2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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N eve r do th is .
C hild re n who are up again st,
o r ve ry clo se to , an y air b ag when
i t in fla te s ca n be se rio usly in ju re d
o r kille d. N eve r put a re ar-fa cin g
c h ild re str a in t in th e rig h t fr o nt
s e at. S ecu re are ar- fa cin g ch ild
r e str a in t in a re a r se at. It is als o
b ette r to se cu re afo rw ard -fa cin g
c h ild re str a in t in a re ar se at. If yo u
m ust se cu re afo rw ard -fa cin g
c h ild re str a in t in th e rig h t fr o nt
s e at, alw ays m ove th e fr o nt
p asse n ger se a t as fa r ba ck as it
w ill g o .
Q : W hat are th e dif fe re n t ty p es of
a d d-o n ch il d re str a in ts ?
A : Add-o n ch ild re str a in ts , w hic h
a re pu rc h a se d by th e ve h ic le 's
o w ner, are ava ila ble in fo ur basic t
y p es. S ele ctio n of a partic u la r
r e str a in t sh ould ta ke in to
c o nsid era tio n not only th e ch ild 's
w eig ht, heig ht, and age but als o
w heth er or not th e re str a in t w il l
b e co m patib le wit h th e moto r
v e hic le in whic h it w ill b e use d.
F or m ost basic ty p es of ch il d
r e str a in ts , th ere are many
d if fe re nt m odels ava il a ble . W he n
p urc h asin g ach il d re str a in t, be
s u re it is desig ned to be use d
i n a moto r ve hic le . If it is , th e
r e str a in t w ill h ave ala belsa yin g
t h at it m eets fe dera lm oto r
v e hic le sa fe ty sta ndard s.

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T he re str a in t m an ufa ctu re r's
i n str u ctio ns th a t co m e wit h th e
r e str a in t sta te th e weig ht and
h eig h t lim it a tio n s fo r a partic u la r
c h ild re str a in t. In add it io n, th ere
a re man y kin ds of re str a in ts
a va il a ble fo r ch ild re n wit h
s p ecia ln eed s.
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To re duce th e ris k of neck and
h ead in ju ry durin g a cra sh , in fa nts
n eed co m ple te su ppo rt. T his is
b eca use an in fa n t's neck is not
f u lly deve lo ped and it s hea d
w eig hs so much co m pare d wit h
t h e re st of it s body. In acra sh ,
a n in fa nt in are ar-fa cin g ch ild
r e str a in t se ttle s in to th e re str a in t,
s o th e cra sh fo rc e s ca n be
d is tr ib ute d acro ss th e str o ngest
p art of an in fa nt's bo dy, th e back
a nd sh ou ld ers . In fa nts sh ould
a lw ays be se cu re d in re ar-fa cin g
c h ild re str a in ts .
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A yo ung ch ild 's hip bone s are still
s o sm all th at th e ve hic le 's re gula r
s a fe ty belt m ay no t re m ain lo w
o n th e hip bo nes, as it sh o uld .
I n ste ad, it m ay se ttle up aro un d
t h e ch ild 's abdo m en. In acra sh ,
t h e belt w ould ap ply fo rc e on a
b ody are a th a t is unpro te cte d by
a ny bony str u ctu re . T his alo ne
c o uld ca use se rio u s or fa ta l
i n ju rie s. To re du ce th e ris k of
s e rio us or fa ta lin ju rie s du rin g a
c ra sh , yo u ng ch ild re n sh ould
a lw ays be se cu re d in app ro p ria te
c h ild re str a in ts .
C hild Restr a in t S yste m s
(A )R earF acin g In fa n t S eat
A re a r- fa cin g in fa nt se at(A )
p ro vid es re str a in t w it h th e se atin g
s u rfa ce again st th e back of th e
i n fa nt.
T he harn ess syste m hold s th e in fa nt
i n pla ce and, in a cra sh , acts to
k e ep th e in fa nt posit io ned in th e
r e str a in t.

