2011 GMC CANYON seats

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3 -2 6 Seats an d Restr a in tsT o make th e belt lo ng er, tilt th e la tc h
p la te an d pull it alo n g th e belt .
B uckle , po sit io n, and re le ase it th e
s a m e way as th e la p part of a
l a p-s h ould e r belt .
T o make th e be lt sh orte r, pull it s fr e e
e nd as sh ow n until th e belt is sn ug .
I f th e belt is not lo n g enou gh, se e
S afe ty Belt E xte n der on page 32 6.
M ake su re th e re le ase butt o n on th e
b uckle is posit io n ed so yo u wou ld
b e able to unbuckle th e sa fe ty belt
q uic kly if nece ss a ry .
S afe ty Belt E xte n derIf th e ve hic le 's sa fe ty belt w ill fa ste n
a ro un d yo u, yo u sh ould use it .
B ut if a sa fe ty belt is not lo ng
e n oug h, yo ur deale r w ill o rd er yo u
a n exte nder. W hen yo u go in to
o rd er it , ta ke th e heavie st co at yo u
w ill w ear, so th e exte nder w ill b e
l o ng enough fo r yo u. To help avo id
p e rs o nalin ju ry , do not le t so m eone
e ls e use it , and use it only fo r th e
s e at it is m ade to fit . T he exte nder
h a s been desig ned fo r adult s . N eve r
u se it fo r se cu rin g ch ild se ats . To
w ear it , atta ch it to th e re gula r sa fe ty
b e lt . F or m ore in fo rm atio n, se e th e
i n str u ctio n sh eet th at co m es wit h
t h e exte nder.S afe ty Syste m CheckN ow and th en, ch eck th at th e sa fe ty
b e lt re m in der lig ht, sa fe ty belt s ,
b u ck le s, la tc h pla te s, re tr a cto rs ,
a n d anch ora ges are work in g
p ro pe rly . Look fo r any oth er lo ose or
d a m aged sa fe ty belt sy ste m parts
t h a t m ig ht ke ep a sa fe ty belt sy ste m

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3 -2 8 Seats an d Restr a in tsA ir b ag Sys te mT he ve hic le has th e fo llo w in g
a ir b ag s:.
A fr o nta la ir b ag fo r th e driv e r.
.
A fr o nta la ir b ag fo r th e rig ht fr o nt
p asse n ger.
Y ou r ve hic le may als o have th e
f o llo w in g air b a gs:
.
A ro of- ra il a ir b ag fo r th e driv e r
a nd th e pa sse n ger se ate d
d ir e ctly be hin d th e driv e r.
.
A ro of- ra il a ir b ag fo r th e rig ht
f r o nt passe ng er and th e
p asse n ger se a te d dir e ctly
b ehin d th e rig ht fr o n t passe nger.
A ll o f th e air b ag s in yo ur ve hic le will
h ave th e word AIR BAG em bosse d
i n th e tr im or on an atta ch ed la be l
n ear th e dep lo ym en t op enin g. F
or fr o nta la ir b a gs, th e word
A IR BAG will a ppe ar on th e mid dle
p art of th e ste e rin g whe elfo r th e
d riv e r and on th e in str u m ent pan el
f o r th e rig ht fr o n t passe nge r.
W it h ro of- ra il a ir b ag s, th e word
A IR BAG will a ppe ar alo ng th e
h eadlin er or tr im .
A ir b ags are de sig n ed to su pp le m ent
t h e pro te ctio n pro vid ed by sa fe ty
b elt s . E ve n th oug h to da y's air b ag s
a re als o de sig ne d to help re duce
t h e ris k of in ju ry fr o m th e fo rc e of an
i n fla tin g bag, all a ir b ags m ust in fla te
v e ry quic kly to do th e ir jo b. H
ere are th e most im porta nt th in gs
t o kn ow about th e air b ag sy ste m :
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W ARNIN G
You ca n be se ve re ly in ju re d or
k ill e d in acra sh if yo u are not
w earin g yo ur sa fe ty belt  eve n if
y o u have air b ags. A ir b ags are
d e sig ned to work wit h sa fe ty
b e lt s , but do not re pla ce th em .
