1997 GMC JIMMY child restraint

Center Seat Positions (4-hOr Models)
Don't use child restraints in these positions. The
restraints won't work properly.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position
You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap
if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the scat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
3. 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 \:chicle's safety belt through or
around the restraint.
The child restraint instructions
will
show you how.
11' the shoulcier belt goes in front ofthe child's face or
neck. put
it bchind the child restraint.

6. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back into the
retractor while
you push down on the child restraint.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
If you’re using a
bucket seat, adjust the seat forward until the lap
portion
of the safety belt holds the restraint firmly.
But don’t move it any more than needed to tighten
the lap belt.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let it
go back all the way. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger.
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Children who have outgrown child restraints should
wear the vehicle’s safety belts.
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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.
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: Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but
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.
If the
child is sitting in a
rear outside position of a
four-door model, see “Rear Safety Belt
Comfort
Guides’’ in the Index. If the child is so small that
the shoulder belt is still very close to the child’s
face or neck, you might want to place the child in
a
seat that has a lap belt, if your vehicle has one.

Things you put inside your vehicle can strike and
injure people in
a sudden stop or turn, or in
a crash.
Put things in the cargo area of your vehicle.
Try
to spread the weight evenly.
Never stack heavier things, like suitcases,
inside the vehicle
so that some of them are
above the tops
of the seats.
Don’t leave an unsecured child restraint in
your vehicle.
When you carry something inside the
vehicle, secure it whenever you can.
Don’t leave a seat folded down unless you
need to.
There’s
also important loading information for off-road
driving
in this manual. See “Loading Your Vehicle for
Off-Road Driving” in the Index.
Payload
The payload capacity is shown on the Certification/Tire
label. This
is the maxjInum load capacity that your
vehicle can carry.
Be sure to include the weight of the
occupants
as part of your load. If you added any
accessories
or equipment after your vehicle left the
factory. remelnber to subtract the weight of these things
from the payload. Your dealer can help you with this.
Add-on Equipment
When you carry rernovable items, yo11 may need to put a
limit 011 how many people you carry inside your vehicle.
Be sure to weigh your vehicle before you buy and install
the new equipment.
NOTICE:
Your warranty doesn’t cover parts or
components that fail because
of overloading.
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Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts .................... 1-26
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner
.............. 8- 11. 8- 12
Radiator. Adding Coolant
....................... 5-19
Radiator Pressure Cap ........................... 6-26
Radio Reception
................................ 3-19
AM-FM Stereo ............................... 3-6
Cassette Care
........................... 3-20. 7-46
Cassette Tape Player
...................... 3.8. 3.10
Compact Disc Player
.......................... 3- 13
Theft-Deterrent Feature.
CD Player .............. 3-17
Rain. Driving
.................................. 4-29
Axle
....................................... 6-20
DoorSecarityLocks
........................... 2-5
Safety Belt Comfort Guides ..................... 1-3 1
Seat Passengers .............................. 1-28
Seats
........................................ l-7
Towing ..................................... 5-11
Window Defogger
............................. 3-5
Window WasherNlper
........................ 2-41
RearSea
ts ...................................... 1-7
Rearview Mirror
................................ 2-49
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-4
Recornmended Fluids and Lubricants
.......... 6-64. 7-52
Recovery
Hooks ................................ 5-37
Recovery Tank. Coolant
.......................... 5-16
Recreational Vehicle Towing
...................... 4-41
Radios
Rear Replacement
Bulbs
...................................... 6-62
Parts
....................................... 6-63
Wheel
...................................... 6-46
Reporting Safety Defects
.................... 8-10. 8.11
Checking
................................... 1-47
Child
....................................... 1-37
Head
........................................ 1-6
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-48
Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-19
Manual Transmiss-ion
.......................... 2-22
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-26
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-5
Canadian .................................... 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-37
Rotation, Tires
................................. 6-42
Restraints
Check
...................................... 7-47
Reverse
safety Belts
................................... 1-8
Adults
...................................... 1-13
Care
....................................... 6-52
Center Front Passenger Position
................. 1-26
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................. 1-34
Children
............................... 1-35, 1-44
DriverPosition
............................... 1-13
Extender
.................................... 1-47
How to Wear Properly
......................... 1-13
Lap Belt
............................... 1-27, 1-34
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