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(B )Forw ard -F acin g Child Sea t
A fo rw ard -fa cin g ch ild se at(B )
p ro vid es re str a in t fo r th e ch il d 's
b ody wit h th e ha rn ess.
(C )B ooste r Seats
A booste r se at(C )is a ch ild re str a in t
d esig ne d to im pro ve th e fit of
t h e ve hic le 's sa fe ty be lt syste m .
A booste r se at ca n als o help a ch ild
t o se e out th e win dow .
Secu rin g an Add -O n Child
R estr a in t in th e Veh ic le
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A ch il d ca n be se rio usly in ju re d
o r kill e d in acra sh if th e ch il d
r e str a in t is not pro perly se cu re d in
t h e ve hic le . S ecu re th e ch ild
r e str a in t pro perly in th e ve hic le
u sin g th e ve hic le 's sa fe ty belt or
L A T C H sy ste m ,fo llo w in g th e
i n str u ctio ns th at ca m e wit h th at
c h ild re str a in t and th e in str u ctio n s
i n th is m anual.
T o help re duce th e ch ance of
i n ju ry , th e ch ild re str a in t m ust be
s e cu re d in th e ve hic le . C hild
r e str a in t syste m sm ust be se cu re d
i n ve hic le se ats by la p belt s or th e
l a p belt portio n of a la p-s h ould er
b elt , or by th e LA T C H syste m .
S ee Low er A nch ors and Te th ers fo r
C hild re n (L A T C H Syste m )on
p age 35 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.

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c ra sh if th e ch il d re str a in t is not
p ro p erly se cu re d in th e ve hic le .
W hen se cu rin g an ad d-o n ch ild
r e str a in t, re fe r to th e in str u ctio ns
t h at co m e wit h th e re str a in t w hic h
m ay be on th e re str a in t it s e lf or in a
b ookle t, or bo th , an d to th is m anual.
T he ch ild re str a in t in str u ctio n s
a re im po rta nt, so if th e y are not
a va il a ble , ob ta in are pla ce m ent
c o py fr o m th e man ufa ctu re r.
K eep in min d th a t an un se cu re d
c h ild re str a in t ca n move aro u nd in a
c o llis io n or su dden sto p and in ju re
p eople in th e ve hic le . B e su re to
p ro p erly se cu re any ch il d re str a in t in
t h e ve hic le  eve n when no ch ild
i s in it .
I n so m e are a s of th e Unit e d Sta te s
a nd Can ad a, C ertif ie d Child
P asse nger S afe ty Te ch n ic ia ns
( C PSTs) are ava ila b le to in sp ect
a nd de m onstr a te how to co rr e ctly
u se an d in sta ll ch il d re str a in ts . In
t h e U.S ., re fe r to th e Natio nal
H ig hw ay Tra ffic Safe ty A
dm in is tr a tio n (N HTS A )w eb sit e
t o lo ca te th e nea re st ch ild sa fe ty
s e at in sp ectio n sta tio n . F or C PST
a va il a bil it y in Can ada , ch eck wit h
T ra nsp ort C an ada or th e Pro vin cia l
M in is tr y of T ra n sp orta tio n offic e .
S ecu rin g th e Child W it h in th e
C hild Restr a in t
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A ch il d ca n be se rio usly in ju re d
o r kille d in acra sh if th e ch il d
i s not pro pe rly se cu re d in th e
c h ild re str a in t. S ecu re th e ch ild
p ro perly fo llo w in g th e in str u ctio ns
t h at ca m e wit h th at ch ild re str a in t.W here to Put th e
R estr a in tA cco rd in g to accid e nt sta tis tic s,
c h ild re n an d in fa nts are sa fe r
w hen pro pe rly re str a in e d in a ch il d
r e str a in t syste m or in fa nt re str a in t
s yste m se cu re d in are a r se a tin g
p osit io n. W
ere co m m end th at ch ild re n and
c h ild re str a in ts be se cu re d in a re ar
s e at, in clu din g: an in fa nt or a ch ild
r id in g in are ar-fa cin g ch ild re str a in t;
a ch ild rid in g in a fo rw ard -fa cin g
c h ild se at; an old er ch il d rid in g in a
b o oste r se at; and ch il d re n, w ho are
l a rg e enough, usin g sa fe ty belt s .
A la b elo n yo ur su n vis o r sa ys,
 N eve r put a re ar-fa cin g ch ild se at
i n th e fr o nt. This is beca use th e ris k
t o th e re ar- fa cin g ch ild is so gre at,
i f th e air b ag deplo ys.
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A ch il d in are ar-fa cin g ch il d
r e str a in t ca n be se rio usly
i n ju re d or kil le d if th e rig ht fr o nt
p a ss e nger air b ag in fla te s. T his
i s beca use th e back of th e
r e ar-fa cin g ch il d re str a in t w ould
b e ve ry clo se to th e in fla tin g
a ir b ag. A ch ild in a fo rw ard -fa cin g
c h ild re str a in t ca n be se rio usly
i n ju re d or kil le d if th e rig ht fr o nt
( C ontin ued )

