GMC YUKON DENALI 2003 Repair Manual

Child Restraint Systems
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seating surface against the back of the infant. The
An infant car bed
(A), a special bed made for use in a harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash,
motor vehicle, is an infant restraint system designed acts to keep the infant positioned in the restraint.
to restrain or position a child on a continuous flat
surface. Make sure that the infant’s head rests toward
the center of the vehicle.
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A forward-facing child seat (C-E) provides restraint for
the child’s body with the harness and also sometimes
with surfaces such as T-shaped or shelf-like shields. A booster seat (F-G) is a child restraint designed to
improve the fit of the vehicle’s safety belt system. Some
booster seats have a shoulder belt positioner, and
some high-back booster seats have a five-point harness.
A booster seat can also help a child to see out the
window.
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Q: How do child restraints work?
A: A child restraint system is any device designed for
use
in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position
children. A built-in child restraint system is a
permanent part of the motor vehicle. An add-on
child restraint system is a portable one, which
is purchased by the vehicle’s owner.
For many years, add-on child restraints have used
the adult belt system in the vehicle. To help reduce the chance of injury, the child also has
to be
secured within the restraint. The vehicle’s belt system secures the add-on child restraint in the
vehicle, and the add-on child restraint’s harness
system holds the child in place within the restraint.
One system, the three-point harness, has straps
that come down over each of the infant’s shoulders
and buckle together at the crotch. The five-point
harness system has two shoulder straps, two
hip straps and a crotch strap. A shield may take the
place of hip straps. A T-shaped shield has
shoulder straps that are attached
to a flat pad which
rests low against the child’s body.
A shelf- or
armrest-type shield has straps that are attached
to
a wide, shelf-like shield that swings up or to the
side. When choosing a child
restraint, 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. When securing an add-on child restraint, refer
to the instructions that come with the restraint which may
be on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both, and
to this manual. The child restraint instructions are
important,
so if they are not available, obtain a
replacement copy from the manufacturer.
Where to Put the Restraint
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat.
General Motors, therefore, recommends that child
restraints be secured in a rear seat including an infant
riding in a rear-facing infant seat, a child riding in a
forward-facing child seat and an older child riding in
a
booster seat. Never put a child in a rear-facing child
restraint in the right front passenger seat unless
your vehicle has the passenger sensing system and the
passenger air bag status indicator shows
off. Never
put a rear facing child restraint in the right front
passenger seat unless the air bag is
off. Here’s why:
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A chiid in a rear-facing chiid restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger’s air bag inflates. This is because the
back of the rear-facing child restraint would be
very close to the inflating air bag. Be sure the air
bag is
off before using a rear-facing child
restraint in
the right front seat position.
Even though the passenger sensing system
is
designed to turn off the passenger’s frontal air
bag
if the system detects a rear-facing child
restraint, no system is fail-safe, and no one can
guarantee that an air bag will not deploy under
some unusual circumstance, even though
it is
turned off. General Motors therefore
recommends that rear-facing child restraints be
secured in the rear seat whenever possible,
even
if the air bag is off.
If you secure a forward-facing child restraint in
the right front seat, always move the front
passenger seat as far back as
it will go. It is
better to secure the child restraint in a rear seat. If
your vehicle has the passenger sensing system and
you need to secure a rear-facing child restraint in
the right front passenger’s seat, the passengers frontal
air bag must be
off. See Passenger Sensing System
on page 1-81 and Securing a Chiid Restraint in tire Right
Front Seat Position on page
1-68 for more on this
including important safety information.
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.
Top Strap
Some child restraints have a top strap, or “top tether”.
It can help restrain the child restraint during a collision.
For it
to work, a top strap must be properly anchored
to the vehicle. Some top strap-equipped child restraints
are designed for use with or without the
top strap
being anchored. Others require the top strap always
to
be anchored. Be sure to read and follow the
instructions for your child restraint. If yours requires that
the top strap be anchored, don’t use the restraint
unless it is anchored properly.
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If the child restraint does not have a top strap, one can
be obtained, in kit form, for many child restraints.
Ask the child restraint manufacturer whether or not a kit
is available. In
Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child
restraints have a top strap, and that the strap be
anchored. In the United States, some child restraints
also have a top strap.
If your child restraint has a
top strap, it should be anchored.
Anchor the top strap to one of the following anchor
points. Be sure to use an anchor point located on the
same side of the vehicle as the seating position
where the child restraint will be placed.
If you have an adjustable head restraint, route the top
strap under it.
Once you have the top strap anchored, you’ll be ready
to secure the child restraint itself. Tighten the top
strap when and as the child restraint manufacturer’s
instructions say.
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Top Strap Anchor Location
Yukon XL Denali models: A child restraint with a top
strap should only be used in the second or third
row. Don't use a child restraint with a top strap in the
front seat because there's no place to anchor the
top strap.
I
Yukon XL Denali Third Row Seat
An anchor loop bracket for a top strap is located at the
bottom rear of the seat cushion for each seating
position in the second row, for the center seating
position in the third row on bench seats.
Yukon XL Denali Second Row Seat
(Bucket Seats Similar)
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Yukon Denali models: A child restraint with a top
strap should only be used in the second row or third row.
Don’t use a child restraint with a top strap in the right
front passenger’s position, because there’s no place to
anchor the top strap.
An anchor
loop bracket for a top strap is located at the
bottom rear of the seat cushion for each seating
position in the second row and in the outboard
passenger position in the third row for
50/50 split seats.
Yukon Denali Third Row 50/50 Split Seat
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Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers
for Children (LATCH System)
Your vehicle ma.y have the LATCH system. If it does;
you’ll find anchors
(A) in the second row seats,
where the seatback meets the seat cushion.
To assist you in locating the lower anchors for this child
restraint system, each seating position with the
LATCH system will have a visible metal anchorage point
in the seat where the seatback meets the seat cushion. In order
to use
the system, you need either a
forward-facing child restraint that has attaching
points
(B) at its base and a top tether anchor (C), or a
rear-facing child restraint that has attaching points
(B),
as shown here.
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With this system, use the LATCH system instead of the
vehicle’s safety belts to secure a child restraint.
If a LATCH-_, >e child restra ... : isn’t att __.._ A to
its anchorage points, the restraint won’t be
able to protect the child correctly. In
a crash,
the child could be seriously injured or killed. Make sure that a LATCH-type child restraint is
properly installed using the anchorage points,
or use the vehicle’s safety belts to secure the restraint. See “Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System”, “Securing a
Child Restraint
in a Rear Outside Seat
Position”, “Securing
a Child Restraint in a
Center Rear Seat Position”, or “Securing a
Child Restraint
in the Right Front Seat
Position” in the Index for information on how
to secure a child restraint
in your vehicle.
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Securing a Child Restraint Designed
for the LATCH System
I. Find the anchors for the seating positior: you want
to use, where the bottom
of the seatback meets the
back of the seat cushion.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. Attach the anchor points on the child restraint to the
anchors in the vehicle. The child restraint
instructions will show you how.
4. If the child restraint is forward-facing, attach the top
strap to the top strap anchor. See Top Strap on
page
1-57. Tighten the top strap according to
the child restraint instructions.
5. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions
to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, simply unhook the top
strap from the top tether anchor and then disconnect the
anchor points.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position
If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH
system, see Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on page
1-61.
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See Top Strap on
page
1-57 if the child restraint has one. Be sure to
follow the instructions that came with the child restraint.
Secure the child in the child restraint when and as
the instructions say.
1. Put the restraint on the seat.
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