Caution – GMC 2004 Canyon User Manual

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CAUTION:

Never do this.

Here two children are wearing the same belt.
The belt can’t properly spread the impact
forces. In a crash, the two children can be
crushed together and seriously injured. A belt
must be used by only one person at a time.

Q:

What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt,
but the child is so small that the shoulder belt
is very close to the child’s face or neck?

A:

If the child is sitting in a rear outside seat position,
move the child toward the center of the vehicle.
See Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults
on page 1-28. If the child is
sitting in the center rear seat of a crew cab, move
the child toward the safety belt buckle. In either
case be sure that the shoulder belt still is on
the child’s shoulder, so that in a crash the child’s
upper body would have the restraint that belts
provide.

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