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passe n ger air b ag in fla te s and th e
p asse n ger se a t is in a fo rw ard
p osit io n.
T he ve hic le may ha ve a
p asse n ger se n sin g syste m whic h
i s desig ne d to tu rn off th e rig ht
f r o nt passe nge r fr o n ta la ir b ag
u nder ce rta in co nd it io ns.
E ve n if th e passe nge r se nsin g
s yste m ,if equ ip ped , has tu rn ed
o ff th e rig ht fr o nt pa ss e nger
f r o nta la ir b ag, no syste m is
f a il- s a fe . N o on e ca n guara nte e
t h at an air b ag will n ot deplo y
u nder so m e unusu a l
c ir c u m sta nce , eve n th ough
i t is tu rn ed off.
S ecu re re a r-fa cin g ch il d
r e str a in ts in are ar se at, eve n if
t h e air b ag is off . If yo u se cu re a
f o rw ard -fa cin g ch ild re str a in t in
t h e rig h t fr o nt se at, alw ays m ove
( C ontin ued)
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th e fr o nt passe n ger se at as fa r
b ack as it w ill g o . It is bette r to
s e cu re th e ch ild re str a in t in a
r e ar se at.
S ee Passe n ger S ensin g Sys te m
o n page 33 4 fo r add it io nal
i n fo rm atio n.
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A ch il d in ach ild re str a in t in th e
c e nte r fr o nt se at ca n be ba dly
i n ju re d or kil le d by th e fr o nta l
a ir b ags if th ey in fla te . N eve r
s e cu re ach ild re str a in t in th e
c e nte r fr o nt se at. It is alw ays
b ett e r to se cu re ach ild re str a in t in
a re ar se at. D
o not use ch ild re str a in ts in th e
c e n te r fr o nt se at posit io n.
W hen se cu rin g ach ild re str a in t in
a re ar se atin g posit io n, stu dy th e
i n str u ctio ns th at ca m e wit h yo ur
c h ild re str a in t to make su re it is
c o m patib le wit h th is ve hic le .
I f yo ur ve hic le does not have a
r e a r se at th at w ill a cco m m odate
a re ar-fa cin g ch il d re str a in t, w e
r e co m mend th at re ar-fa cin g ch ild
r e str a in ts not be tr a nsp orte d in yo ur
v e h ic le , eve n if th e air b ag is off .
C hild re str a in ts and booste r se ats
v a ry co nsid era bly in siz e , and so m e
m ay fit in ce rta in se atin g posit io n s
b ette r th an oth ers . A lw ays m ake
s u re th e ch ild re str a in t is pro perly
s e cu re d.

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c h ild re str a in t and th e siz e of th e
c h ild re str a in t, yo u may not be able
t o acce ss adja ce nt sa fe ty belt
a sse m bli e s or LA T C H anch ors fo r
a ddit io na lp a sse ng ers or ch ild
r e str a in ts . A dja ce nt se a tin g
p osit io ns sh ou ld no t be use d if th e
c h ild re str a in t pre ve nts acce ss to or
i n te rfe re s wit h th e ro utin g of th e
s a fe ty belt .
W here ve r yo u in sta ll a ch ild
r e str a in t, be su re to se cu re th e
c h ild re str a in t pro pe rly .
K eep in min d th a t an un se cu re d
c h ild re str a in t ca n move aro u nd in a
c o llis io n or su dden sto p and in ju re
p eople in th e ve hic le . B e su re to
p ro p erly se cu re any ch il d re str a in t in
y o ur ve hic le  eve n when no ch il d
i s in it .
L ow er A nch ors an d
T e th ers fo r C hild re n
( L A TC H Sys te m )The LA T C H syste m ho ld s a ch il d
r e str a in t durin g driv in g or in acra sh .
T his syste m is de sig ne d to make
i n sta ll a tio n of a ch ild re str a in t easie r.
T he LA T C H syste m use s anch ors in
t h e ve hic le and att a ch m ents on th e
c h ild re str a in t th at are made fo r use
w it h th e LA T C H syste m .
M ake su re th at a LA T C H-c o m patib le
c h ild re str a in t is pro p erly in sta lle d
u sin g th e anch o rs , or use th e
v e hic le 's sa fe ty be lt s to se cu re th e
r e str a in t, fo llo w in g th e in str u ctio ns
t h at ca m e wit h th at re str a in t, an d
a ls o th e in str u ctio ns in th is m anua l. W
hen in sta lli n g ach ild re str a in t w it h
a to p te th er, yo u must als o use
e it h er th e lo w er anch ors or th e
s a fe ty belt s to pro perly se cu re th e
c h ild re str a in t. A ch ild re str a in t m ust
n e ve r be in sta lle d usin g only th e to p
t e th er and anch or.
I n ord er to use th e LA T C H syste m
i n yo u r ve hic le , yo u need a
c h ild re str a in t th at has LA T C H
a tt a ch m ents . T he ch il d re str a in t
m anufa ctu re r w ill p ro vid e yo u wit h
i n str u ctio ns on how to use th e
c h ild re str a in t and it s atta ch m ents .
T he fo ll o w in g exp la in s how to
a tt a ch ach ild re str a in t w it h th ese
a tt a ch m ents in yo ur ve hic le .
N ot all ve hic le se atin g posit io ns or
c h ild re str a in ts have lo w er anch ors
a n d atta ch m ents or to p te th er
a n ch ors and atta ch m ents .

