2011 GMC CANYON seats

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3 -1 0 Seats an d Restr a in tsR ear Seats (C re w Cab )O n cre w ca b mod els , th e re a r
s e atb ack s ca n be fo ld e d fo rw ard .
N otic e : Fold in g are ar seat w it h
t h e safe ty belt s still fa ste n ed may
c a u se dam ag e to th e seat or th e
s a fe ty belt s . A lw ay s unbuckle th e
s a fe ty belt s an d re tu rn th em to
t h eir norm al sto w ed po sit io n
b efo re fo ld in g are ar seat.
T o fo ld are a r se a tb a ck fo rw ard :
1 . Dis co nn ect th e re a r ce nte r
s a fe ty belt la tc h fr o m th e min i
b uckle by in se rtin g th e tip of th e
s a fe ty belt to ngu e in to th e slo t
o n th e buckle . Le t th e belt
r e tr a ct.
2 . Pull th e lo op on th e outb oard
s id e of th e se atb ack fo rw ard
u ntil yo u hear a clic k .
3 . Fold th e se atb ack fo rw ard .

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3 -1 2 Seats an d Restr a in tsS afe ty Belt sT his se ctio n of th e manua l
d escrib es ho w to use sa fe ty belt s
p ro p erly . It als o describ e s so m e
t h in gs not to do wit h sa fe ty belt s .
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W ARNIN G
D o not le t an yo n e rid e where
a sa fe ty belt ca nnot be worn
p ro pe rly . In a cra sh , if yo u or yo ur
p asse nge r(s ) are not w earin g
s a fe ty be lt s , th e in ju rie s ca n be
m uch wors e . Y ou ca n hit th in gs
i n sid e th e ve h ic le hard er or be
e je cte d fr o m th e ve hic le . Y ou
a nd yo ur pa sse ng er(s ) ca n be
s e rio usly in ju re d or kil le d. In th e
s a m e cra sh , yo u mig ht no t be,
i f yo u are bu ckle d up. A lw ays
f a ste n yo u r sa fe ty belt , an d
c h eck th a t yo ur pa sse nger( s )
a re re str a in e d pro perly to o.
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W ARNIN G
People rid in g on th e ta ilg ate
( if equip ped ) ca n ea sily lo se th e ir
b ala nce and fa ll e ve n when th e
v e hic le is opera te d at lo w sp e eds.
F all in g fr o m amovin g ve hic le may
r e su lt in se rio u s in ju rie s or death .
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W ARNIN G
It is extr e m ely da nge ro u s to rid e
i n a ca rg o are a , in sid e or outs id e
o f a ve hic le . In aco ll is io n, peo ple
r id in g in th ese are a s are more
l i k e ly to be se rio u sly in ju re d or
k il le d. D o not allo w peop le to rid e
i n any are a of yo ur ve h ic le th at is
n ot equip pe d wit h se ats and
s a fe ty belt s . B e su re eve ry o ne in
y o ur ve hic le is in ase at an d usin g
a sa fe ty belt pro perly . T
his ve hic le has in dic a to rs as a
r e m in der to buckle th e sa fe ty belt s .
S ee Safe ty Belt R em in ders on
p a ge 51 1 fo r addit io nalin fo rm atio n.
I n most sta te s and in all C anadia n
p ro vin ce s, th e la w re quir e s wearin g
s a fe ty belt s . H ere is why:
Y ou neve r kn ow if yo u will b e in a
c ra sh . If yo u do have acra sh ,
y o u do not kn ow if it w il l b e a
s e rio us one.
A fe w cra sh es are mild , and so m e
c ra sh es ca n be so se rio us th at eve n
b u ck le d up, a pers o n would not
s u rv iv e . B ut m ost cra sh es are in
b e tw een. In many of th em ,people
w ho buckle up ca n su rv iv e and
s o m etim es walk aw ay. W it h out
s a fe ty belt s th ey co uld have been
b a dly hurt or kill e d.
A fte r m ore th an 40 ye ars of sa fe ty
b e lt s in ve hic le s, th e fa cts are cle ar.
I n most cra sh es bucklin g up does
m att e r... a lo t!

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3 -1 4 Seats an d Restr a in tsT he pers o n ke e ps go in g until
s to pp ed by so m eth in g. In a re al
v e hic le , it co u ld be th e win dsh ie ld ...
o r th e in str u m ent pane l. ..
o r th e sa fe ty belt s !
W it h sa fe ty belt s , yo u slo w dow n
a s th e ve hic le does. Y ou get m ore
t im e to sto p. Y ou sto p ove r m ore
d is ta n ce , and yo ur str o ngest bones
t a ke th e fo rc e s. T hat is why sa fe ty
b e lt s m ake su ch good se nse .

