Safety belt use during pregnancy, Lap belt (crew and extended cab), Safety belt use during – GMC 2011 Sierra User Manual

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GMC Sierra Owner Manual - 2011

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Seats and Restraints

Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy

Safety belts work for everyone,
including pregnant women. Like all
occupants, they are more likely to
be seriously injured if they do not
wear safety belts.

A pregnant woman should wear
a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap
portion should be worn as low
as possible, below the rounding,
throughout the pregnancy.

The best way to protect the fetus is
to protect the mother. When a safety
belt is worn properly, it is more likely
that the fetus will not be hurt in a
crash. For pregnant women, as for
anyone, the key to making safety
belts effective is wearing them
properly.

Lap Belt (Crew and
Extended Cab)

This section is only for the lap belt.
To learn how to wear a lap-shoulder
belt, see Lap-Shoulder Belt on
page 3‑21
.

Your vehicle may have a center
seating position. When you sit in
the center front seating position,
you have a lap safety belt, which
has no retractor.

To make the belt longer, tilt the latch
plate and pull it along the belt.

Buckle, position, and release it
the same way as the lap part of a
lap-shoulder belt.

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