2002 GMC YUKON XL child restraint

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1-1Section 1 Seats and Restraint SystemsHere 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 air bags and safety belts.
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- 2 Seats and Seat Controls
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- 6 Rear Seats
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- 27 Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
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- 31 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
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- 32 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
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- 33 Driver Position
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- 40 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
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- 41 Right Front Passenger Position
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- 41 Air Bag Systems
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- 50 Rear Seat Passengers 1
- 53 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults
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- 57 Center Passenger Position
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- 58 Children
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- 62 Restraint Systems for Children
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- 78 Older Children
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- 81 Safety Belt Extender
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- 81 Checking Your Restraint Systems
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- 81 Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash

1-32Q: If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from
home, why should I wear safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you're in an
accident
-- even one that isn't your fault
-- you and
your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver
doesn't protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km)
of home. And the greatest number of serious
injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than
40 mph (65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone. How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Adults This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about
safety belts and children. And there are different
rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will
be riding in your vehicle, see the part of this manual
called ªChildren.º Follow those rules for
everyone's protection.
First, you'll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We'll start with the driver position.

1-41The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the
mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it's more
likely that the fetus won't be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making
safety belts effective is wearing them properly.
Right Front Passenger Position To learn how to wear the right front passenger's
safety belt properly, see ªDriver Positionº earlier
in this section.
The right front passenger's safety belt works the same
way as the driver's safety belt
-- except for one thing.
If you ever pull the shoulder portion of the belt out all
the way, you will engage the child restraint locking
feature. If this happens, just let the belt go back all the
way and start again. Air Bag Systems This part explains the frontal and side impact air
bag systems.
Your vehicle has four air bags
-- a frontal air bag for
the driver, another frontal air bag for the right front
passenger, a side impact air bag for the driver, and
another side impact air bag for the right front passenger.
Frontal air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of
injury from the force of an inflating frontal air bag. But
these air bags must inflate very quickly to do their job
and comply with federal regulations.

1-43CAUTION:Both frontal and side impact air bags inflate with
great force, faster than the blink of an eye. If
you're too close to an inflating air bag, as you
would be if you were leaning forward, it could
seriously injure you. Safety belts help keep you in
position for air bag inflation before and during a
crash. Always wear your safety belt, even with
frontal air bags. The driver should sit as far back
as possible while still maintaining control of the
vehicle. Front occupants should not lean on or
sleep against the door. CAUTION: Anyone who is up against, or very close to, any air
bag when it inflates can be seriously injured or killed.
Air bags plus lap
- shoulder belts offer the best
protection for adults, but not for young children and
infants. Neither the vehicle's safety belt system nor
its air bag system is designed for them. Young
children and infants need the protection that a child
restraint system can provide. Always secure children
properly in your vehicle. To read how, see the part
of this manual called ªChildren.º
There is an air bag
readiness light on the
instrument panel,
which shows the air
bag symbol.
The system checks the air bag electrical system for
malfunctions. The light tells you if there is an electrical
problem. See ªAir Bag Readiness Lightº in the Index
for more information.

1-53To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle. Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults Rear shoulder belt comfort guides will provide added
safety belt comfort for older children who have
outgrown booster seats and for small adults. When
installed on a shoulder belt, the comfort guide better
positions the belt away from the neck and head.
There is one guide for each outside passenger position in
the second and third row seats. To provide added safety
belt comfort for children who have outgrown child
restraints and for smaller adults, the comfort guides
may be installed on the shoulder belts.

1-58 To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as shown until
the belt is snug.
Buckle, position and release it the same way as the lap
part of a lap
- shoulder belt. If the belt isn't long enough,
see ªSafety Belt Extenderº at the end of this section.
Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly
if you ever had to. Children Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! This includes
infants and all other children. Neither the distance
traveled nor the age and size of the traveler changes the
need, for everyone, to use safety restraints. In fact, the
law in every state in the United States and in every
Canadian province says children up to some age must be
restrained while in a vehicle.
Infants and Young Children Every time infants and young children ride in vehicles,
they should have the protection provided by the
appropriate restraint. Young children should not use the
vehicle's safety belts, unless there is no other choice.

1-60 CAUTION: Children who are up against, or very close to, any
air bag when it inflates can be seriously injured
or killed. Air bags plus lap
- shoulder belts offer
outstanding protection for adults and older
children, but not for young children and infants.
Neither the vehicle's safety belt system nor its air
bag system is designed for them. Young children
and infants need the protection that a child
restraint system can provide.

1-61Q: What are the different types of add
- on
child restraints?
A: Add
- on child restraints, which are purchased by the
vehicle's owner, are available in four basic types.
Selection of a particular restraint should take into
consideration not only the child's weight, height
and age but also whether or not the restraint will be
compatible with the motor vehicle in which it will
be used.
For most basic types of child restraints, there are
many different models available. When purchasing
a child restraint, be sure it is designed to be used in
a motor vehicle. If it is, the restraint will have a
label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle
safety standards.
The restraint manufacturer's instructions that
come with the restraint state the weight and height
limitations for a particular child restraint. In
addition, there are many kinds of restraints
available for children with special needs. CAUTION: Newborn infants need complete support,
including support for the head and neck. This
is necessary because a newborn infant's neck is
weak and its head weighs so much compared
with the rest of its body. In a crash, an infant in
a rear
- facing seat settles into the restraint, so
the crash forces can be distributed across the
strongest part of an infant's body, the back and
shoulders. Infants always should be secured in
appropriate infant restraints.