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3 -1 6 Seats an d Restr a in tsF ir s t, be fo re yo u or yo ur
p asse n ger(s ) w ea r a sa fe ty belt ,
t h ere is im porta n t in fo rm atio n yo u
s h ould kn ow .S it up str a ig h t and alw ays ke ep yo ur
f e et on th e flo or in fr o n t of yo u. T he
l a p part of th e belt sh ould be worn
l o w and sn u g on th e hip s, ju st
t o uch in g th e th ig hs. In acra sh , th is a
ppli e s fo rc e to th e str o ng pelv ic
b ones and yo u wou ld be le ss lik e ly
t o sli d e under th e la p be lt . If yo u slid
u nder it , th e belt w ould app ly fo rc e
o n yo ur ab dom en. T his co u ld ca use
s e rio us or eve n fa ta lin ju rie s. T he
s h ould er belt sh o uld go ove r th e
s h ould er and acro ss th e ch est.
T hese parts of th e bod y are be st
a ble to ta ke be lt re str a in in g fo rc e s.
T he sh ould er belt lo cks if th ere is a
s u dden sto p or cra sh . Q
: W hat is wro ng wit h th is ?
A : The sh ould er belt is to o lo ose .
I t w ill n ot giv e as m uch
p ro te ctio n th is way.

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3 -1 8 Seats an d Restr a in tsQ : W hat is wro ng wit h th is ?A : The belt is bu ck le d in th e wro ng
b uckle .
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W ARNIN G
You ca n be se rio usly in ju re d if
y o ur belt is bu ckle d in th e wro ng
p la ce lik e th is . In acra sh , th e belt
w ould go up ove r yo u r abdo m en.
T he belt fo rc e s would be th e re ,
n ot on th e pe lv ic bones. T his
c o uld ca use se rio u s in te rn al
i n ju rie s. A lw ays buckle yo ur be lt
i n to th e buckle ne are st yo u . Q
: W hat is wro n g wit h th is ?
A : The belt is ove r an arm re st.

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3 -2 0 Seats an d Restr a in tsQ : W hat is wro ng wit h th is ?A : The belt is be hin d th e body.
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W ARNIN G
You ca n be se rio usly in ju re d by
n ot w earin g th e la p -s h ould e r belt
p ro perly . In a cra sh , yo u would
n ot be re str a in ed by th e sh ould e r
b elt . Y our bo dy co u ld move to o
f a r fo rw ard in cre a sin g th e ch a nce
o f head and neck in ju ry . Y ou
m ig ht als o slid e unde r th e la p
b elt . T he belt fo rc e would th en be
a ppli e d rig ht on th e ab dom en.
T hat co uld ca use se rio us or fa ta l
i n ju rie s. T he sh ould e r be lt sh ou ld
g o ove r th e sh o uld er and acro ss
t h e ch est. Q
: W hat is wro n g wit h th is ?
A : The belt is tw is te d acro ss
t h e body.

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3 -2 2 Seats an d Restr a in ts4 . If equip p ed wit h ash ould er belt
h eig ht ad ju ste r, m ove it to th e
h eig ht th a t is rig ht fo r yo u.
S ee S hould er B elt H eig ht
A dju ste r la te r in th is se ctio n
f o r in str u ctio n s on use and
i m porta nt sa fe ty in fo rm atio n.5. To make th e la p part tig ht, pull
u p on th e sh o uld er belt .
I t m ay be nece ssa ry to pull
s tit c h in g on th e sa fe ty belt
t h ro ugh th e la tc h pla te to fu lly
t ig hte n th e la p belt on sm alle r
o ccu p ants .
T o unla tc h th e be lt , push th e butt o n
o n th e buckle . T he belt sh ould
r e tu rn to it s sto w ed posit io n. S lid e
t h e la tc h pla te up th e sa fe ty be lt
w ebbin g whe n th e sa fe ty belt is not
i n use . T he la tc h pla te sh ould re st
o n th e stit c h in g on th e sa fe ty belt ,
n ear th e guid e lo o p on th e sid e wall. B
efo re adoor is clo se d, be su re th e
b e lt is out of th e way. If a door is
s la m med again st a sa fe ty belt ,
d a m age ca n occu r to both th e belt
a n d th e ve hic le .
S hou ld er B elt H eig ht A dju ste rT he ve hic le has a sh ould er belt
h e ig ht adju ste r fo r th e driv e r and
r ig ht fr o nt passe nger se atin g
p o sit io n.
A dju st th e heig ht so th e sh ould er
p o rtio n of th e belt is on th e sh ould er
a n d not fa ll in g off of it . T he belt
s h ou ld be clo se to , but not
c o nta ctin g, th e neck. Im pro per
s h ou ld er belt heig ht adju stm ent
c o uld re duce th e eff e ctiv e ness of
t h e sa fe ty belt in a cra sh . S ee How
t o W ear S afe ty Belt s Pro perly on
p a ge 31 5 .

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3 -2 4 Seats an d Restr a in ts2 . Pla ce th e guid e ove r th e belt
a nd in se rt th e tw o ed ges of th e
b elt in to th e slo ts of th e guid e.
3. Be su re th a t th e belt is no t
t w is te d and it li e s fla t. T he
e la stic co rd must be unde r th e
b elt and th e guid e on to p.
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W ARNIN G
A sa fe ty belt th at is not pro perly
w orn may not pro vid e th e
p ro te ctio n needed in a cra sh . T he
p e rs o n wearin g th e belt co uld be
s e rio usly in ju re d. T he sh ould er
b e lt sh ould go ove r th e sh ould er
a n d acro ss th e ch est. T hese parts
o f th e body are best able to ta ke
b e lt re str a in in g fo rc e s.