2003 GMC YUKON DENALI Owners Manual

If the child restraint does not have a top strap, one can
be obtained, in kit form, for many child restraints.
Ask the child restraint manufacturer whether or not a kit
is available. In
Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child
restraints have a top strap, and that the strap be
anchored. In the United States, some child restraints
also have a top strap.
If your child restraint has a
top strap, it should be anchored.
Anchor the top strap to one of the following anchor
points. Be sure to use an anchor point located on the
same side of the vehicle as the seating position
where the child restraint will be placed.
If you have an adjustable head restraint, route the top
strap under it.
Once you have the top strap anchored, you’ll be ready
to secure the child restraint itself. Tighten the top
strap when and as the child restraint manufacturer’s
instructions say.
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Top Strap Anchor Location
Yukon XL Denali models: A child restraint with a top
strap should only be used in the second or third
row. Don't use a child restraint with a top strap in the
front seat because there's no place to anchor the
top strap.
I
Yukon XL Denali Third Row Seat
An anchor loop bracket for a top strap is located at the
bottom rear of the seat cushion for each seating
position in the second row, for the center seating
position in the third row on bench seats.
Yukon XL Denali Second Row Seat
(Bucket Seats Similar)
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Yukon Denali models: A child restraint with a top
strap should only be used in the second row or third row.
Don’t use a child restraint with a top strap in the right
front passenger’s position, because there’s no place to
anchor the top strap.
An anchor
loop bracket for a top strap is located at the
bottom rear of the seat cushion for each seating
position in the second row and in the outboard
passenger position in the third row for
50/50 split seats.
Yukon Denali Third Row 50/50 Split Seat
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Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers
for Children (LATCH System)
Your vehicle ma.y have the LATCH system. If it does;
you’ll find anchors
(A) in the second row seats,
where the seatback meets the seat cushion.
To assist you in locating the lower anchors for this child
restraint system, each seating position with the
LATCH system will have a visible metal anchorage point
in the seat where the seatback meets the seat cushion. In order
to use
the system, you need either a
forward-facing child restraint that has attaching
points
(B) at its base and a top tether anchor (C), or a
rear-facing child restraint that has attaching points
(B),
as shown here.
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With this system, use the LATCH system instead of the
vehicle’s safety belts to secure a child restraint.
If a LATCH-_, >e child restra ... : isn’t att __.._ A to
its anchorage points, the restraint won’t be
able to protect the child correctly. In
a crash,
the child could be seriously injured or killed. Make sure that a LATCH-type child restraint is
properly installed using the anchorage points,
or use the vehicle’s safety belts to secure the restraint. See “Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System”, “Securing a
Child Restraint
in a Rear Outside Seat
Position”, “Securing
a Child Restraint in a
Center Rear Seat Position”, or “Securing a
Child Restraint
in the Right Front Seat
Position” in the Index for information on how
to secure a child restraint
in your vehicle.
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Securing a Child Restraint Designed
for the LATCH System
I. Find the anchors for the seating positior: you want
to use, where the bottom
of the seatback meets the
back of the seat cushion.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. Attach the anchor points on the child restraint to the
anchors in the vehicle. The child restraint
instructions will show you how.
4. If the child restraint is forward-facing, attach the top
strap to the top strap anchor. See Top Strap on
page
1-57. Tighten the top strap according to
the child restraint instructions.
5. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions
to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, simply unhook the top
strap from the top tether anchor and then disconnect the
anchor points.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position
If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH
system, see Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on page
1-61.
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See Top Strap on
page
1-57 if the child restraint has one. Be sure to
follow the instructions that came with the child restraint.
Secure the child in the child restraint when and as
the instructions say.
1. Put the restraint on the seat.
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2. 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.
3. 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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5. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back into
the retractor while you push down on the child
restraint. If you’re using a forward-facing child
restraint, you may find it helpful to use your knee to
push down on the child restraint as you tighten
the belt.
6. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure. 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.
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Center Rear Seat Position
If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH
system, see Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)
on page 1-6 1.
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