1994 GMC SIERRA child seat

Seats and Safety Belts
Section
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use
your safety belts properly
. You can also learn about some things you should
not do with safety belts .
Seats and Seat Controls ...................................... 1-2
Frontseats
............................................. 1-2
Head Restraints
.......................................... 1-5
RearSeats .............................................. 1-8
Safety Belts: They’re For Everyone
........................... 1-10
Why Safety Belts Work .................................. 1-11
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts ...... ....... 1-14
How
To Wear Safety Belts Properly ........................... 1-15
Adults ................................................... 1-15
Driver Position ......................................... 1-16
Lap-Shoulder Belt ...................................... 1-16
Safety Belt
Use During Pregnancy .......................... 1-23
Passenger Positions
...................................... 1-23
Children ................................................. 1-30
Smaller Children and Babies .............................. 1-30
Child Restraints ........................................ 1-32
Larger Children
......................................... 1-41
Safety Belt Extender
....................................... 1-43
Checking Your Restraint Systems ............................. 1-44
Replacing Your Safety Belts After a Crash ...................... 1-44
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When the bike hits the
block, it stops. But the
child keeps going!
Take the simplest
“vehicle.” Suppose it’s
just
a seat on wheels.
Put someone on it.
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Child Restraints
Be sure to 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.
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 infant
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.
Top Strap
If your child restraint
has a top strap, it
should be anchored.
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If you need to have an anchor installed, you can ask your 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 Position
(Extended Cab)
You'll be using the lapshoulder belt. See the earlier section 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 restraint as the instructions say.
3. Pull out the vehicle's safety belt. Make the belt as long as possible by
tilting the latch plate and pulling it along the belt.
4. Run the lap and
shoulder portions
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.
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Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Position
(Crew Cab)
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier section 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 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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Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat Position
When you secure a child restraint in a center seating position, you’ll be
using the lap belt.
See the earlier section about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Make the belt as
long as possible
by tilting the
latch plate and
pulling it along
the belt.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show you how.
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5. 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.
6. To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push down on the child
restraint.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to b\
e sure it is
secure.
If the child restraint isn't secure, turn the latch plate over and
buckle
it again. Then see if it is secure. If it isn't, secure the restraint in
a different place in the vehicle and contact the child restraint maker for
their advice about how to attach the child restraint properly.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's safety be.lt. It will
be ready
to work for an adult or larger child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat
You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier section 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 restraint as the instructions say.
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Larger Children
Children who have
outgrown child
restraints should we
the vehicle’s safety
belts. .ar
If you have the choice, a child should sit next
to a window so the child can
wear
a lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can
provide.
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained
in the
rear seat. But they need
to use the safety belts properly.
a Children who aren’t buckled up can be thrown out in a crash.
Children who aren’t buckled up can strike other people who are.
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