2006 GMC SIERRA 1500 Owners Manual

Your vehicle, except for regular cab models, has lower
anchors and top tether anchors. Your child restraint
may have lower attachments and a top tether.
Not all vehicle seating positions or child restraints have
lower anchors and attachments or top tether anchors
and attachments.
Lower Anchors
Lower anchors (A) are metal bars built into the vehicle.
There are two lower anchors for each LATCH seating
position that will accommodate a child restraint with
lower attachments (B).
Top Tether Anchor
A top tether (A, C) anchors the top of the child restraint
to the vehicle. A top tether anchor is built into the
vehicle. The top tether attachment (B) on the child
restraint connects to the top tether anchor in the vehicle
in order to reduce the forward movement and rotation
of the child restraint during driving or in a crash.
Your child restraint may have a single tether (A) or a
dual tether (C). Either will have a single attachment (B)
to secure the top tether to the anchor.
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Some top tether-equipped child restraints are designed
for use with or without the top tether being attached.
Others require the top tether always to be attached. In
Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child
restraints have a top tether, and that the tether be
attached. In the United States, some child restraints also
have a top tether. Be sure to read and follow the
instructions for your child restraint.
If the child restraint does not have a top tether, one can
be obtained, in kit form, for many child restraints. Ask
the child restraint manufacturer whether or not a kit
is available.
Lower Anchor and Top Tether Anchor
Locations
i(Top Tether Anchor):
Seating positions with top
tether anchors.
i(Top Tether Anchor):
Seating positions with top
tether anchors. Do not
install a child restraint in
the center seat position.
SeeSecuring a Child
Restraint in the Center
Front Seat Position
on page 1-56for more
information.
i(Top Tether Anchor):
Seating positions with top
tether anchors.
j(Lower Anchor):
Seating positions with
two lower anchors.
Regular Cab — Bucket
Regular Cab — Bench
Extended Cab
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i(Top Tether Anchor):
Seating positions with top
tether anchors.
j(Lower Anchor):
Seating positions with
two lower anchors.
For crew cab models, the rear passenger side and
center seating positions have exposed metal lower
anchors located in the crease between the seatback and
the seat cushion.For extended cab models, the rear outboard seating
positions have exposed metal lower anchors located in
the crease between the seatback and the seat
cushion.
For regular and crew cab
models, there is an anchor
symbol on the trim
covers to assist you in
locating the top tether
anchors.
Crew Cab
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For regular cab models with a bench seat, the top tether
anchors are located under trim covers on the back
panel behind the center and passenger seats. Do not
install a child restraint in the center seat position.
SeeSecuring a Child Restraint in the Center Front Seat
Position on page 1-56for more information. For
regular cab models with bucket seats, the top tether
anchor is located under a trim covers on the back panel
behind the passenger seat. Remove the trim plug to
access the anchor.For extended cab models, the top tether anchors are
located near the top of the seatback for each rear
seating position. In addition to the top tether anchors,
each seating position has a fabric loop at the top of the
seatback that you will use to route the top tether
through. Be sure to use an anchor located on the same
side of the vehicle as the seating position where the
child restraint will be placed. Regular Cab
Extended Cab
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For crew cab models, there are covered top tether
anchors for each seating position located on the back
panel of your vehicle, behind the rear seat. Remove the
trim covers to access the anchors.Do not secure a child restraint in the front passenger’s
position if your vehicle has rear seats, if a national
or local law requires that the top tether be attached, or if
the instructions that come with the child restraint say
that the top tether must be attached. There is no place
to attach the top tether in this position.
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. See
Where to Put the Restraint on page 1-40for additional
information.
Crew Cab
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Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System
{CAUTION:
If a LATCH-type child restraint is not attached
to anchors, the restraint will not 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 anchors, or use the
vehicle’s safety belts to secure the restraint,
following the instructions that came with that
restraint, and also the instructions in this
manual.
{CAUTION:
Each top tether anchor, except the center top
tether anchor in an extended cab model, and
lower anchors in the vehicle are designed to
hold only one child restraint. Attaching more
than one child restraint to a single anchor
could cause the anchor or attachment to come
loose or even break during a crash. A child or
others could be injured if this happens. To
help prevent injury to people and damage to
your vehicle, attach only one child restraint per
anchor.
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Regular Cab Models
1. If the child restraint manufacturer recommends that
the top tether be attached, attach and tighten the
top tether to the top tether anchor, if equipped.
Refer to the child restraint instructions and
the following steps:
1.1. Pull the passenger seatback forward by
pulling the recliner handle upward to access
the top tether anchor. SeeReclining
Seatbacks on page 1-6for additional
information.
1.2. Find the top tether anchor.
1.3. Remove the trim cover to expose the anchor.
1.4. Route, attach and tighten the top tether
according to your child restraint instructions
and the following instructions:
If the position you are
using does not have a
head restraint and you are
using a single tether,
route the tether over the
seatback.If the position you are
using does not have a
head restraint and you are
using a dual tether,
route the tether over the
seatback.
If the position you are
using has an adjustable
head restraint and you are
using a dual tether,
route the tether around the
head restraint.
If the position you are using
has an adjustable head
restraint and you are using
a single tether, raise the
head restraint and route the
tether under the head
restraint and in between the
head restraint posts.
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2. SeeSecuring a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position (Regular and Extended Cab) (With
Airbag Off Switch) on page 1-59orSecuring a Child
Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position (Regular
and Extended Cab) (With Passenger Sensing
System) on page 1-65for instructions on installing
the child restraint using the safety belts.
3. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
Extended Cab Models
1. Attach and tighten the lower attachments to the
lower anchors. If the child restraint does not have
lower attachments or the desired seating position
does not have lower anchors, secure the child
restraint with the top tether and the safety belts.
Refer to your child restraint manufacturer
instructions and the instructions in this manual.
1.1. Find the lower anchors for the desired
seating position.
1.2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
1.3. Attach and tighten the lower attachments on
the child restraint to the lower anchors.2. If the child restraint manufacturer recommends that
the top tether be attached, attach and tighten the
top tether to the top tether anchor, if equipped.
Refer to the child restraint instructions and
the following steps:
2.1. When using a child restraint with a top tether
in the rear driver’s side position, raise the
head restraint and route the top tether
through the fabric loop and under the center
shoulder belt. Then, attach the top tether
to the metal anchor point at the center rear
seating position.
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