GMC 2011 Sierra User Manual

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GMC Sierra Owner Manual - 2011

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Seats and Restraints

Never put a rear-facing child
restraint in the right front passenger
seat. Here is why:

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WARNING

A child in a rear-facing child
restraint can be seriously
injured or killed if the right front
passenger's airbag inflates.
This is because the back of
the rear-facing child restraint
would be very close to the
inflating airbag. Always secure
a rear-facing child restraint in a
rear seat.

If the vehicle does not have
a rear seat that will accommodate
a rear-facing child restraint, a
rear-facing child restraint should not
be installed in the vehicle, even if
the airbag is off.

If the child restraint has the
LATCH system, see Lower Anchors
and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) on page 3‑57
for how and
where to install the child restraint
using LATCH. If you secure a child
restraint using a safety belt and
it uses a top tether, see Lower
Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) on page 3‑57
for top tether anchor locations.

Do not secure a child seat in a
position without a top tether anchor
if a national or local law requires
that the top tether be anchored, or if
the instructions that come with the
child restraint say that the top strap
must be anchored.

In Canada, the law requires that
forward-facing child restraints have
a top tether, and that the tether be
attached.

You will be using the lap-shoulder
belt to secure the child restraint in
this position. Follow the instructions
that came with the child restraint.

1. Move the seat as far back as

it will go before securing the
forward-facing child restraint.

2. Put the child restraint on

the seat.

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.

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