A ls o , air b ags are not desig ned to
d e plo y in eve ry cra sh . In so m e
c ra sh es sa fe ty belt s are yo ur only
r e str a in t. S ee W hen Should an
A ir b ag In fla te ? on page 33 1 .
W earin g yo ur sa fe ty belt durin g a
c ra sh help s re duce yo ur ch ance
o f hit tin g th in gs in sid e th e ve hic le
o r be in g eje cte d fr o m it . A ir b ags
a re s u pple m enta lre str a in ts  to
t h e sa fe ty belt s . E ve ry o ne in yo ur
v e hic le sh ould wear a sa fe ty belt
p ro p erly  wheth er or not th ere is
a n air b ag fo r th at pers o n.

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3 -3 0 Seats an d Restr a in tsW here Are th e Air b ag s?T he driv e r's air b a g is in th e mid dle
o f th e ste erin g whe el.
T he rig ht fr o nt passe nge r's air b ag
i s in th e in str u m ent pan elo n th e
p asse nge r's sid e.
D riv er Sid e Show n,P assen ger
S id e Sim ila r
I f yo ur ve hic le has ro of- r a il
a ir b ags fo r th e driv e r, rig ht fr o nt
p a ss e nger, and se co nd ro w
o u tb oard passe ngers , th ey are in
t h e ce ili n g above th e sid e win dow s.

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3 -3 2 Seats an d Restr a in tsF ro nta la ir b ags are not in te n ded to
i n fla te durin g ve hic le ro llo ve rs , re ar
i m pacts , or in many sid e im pacts .
Y our ve hic le has se at po sit io n
s e nso rs whic h en able s th e se nsin g
s yste m to monit o r th e po sit io n of
t h e driv e r's se at an d th e rig ht fr o nt
p asse n ger's se at. S eat posit io n
s e nso rs pro vid e in fo rm atio n th at is
u se d to dete rm in e if th e air b ags
s h ould dep lo y at a re duce d le ve lo r
a t fu ll d ep lo ym ent.
I n add it io n, yo u r ve hic le has
d ual- s ta ge fr o nta la ir b ag s.
D ual- s ta g e air b a gs ad ju st th e
r e str a in t acco rd in g to cra sh se ve rit y .
Y our ve hic le has ele ctr o nic fr o nta l
s e nso rs , w hic h he lp th e se nsin g
s yste m dis tin guis h betw een a
m odera te fr o n ta lim pact and amore
s e ve re fr o n ta lim pa ct. F or m odera te
f r o nta lim pacts , dual- s ta ge air b ags
i n fla te at a le ve lle ss th an fu ll
d eplo ym ent. F or m ore se ve re fr o nta l
i m pacts , fu ll d e plo ym en t occu rs . Y
our ve hic le may or m ay no t ha ve
r o of- ra il a ir b a gs. S ee Air b ag Sys te m
o n page 32 8. R oof- r a il a ir b ag s are
i n te nded to in fla te in modera te to
s e ve re sid e cra sh es. R oo f- r a il
a ir b ags will in fla te if th e cra sh
s e ve rit y is ab ove th e syste m 's
d esig ned th re sh o ld le ve l. T he
t h re sh old le ve lca n va ry wit h
s p ecif ic ve hic le desig n.
R oof- ra il a ir b ags are not in te n ded to
i n fla te in fr o n ta lim pacts , ne ar- fr o n ta l
i m pacts , ro llo ve rs , or re a r im pacts .
B oth ro of- r a il a ir b a gs wil l d ep lo y
w hen eit h er sid e of th e ve hic le is
s tr u ck .
I n any partic u la r cra sh , no one
c a n sa y wheth er an air b ag sh ould
h ave in fla te d sim ply beca use of th e
d am age to a ve h ic le or be ca use
o f w hat th e re pa ir co sts were .
