2007 GMC ENVOY Child restraint

Seats and Restraint Systems
....................... 7
Front Seats
.............................................. 8
Rear Seats
............................................. 18
Safety Belts
............................................ 20
Child Restraints
...................................... 42
Airbag System
........................................ 71
Restraint System Check
......................... 90
Features and Controls
................................ 93
Keys
....................................................... 95
Doors and Locks
.................................. 100
Windows
............................................... 107
Theft-Deterrent Systems
....................... 110
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
..... 112
Mirrors
.................................................. 133
OnStar
®System
................................... 145
Universal Home Remote System
.......... 149
Storage Areas
...................................... 160
Sunroof
................................................ 164Instrument Panel
....................................... 165
Instrument Panel Overview
................... 168
Climate Controls
................................... 186
Warning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators
.......................................... 197
Driver Information Center (DIC)
............ 218
Audio System(s)
................................... 236
Driving Your Vehicle
................................. 301
Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle
..................................... 302
Towing
................................................. 354
Service and Appearance Care
.................. 377
Service
................................................. 380
Fuel
...................................................... 382
Checking Things Under the Hood
......... 388
Rear Axle
............................................. 428
Four-Wheel Drive
.................................. 428
Front Axle
............................................ 429
2007 GMC Envoy and Envoy Denali Owner ManualM
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Front Seats..................................................... 8
Manual Seats................................................ 8
Power Seats................................................. 9
Manual Lumbar........................................... 10
Power Lumbar............................................. 10
Heated Seats.............................................. 11
Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals.............. 12
Reclining Seatbacks.................................... 14
Head Restraints.......................................... 17
Rear Seats.................................................... 18
Rear Seat Operation................................... 18
Safety Belts.................................................. 20
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone........... 20
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................. 25
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............. 26
Driver Position............................................. 26
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.............. 34
Right Front Passenger Position................... 35
Rear Seat Passengers................................ 35
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides................ 38
Safety Belt Pretensioners............................ 41
Safety Belt Extender................................... 41
Child Restraints............................................ 42
Older Children............................................. 42
Infants and Young Children......................... 45Child Restraint Systems.............................. 49
Where to Put the Restraint.......................... 54
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH).................................... 56
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position...................... 63
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Rear Seat Position....................... 66
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position......................... 66
Airbag System.............................................. 71
Where Are the Airbags?.............................. 75
When Should an Airbag Inate?.................. 77
What Makes an Airbag Inate?................... 79
How Does an Airbag Restrain?................... 80
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inates?........................................ 80
Passenger Sensing System......................... 82
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...... 88
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle.......................... 89
Restraint System Check............................... 90
Checking the Restraint Systems.................. 90
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash........................................... 91
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
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
Older Children on page 42orInfants and Young
Children on page 45. Follow those rules for
everyone’s protection.
First, you will want to know which restraint
systems your vehicle has.
We will start with the driver position.
Driver Position
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here is how
to wear it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight.
To see how, see “Seats” in the Index.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across
you. Do not let it get twisted.
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The best way to protect the fetus is to protect
the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly,
it is more likely that the fetus will not 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, seeDriver Position
on page 26.
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, let
the belt go back all the way and start again.
Rear Seat Passengers
It is very important for rear seat passengers to
buckle up! Accident statistics show that unbelted
people in the rear seat are hurt more often in
crashes than those who are wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who are not safety belted
can be thrown out of the vehicle in a crash. And
they can strike others in the vehicle who are
wearing safety belts.
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Safety Belt Pretensioners
Your vehicle has safety belt pretensioners for the
driver and right front passenger. Although you
cannot see them, they are part of the safety belt
assembly. They help tighten the safety belts
in a moderate to severe frontal or near frontal
crash if the threshold conditions for pretensioner
activation are met. And, if your vehicle has
side impact rollover airbags, safety belt
pretensioners can help tighten the safety belts
in a side crash or a rollover event.
Pretensioners work only once. If they activate
in a crash, you will need to get new ones,
and probably other new parts for your safety belt
system. SeeReplacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash on page 91.
Safety Belt Extender
If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you,
you should use it.
But if a safety belt is not long enough, your dealer
will order you an extender. When you go in to
order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear,
so the extender will be long enough for you.
To help avoid personal injury, do not let someone
else use it, and use it only for the seat it is
made to t. The extender has been designed for
adults. Never use it for securing child seats.
To wear it, just attach it to the regular safety belt.
For more information see the instruction sheet
that comes with the extender.
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Child Restraints
Older Children
Older children who have outgrown booster seats
should wear the vehicle’s safety belts.
Q:What is the proper way to wear safety belts?
A:An older child should wear a lap-shoulder belt
and get the additional restraint a shoulder belt
can provide. The shoulder belt should not
cross the face or neck. The lap belt should
t snugly below the hips, just touching the top
of the thighs. It should never be worn over
the abdomen, which could cause severe
or even fatal internal injuries in a crash.
According to accident statistics, children are safer
when properly restrained in the rear seating
positions than in the front seating positions.
In a crash, children who are not buckled up can
strike other people who are buckled up, or can be
thrown out of the vehicle. Older children need
to use safety belts properly.
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{CAUTION:
Never do this.
Here two children are wearing the same
belt. The belt can not 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.
Q: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:If the child is sitting in a seat next to a
window, move the child toward the center
of the vehicle. Also seeRear Safety Belt
Comfort Guides on page 38. If the child is
sitting in the center rear seat passenger
position, move the child toward the safety
belt buckle. In either case, 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.
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Infants and Young 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.{CAUTION:
Children can be seriously injured or
strangled if a shoulder belt is wrapped
around their neck and the safety belt
continues to tighten. Never leave children
unattended in a vehicle and never allow
children to play with the safety belts.
Every time infants and young children ride in
vehicles, they should have the protection provided
by appropriate restraints. Young children should
not use the vehicle’s adult safety belts alone,
unless there is no other choice. Instead, they need
to use a child restraint.
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