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L ow er A nch o rsL ow er anch ors (A )are meta lb ars
b uilt in to th e ve hic le . T here are
t w o lo w er an ch o rs fo r each
L A T C H se a tin g posit io n th at w ill
a cco m modate ach ild re str a in t w it h
l o w er atta ch m en ts (B ).
T o p Te th er A nch orA to p te th er(A ,C )anch ors th e
t o p of th e ch il d re str a in t to th e
v e hic le . A to p te th er anch o r is built
i n to th e ve hic le . T he to p te th er
a tta ch m ent(B )on th e ch ild re str a in t
c o nnects to th e to p te th er anch o r in
t h e ve hic le in ord er to re duce th e
f o rw ard move m en t and ro ta tio n of
t h e ch il d re str a in t du rin g driv in g or in
a cra sh . Y
our ch ild re str a in t m ay have
a sin gle te th er(A )or a dual
t e th er(C ). E it h er w ill h ave a
s in gle atta ch m ent(B )to se cu re
t h e to p te th er to th e anch or.
S om e ch ild re str a in ts th at have a
t o p te th er are desig ned fo r use
w it h or w it h out th e to p te th er bein g
a tt a ch ed. O th ers re quir e th e to p
t e th er alw ays to be atta ch ed. In
C anada, th e la w re quir e s th at
f o rw ard -fa cin g ch ild re str a in ts ha ve
a to p te th er, and th at th e te th er
b e atta ch ed. B e su re to re ad and
f o llo w th e in str u ctio ns fo r yo ur ch il d
r e str a in t.
I f th e ch ild re str a in t does not ha ve a
t o p te th er, one ca n be obta in ed, in
k it fo rm ,fo r m any ch ild re str a in ts .
A sk th e ch il d re str a in t m anufa ctu re r
w heth er or not a kit is ava ila ble .

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A nch o r Locatio ns
C re w Cab  Rear Seat
i
(T o p Te th er A nch or) : S eatin g
p osit io n s wit h to p te th e r anch ors .
j
(L ow er A nch o r): S eatin g
p o sit io ns wit h tw o lo w er anch ors .
E xte n ded Cab  Rear Sea t
i
(T o p Te th er A nch or) : S eatin g
p osit io ns wit h to p te th e r anch ors .
j
(L ow er A nch or) : S eatin g
p osit io ns wit h tw o lo w er anch ors .
F ro nt S eat  Reg ula r
a n d Exte n ded Cab wit h out R ear
S eats
i
( T o p Te th er A nch or): S eatin g
p o sit io ns wit h to p te th er anch ors .
F or cre w ca b models , th ere are
e xp o se d meta llo w er anch ors fo r
e a ch re ar outb oard se atin g posit io n ,
l o ca te d where th e se atb ack m eets
t h e back of th e se at cu sh io n.
F or exte nded ca b models wit h re ar
s e ats , th ere are exp ose d meta l
l o w er anch ors fo r each re ar se atin g
p o sit io n, atta ch ed to th e back wall ,
n e ar th e se at cu sh io n.