F or fr o nta la ir b ag s, in fla tio n is
d ete rm in ed by wha t th e ve hic le hit s ,
t h e angle of th e im pa ct, and ho w
q uic k ly th e ve h ic le slo w s dow n. F or
r o of- ra il a ir b ags, dep lo ym ent is
d ete rm in ed by th e lo ca tio n and
s e ve rit y of th e sid e im pact.
W hat M akes an Air b ag
I n fla te ?In adeplo ym ent eve nt, th e se nsin g
s yste m se nds an ele ctr ic a lsig nal
t r ig ge rin g are le ase of gas fr o m th e
i n fla to r. G as fr o m th e in fla to r fills th e
a ir b ag ca usin g th e bag to bre ak ou t
o f th e co ve r and deplo y. T he in fla to r,
t h e air b ag, and re la te d hard w are are
a ll p art of th e air b ag module .
F ro n ta la ir b ag module s are lo ca te d
i n sid e th e ste erin g wheela nd
i n str u m ent panel. F or ve hic le s wit h
s e at m ounte d sid e im pact air b ags,
t h e re are air b ags m odule s in th e
s id e of th e fr o nt se atb acks clo se st
t o th e door. F or ve hic le s wit h
r o of- ra il a ir b ags, th ere are air b ag
m odule s in th e ce il in g of th e ve hic le ,
n e ar th e sid e win dow s th at have
o ccu pant se atin g posit io ns.

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3 -3 4 Seats an d Restr a in tsY ou ca n lo ck th e do ors again by
u sin g th e doo r lo ck . T he in te rio r
l a m ps and ha za rd warn in g fla sh ers
w ill d e activ a te afte r appro xim ate ly
1 5 m in ute s.
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W ARNIN G
A cra sh se ve re eno ugh to in fla te
t h e air b a gs m ay have als o
d am age d im porta n t fu nctio ns in
t h e ve hic le , su ch as th e fu el
s y ste m ,bra ke an d ste e rin g
s y ste m s, etc . E ve n if th e ve hic le
a ppe ars to be driv a ble afte r a
m odera te cra sh , th ere may be
c o nce ale d da m age th a t co uld
m ake it dif fic u lt to sa fe ly opera te
t h e ve hic le .
U se ca utio n if yo u sh o uld atte m pt
t o re sta rt th e eng in e aft e r a cra sh
h as occ u rre d.
I n many cra sh e s se ve re enough to
i n fla te th e air b ag, w in dsh ie ld s are
b ro ke n by ve hic le de fo rm atio n. A
ddit io nalw in dsh ie ld bre aka g e may
a ls o occu r fr o m th e rig h t fr o nt
p asse nger air b ag.
.
A ir b ags are desig ne d to in fla te
o nly on ce . A ft e r an air b ag
i n fla te s, yo u wil l n eed so m e
n ew pa rts fo r th e air b a g syste m .
I f yo u do not get th e m ,th e
a ir b ag syste m will n o t be th ere
t o help pro te ct yo u in an oth er
c ra sh . A new sy ste m will in clu de
a ir b ag modu le s an d possib ly
o th er parts . T he se rv ic e man ual
f o r yo ur ve hic le co ve rs th e nee d
t o re pla ce oth e r parts .
.
Y our ve hic le ha s a cra sh
s e nsin g and dia gn ostic m od ule
w hic h re co rd s in fo rm atio n aft e r
a cra sh . S ee Vehic le Data
R eco rd in g and Priv a cy on
p age 13 1 7 an d Eve nt D ata
R eco rd ers on pa ge 13 1 7 .
.
Let only qualif ie d te ch nic ia ns
w ork on th e air b ag syste m .
I m pro per se rv ic e ca n mean th at
t h e air b ag syste m will n ot w ork
p ro perly . S ee yo ur deale r fo r
s e rv ic e .
