint to the top
tether anchor on the vehicle.
Route the top tether according to
the child restraint instructions
and the following instructions:
5.1. Pull on the finger access
tab to remove the cover to
access the top tether
anchor.
5.2. Route the top tether over the center seatback or
folding armrest, if equipped.
5.3. Attach the top tether to theslots in the back panel as
shown.
Do not tighten the top tether
at this time.
6. Pick up the latch plate on the center position lap safety belt,
and run the lap safety belt
through the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show
you how.

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7. Push the latch plate into thebuckle until it clicks. Position the
release button on the buckle so
that the safety belt can be
unbuckled.
8. Tighten the center position lap belt by pulling on the loose end
of the belt. It may be helpful to
use your knee to push down on
the child restraint as you tighten
the belt.
9. Tighten the top tether. Follow the child restraint manufacturer's
instructions. 10. Before placing a child in the
child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To
check, grasp the child restraint
at the safety belt path and
attempt to move it side to side
and back and forth. When the
child restraint is properly
installed, there should be no
more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle safety belt.
If the top tether is attached to the
top tether anchor, disconnect it and
reinstall the top tether anchor cover.Securing Child Restraints
(Right Front Seat
Position)
This vehicle has airbags. A rear
seat is a safer place to secure a
forward-facing child restraint. See
Where to Put the Restraint on
page 3‑42.
In addition, the vehicle may have a
passenger sensing system which is
designed to turn off the right front
passenger's frontal airbag under
certain conditions. See Passenger
Sensing System on page 3‑28 and
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
on page 5‑11 for more information
on this, including important safety
information.

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7. To tighten the belt, push downon the child restraint, pull the
shoulder portion of the belt to
tighten the lap portion of the belt,
and feed the shoulder belt back
into the retractor. When installing
a forward-facing child restraint,
it may be helpful to use your
knee to push down on the child
restraint as you tighten the belt.
Try to pull the belt out of the
retractor to make sure the
retractor is locked. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat
Steps 5 and 7. 8. Tighten the top tether. See
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on
page 3‑44.
9. Before placing a child in the child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To check,
grasp the child restraint at the
safety belt path and attempt to
move it side to side and back
and forth. When the child
restraint is properly installed,
there should be no more than
2.5 cm (1 in) of movement.
If the vehicle is equipped with the
passenger sensing system, and
when the passenger sensing system
has turned off the right front
passenger frontal airbag, the off
indicator on the passenger airbag
status indicator should light and stay
lit when you start the vehicle. See
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
on page 5‑11. If a child restraint has been installed
and on indicator is lit, see
“If the On
Indicator is Lit for a Child Restraint”
under Passenger Sensing System
on page 3‑28 for more information.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and
let it return to the stowed position.