2010 GMC YUKON child restraint

2010 GMC Yukon/Yukon XL Owner ManualM
In Brief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Vehicle Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Performance and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27
Seats and Restraint System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-83
Restraint System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-101
Features and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Doors and Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19 Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Object Detection Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
Universal Home Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69
Storage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-79
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Audio System(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
Driving Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41

Vehicle Symbol Chart
Here are some additional symbols that may be found on
the vehicle and what they mean. For more information
on the symbol, refer to the index.
0:Adjustable Pedals
9:Airbag Readiness Light
#:Air Conditioning
!:Antilock Brake System (ABS)
g:Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar®
$:Brake System Warning Light
":Charging System
I:Cruise Control
B: Engine Coolant Temperature
O:Exterior Lamps
#:Fog Lamps
.: Fuel Gauge
+:Fuses
i: Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
j:LATCH System Child Restraints
*: Malfunction Indicator Lamp
::Oil Pressure
g:Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors
}:Power
/:Remote Vehicle Start
>:Safety Belt Reminders
7:Tire Pressure Monitor
_: Tow/Haul Mode
F:Traction Control
M:Windshield Washer Fluid
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Section 2 Seats and Restraint System
Head Restraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Manual Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Power Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Manual Lumbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Power Lumbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Heated and Cooled Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
60/40 Split Bench Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Bucket Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27 Safety Belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-53
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-54
Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55
Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55
Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-63
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-65
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-67
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-75
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Section 2 Seats and Restraint System
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center FrontSeat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-79
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-79
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-83
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-86
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-89
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-91
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-91 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? . . . 2-92
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-94
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . 2-99
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-100
Restraint System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-101
Checking the Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-101
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-102
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2. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.Do not let it get twisted.
The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt
across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt
go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt
across you more slowly.
If the shoulder portion of a passenger belt with a
free‐falling latch plate is pulled out all the way,
the child restraint locking feature may be engaged.
If this happens, let the belt go back all the way and
start again.
Engaging the child restraint locking feature
in the right front seating position may affect
the passenger sensing system, if equipped.
See Passenger Sensing System
on page 2‑94for more information.If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, for
lap‐shoulder belts with cinching latch plates, tilt the
latch plate and keep pulling the safety belt until it
can be buckled.
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Safety Belt Pretensioners
This vehicle has safety belt pretensioners for
front outboard occupants. Although the safety
belt pretensioners cannot be seen, they are part
of the safety belt assembly. They can help tighten
the safety belts during the early stages of a moderate
to severe frontal, near frontal, or rear crash if the
threshold conditions for pretensioner activation are
met. And, if the vehicle has side impact airbags, safety
belt pretensioners can help tighten the safety belts in
a side crash or a rollover event.
Pretensioners work only once. If the pretensioners
activate in a crash, they will need to be replaced, and
probably other new parts for the vehicle's safety belt
system. SeeReplacing Restraint System Parts After a
Crash on page 2‑102.
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
This vehicle may have rear shoulder belt comfort
guides. If not, they are available through your dealer.
The guides may provide added safety belt comfort for
older children who have outgrown booster seats and for
some adults. When installed and properly adjusted, the
comfort guide positions the belt away from the neck
and head. There is one guide, if equipped, for each outside
passenger position in the second row seat and the
third row, if the vehicle has one. Here is how to install
a comfort guide to the safety belt:Second Row
1. For the second row, remove the guide from its storage clip on the interior body.
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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 fit. The extender has been designed for
adults. Never use it for securing child seats. To wear it,
attach it to the regular safety belt. For more information,
see the instruction sheet that comes with the extender.
Child Restraints
Older Children
Older children who have outgrown booster seats should
wear the vehicle's safety belts.
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The manufacturer's instructions that come with the
booster seat, state the weight and height limitations for
that booster. Use a booster seat with a lap-shoulder belt
until the child passes the below fit test:
.Sit all the way back on the seat. Do the knees
bend at the seat edge? If yes, continue. If no,
return to the booster seat.
.Buckle the lap-shoulder belt. Does the shoulder
belt rest on the shoulder? If yes, continue. If no, try
using the rear safety belt comfort guide. See“Rear
Safety Belt Comfort Guides” underLap-Shoulder
Belt
on page 2‑46for more information. If the
shoulder belt still does not rest on the shoulder,
then return to the booster seat.
.Does the lap belt fit low and snug on the hips,
touching the thighs? If yes, continue. If no, return
to the booster seat.
.Can proper safety belt fit be maintained for length
of trip? If yes, continue. If no, return to the
booster seat.
If you have the choice, a child should sit in a position
with a lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint
a shoulder belt can provide. 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 fit snugly below
the hips, just touching the top of the thighs. This
applies belt force to the child's pelvic bones in a
crash. It should never be worn over the abdomen,
which could cause severe or even fatal internal
injuries in a crash.
Also see “Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides” under
Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 2‑46.
According to accident statistics, children and infants
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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