P ass en ger Sen sin g
S yste mIf th e ve hic le has one of th e
p a ss e nger air b ag sta tu s in dic a to rs
p ic tu re d in th e fo llo w in g il lu str a tio ns,
t h e n th e ve hic le has a passe nger
s e nsin g syste m fo r th e rig ht fr o nt
p a ss e nger posit io n. T he passe nge r
a ir b ag sta tu s in dic a to r, if e quip ped,
i s vis ib le on th e in str u m ent panel
w hen th e ve hic le is sta rte d.
I n add it io n, if th e ve hic le has a
p a ss e nger se nsin g syste m fo r th e
r ig ht fr o nt passe nger posit io n, th e
l a be lo n th e ve hic le 's su n vis o rs
r e fe r to A D VA N CED AIR BA G S.

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3 -3 6 Seats an d Restr a in tsA la belo n yo u r su n vis o r sa ys,
 N eve r pu t a re a r-fa cin g ch ild se at
i n th e fr o n t.  This is be ca 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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W ARNIN G
A ch ild in are a r-fa cin g ch ild
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 asse nge r air b a g in fla te s. T his
i s beca use th e back of th e
r e ar-fa cin g ch ild 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
p asse nge r air b a g in fla te s an d th e
p asse nge r se at is in a fo rw ard
p osit io n .
(C ontin ued)
W ARNIN G (C ontin u ed )
E ve n if th e passe n ger se nsin g
s yste m has tu rn ed off th e rig ht
f r o nt pass e n ger fr o nta la ir b ag, no
s yste m is fa il- s a fe . N o on e ca n
g uara nte e th a t an air b a g will n o t
d eplo y un der so m e unusu al
c ir c u m sta n ce , eve n th o ugh th e
a ir b ag is tu rn ed off .
S ecu re re ar- fa cin g ch ild
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 il d re str a in t in
t h e rig ht fr o nt se at, alw ays m ove
t h e fr o nt passe ng er se at as fa r
b ack as it w ill g o . It is be tte r to
s e cu re th e ch ild re str a in t in a
r e ar se at.
I f yo ur ve hic le doe s not have a
r e ar se at th a t w ill a cco m moda te
a re ar-fa cin g ch ild re str a in t, a
r e ar-fa cin g ch il d re str a in t sh ould no t
b e in sta lle d in th e ve hic le , eve n if
t h e air b ag is off . T
he passe nger se nsin g syste m is
d e sig n ed to tu rn off th e rig ht fr o nt
p a ss e nger air b ag if :
.
T he rig ht fr o nt passe nger se at is
u noccu pie d.
.
T he syste m dete rm in es th at an
i n fa nt is pre se nt in a re ar-fa cin g
i n fa nt se at.
.
T he syste m dete rm in es th at a
s m all ch ild is pre se nt in ach il d
r e str a in t.
.
T he syste m dete rm in es th at a
s m all ch ild is pre se nt in a
b ooste r se at.
.
A rig ht fr o nt passe nger ta ke s
h is /h er w eig ht off of th e se at fo r
a perio d of tim e.
.
T he rig ht fr o nt passe nger se at is
o ccu pie d by a sm alle r pers o n,
s u ch as a ch ild who has
o utg ro w n ch ild re str a in ts .
.
O r, if th ere is a crit ic a lp ro ble m
w it h th e air b ag syste m or th e
p ass e nger se nsin g syste m .

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A ls o make su re th e ch ild
r e str a in t is not tr a pp ed under
t h e ve hic le hea d re str a in t. If th is
h appe ns, adju st th e head
r e str a in t. S ee Hea d Restr a in ts
o n page 32 .
6 . Resta rt th e ve h ic le .
I f th e on in dic a to r is stil l lit ,
s e cu re th e ch ild in th e ch il d
r e str a in t in a re a r se at posit io n in
t h e ve hic le and ch eck wit h yo ur
d eale r.
I f no re a r se a t is ava ila ble , do
n ot in sta ll a ch ild re str a in t in th is
v e hic le and ch e ck wit h yo ur
d eale r.
