ECU GMC SIERRA 1996 Owners Manual

The extended cab’s rear seat can also be folded up to
provide more cargo space. To fold the seat:
1. Pull forward on the RELEASE lever at the side of
the seat cushion, behind the passenger’s side front
seat. Fold the seatback forward
until it latches with
the seat cushion.
2. Lift the entire seat
and push it rearward
into place.
3. Make sure the seat is secure.
Rear Seat (Crew Cab)
You can adjust the seat by sliding the lever at the front
of the seat toward the seat support to unlock it. Then,
slide
the seat to where you want it. Release the lever and
try to move the seat with your body in order to make
sure the seat is locked into place.
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts
properly.
It also tells you some things you should not do
with safety belts.
And
it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
(SIR), or air bag system.
Don’t
let ady6h K de where he or she can‘t wear
a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and
you’re not wearing
a safety belt, your injuries
can be much worse.
You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash, you might
not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts
are fastened properly too.
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3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let it get twisted.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it
is secure.
If the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender” at the end
of this section.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly
if
you ever had to. The
lap part
of the belt should be worn low and snug on
the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies
force to the strong pelvic bones.
And you’d be less likely
to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt
would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause
serious or even fatal injuries. 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.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or a crash.
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Lap-Shoulder Belt (Extended Cab)
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder
belts. Here’s how
to wear one properly.
1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Don’t let
it get twisted. If
the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, tilt the latch
plate and keep pulling until
you can buckle it.
Pull up on the latch plate
to make sure it is secure.
If the belt is not long enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender” at the end
of this section.
Make sure the release button
on the buckle is positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
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Lap-Shoulder Belt (Crew Cab)
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder
~ belts. Here’s how to wear
one properly.
1.
2.
t
Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt. across you.
Don’t let
it get twisted.
Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. Pull
up
on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. When
the lap belt is pulled out all the way,
it will lock. If it
does, let it go back all the way and start again.
If the belt is not long enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender” at the end
of this section.
Make sure the release button
on the buckle is
positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly if
you ever had to.
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Never hold a baby in your arms while riding in a
vehicle.
A baby doesn’t weigh much -- until a
crash. During
a crash a baby will become so
heavy you can’t hold it. For example, in a crash
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at only 25 mph (40 kd), a 124b. (5.5 kg) baby
will suddenly become
a 2404b. (110 kg) force on
your arms. The baby would be almost impossible
to hold.
Secure the baby in an infant restraint.
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Child Restraints
Be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a
vehicle. If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
Then follow the instructions for
the restraint. You may
find these instructions
on the restraint itself or in a
booklet, or both. These restraints
use the belt system in
your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within
the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury.
The instructions that come with the infant or child
restraint will show
you how to do that.
Where to Put the Restraint
(Except Extended
Cab and Crew Cab)
The child restraint must be secured properly in the
center or right front passenger seat.
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.
Where to Put the Restraint
(Extended Cab and Crew Cab)
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained
in the rear rather than the front seat. We at
General Motors therefore recommend that
you put your
child restraint
in the rear seat unless the child is an
infmt and you’re the only adult in the vehicle. In that
case,
you might want to secure the restraint in the front
seat where you can keep an eye
on the baby.
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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Top Strap
If your child restraint has a top strap, it should be
anchored. If you need to have an anchor installed, you
can ask your
GM dealer to put it in for you. If you want
to install an anchor yourself, your dealer can tell you
how to do it.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position (Extended Cab)
If you nave a Crew Cab, see “Securing a Child Restraint.
in
a Rear Outside Seat Position (Crew Cab)” later in
this section.
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child resbaint as the
instructions say.
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6. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure
it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and
let it go back all the way.’ The safety belt
will
move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position (Crew
Cab)
5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while
you push down on the child restraint.
Make sure the buckle end
of the belt is pulled out all
the way.
If you have an Extended Cab, see “Securing a Child
Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position (Extended
Cab)” earlier
in this section.
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You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has one. 1
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or around
the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show
you how. If the shoulder belt goes in front
of the
child’s face or neck, put
it behind the child restraint.
4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly if
you ever had to.
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5. Pull the rest of the lap belt all the way out of the
retractor
to set the lock.
6. To tighten the belt, feed the lap belt back into the
retractor while you push down on the child restraint.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it
is secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's
safety belt and
let it go back all the way. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger.
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