2007 GMC SIERRA CLASSIC child seat

2. 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.
2.1. Find the lower anchors for the desired
seating position.
2.2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
2.3. Attach and tighten the lower
attachments on the child restraint to
the lower anchors.
3. Tighten the top tether.
4. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position
Extended Cab and Crew Cab
There is limited space in the rear seating of an
extended cab model. If you want to secure a child
restraint in a rear seating position, be sure to
study the instructions that came with your child
restraint to see if there is enough room to secure
your seat properly.
If your child restraint has the LATCH system, see
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) on page 58.
If your child restraint does not have the LATCH
system, you will be using the lap-shoulder
belt to secure the child restraint in this position. 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 child restraint on the seat.
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.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position
{CAUTION:
A child in a child restraint in the center
front seat can be badly injured or killed by
the right front passenger’s airbag if it
inates. Never secure a child restraint in
the center front seat. It is always better to
secure a child restraint in the rear seat.
Do not use child restraints in this position.
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position
(Crew Cab) (With Passenger
Sensing System)
Your vehicle has a right front passenger airbag.
Neverput a rear-facing child restraint in the
right front passenger’s seat. Here is why:
{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can
be seriously injured or killed if the right
front passenger’s airbag inates. This is
because the back of the rear-facing child
restraint would be very close to the
inating airbag. Always secure a
rear-facing child restraint in a rear seat.
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A rear seat is a safer place to secure a
forward-facing child restraint. If you need to
secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right
front seat position, seeWhere to Put the
Restraint on page 55.
If your child restraint has the LATCH system, see
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) on page 58.
There is no top tether anchor in the right front
passenger’s position. Do not secure a child seat in
this position if a national or local law requires
that the top tether be anchored, or if the
instructions that come with the child restraint say
that the top tether must be anchored. See
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)
on page 58if your child restraint has a top
tether.You will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure
the restraint in this position. 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. Because your vehicle has a right front
passenger’s frontal airbag, always move
the seat as far back as it will go before
securing a forward-facing child restraint. See
Manual Seats on page 9orPower Seats
on page 10.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. 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.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position
(Regular and Extended Cab)
(With Airbag Off Switch)
Your vehicle has a right front passenger airbag. A
rear seat is a safer place to secure a forward-facing
child restraint. SeeWhere to Put the Restraint
on page 55.
If your instrument panel has one of the switches
pictured in the following illustrations, your
vehicle has an airbag off switch that you can use
to manually turn off the right front passenger’s
airbag.Your switch may vary slightly. SeeAirbag Off
Switch on page 100for more on this, including
important safety information and illustrations
of alternate switch designs.
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{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can
be seriously injured or killed if the
passenger’s airbag inates. This is
because the back of the rear-facing child
restraint would be very close to the
inating airbag. Do not use a rear-facing
child restraint in this vehicle unless the
passenger’s airbag has been turned off.
Even though the airbag off switch is
designed to turn off the passenger’s
frontal airbag, no system is fail-safe, and
no one can guarantee that an airbag will
not deploy under some unusual
circumstance, even though it is turned off.
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CAUTION: (Continued)
We recommend that rear-facing child
restraints be transported in vehicles with
a rear seat that will accommodate a
rear-facing child restraint, whenever
possible.
If you need to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front static seat or the
right front bench seat, always move the
passenger seat as far back as it will go.
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Never put a rear facing child restraint in the right
front passenger’s seat unless the airbag is off.
Here is why:
{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can
be seriously injured or killed if the right
front passenger’s airbag inates. This is
because the back of the rear-facing child
restraint would be very close to the
inating airbag. Be sure the airbag is off
before using a rear-facing child restraint in
the right front seat position. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the right
front seat, always move the right front
passenger seat as far back as it will go.
A rear seat is a safer place to secure a forward
facing child restraint. SeeWhere to Put the
Restraint on page 55. If you need to secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat
position, move the seat as far back as it will gobefore securing a forward-facing child restraint.
SeeManual Seats on page 9orPower Seats
on page 10.
{CAUTION:
If the airbag readiness light in the
instrument panel cluster ever comes on
when you have turned off the airbag, it
means that something may be wrong with
the airbag system. The right front
passenger’s airbag could inate even
though the switch is off. If this ever
happens, have the vehicle serviced
promptly. Until you have the vehicle
serviced, do not let anyone whom the
national government has identied as a
member of a passenger airbag risk group
sit in the right front passenger’s position
(for example, do not secure a rear-facing
child restraint in the right front
passenger’s seat). SeeAirbag Off Switch
on page 100.
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If your child restraint has the LATCH system, see
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) on page 58.
If your vehicle has a rear seat, there is no top
tether anchor at the right front seating position. Do
not secure a child seat in this position if a
national or local law requires that the top tether be
anchored or if the instructions that come with
the child restraint say that the top tether must be
anchored. SeeLower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) on page 58if the child restraint
has a top tether.You will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure
the child restraint in this position. 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. Your vehicle has a right front passenger’s
frontal airbag. SeeAirbag Off Switch on
page 100. If your child restraint is
forward-facing, move the seat as far back as
it will go before securing the restraint in
this seat. SeeManual Seats on page 9or
Power Seats on page 10. If you need to use a
rear-facing child restraint in this seat, make
sure the airbag is off once the child restraint
has been installed.
When the airbag off switch has turned off the
right front passenger’s frontal airbag, the
off indicator in the airbag off light should light
and stay lit when you turn the ignition to
RUN or START. SeeAirbag Off Light on
page 248.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position
(Regular and Extended Cab)
(With Passenger Sensing System)
Your vehicle has a right front passenger airbag. A
rear seat is a safer place to secure a
forward-facing child restraint. SeeWhere to Put
the Restraint on page 55.
If your rearview mirror has one of the indicators
pictured in the following illustrations, your
vehicle has a passenger sensing system.
The passenger sensing system is designed to
turn off the right front passenger’s frontal airbag
when an infant in a rear-facing infant seat or
a small child in a forward-facing child restraint or
booster seat is detected. SeePassenger
Sensing System on page 103andPassenger
Airbag Status Indicator on page 250for more
information on this including important safety
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