If th e Off In dic ato r is Lit fo r an
A dult  S iz e Occu pan tIf a pers o n of ad ult - s iz e is sit tin g in
t h e rig ht fr o nt passe ng er se a t, bu t
t h e off in d ic a to r is lit , it co uld be
b eca use th a t pers o n is not sit tin g
p ro perly in th e se a t. If th is happ ens,
u se th e fo llo w in g ste p s to allo w th e s
yste m to dete ct th at pers o n and
e n able th e rig ht fr o nt pass e nger
f r o nta la ir b ag:
1 . Turn th e ve hic le off.
2 . Rem ove any addit io nalm ate ria l
f r o m th e se at, su ch as bla nke ts ,
c u sh io ns, se at co ve rs , se at
h e ate rs , or se at m assa gers .
3 . Pla ce th e se atb ack in th e fu ll y
u p rig ht posit io n.
4 . Have th e pers o n sit uprig ht in
t h e se at, ce nte re d on th e se at
c u sh io n, w it h le gs co m fo rta bly
e xte nded.
5 . Resta rt th e ve hic le and have th e
p e rs o n re m ain in th is posit io n fo r
t w o to th re e m in ute s afte r th e on
i n dic a to r is lit .

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3 -4 0 Seats an d Restr a in tsA ddin g Equ ip m en t to th e
A ir b ag -E qu ip p ed Veh ic leQ : Is th ere an yth in g Im ig ht ad d
t o or ch an ge ab ou t th e veh ic le
t h at co uld kee p th e air b ag s
f r o m work in g pro perly ?
A : Yes. If yo u ad d th in g s th a t
c h ange th e ve h ic le 's fr a m e,
b um per syste m ,heig h t, fr o nt end
o r sid e sh ee t m eta l, th ey m ay
k e ep th e air b a g sys te m fr o m
w ork in g pro p erly . C hangin g or
m ovin g any parts of th e fr o nt
s e ats , sa fe ty be lt s , th e air b a g
s e nsin g and dia g nostic m odule ,
s te erin g whee l, in str u m ent
p ane l, ro o f- ra il a ir b a g module s,
c e ilin g hea dlin er or pilla r garn is h
t r im ,fr o n t se n so rs , or air b ag
w ir in g ca n affe ct th e opera tio n of
t h e air b ag syste m .
I n ad dit io n , th e ve hic le may have
a passe n ger se nsin g syste m
f o r th e rig ht fr o n t pa sse nge r
p osit io n , w hic h in clu des se nso rs
t h at are part of th e passe nger
s e at. T he pa sse nger se nsin g s
yste m may not opera te
p ro perly if th e orig in a lse at tr im
i s re pla ce d wit h non -G M co ve rs ,
u phols te ry or tr im ,or w it h
G M co ve rs , uph ols te ry or
t r im de sig n ed fo r a dif f e re n t
v e hic le . A ny obje ct, su ch as an
a fte rm ark e t se at hea te r or a
c o m fo rt enha ncin g pad or
d evic e , in sta lle d unde r or on to p
o f th e se at fa bric , co uld als o
i n te rfe re wit h th e opera tio n of
t h e passe n ger se n sin g syste m .
T his co u ld eit h er pre ve n t pro p er
d eplo ym ent of th e pa ss e ng er
a ir b ag(s ) or pre ve nt th e
p asse nge r se n sin g syste m
f r o m pro p erly tu rn in g off th e
p asse nge r air b ag (s ). S ee
P ass e ng er S ensin g Syste m on
p age 33 4.
I f yo u have any questio n s, ca ll
C usto m er A ssis ta nce . T he
p hone num be rs and ad dre sse s
f o r C usto m er A ssis ta nce are
i n Ste p Tw o of th e Custo m er S
atis fa ctio n Pro ce dure in
t h is m anual. S ee Custo m er
S atis fa ctio n Pro ce dure
( U .S .and Canada) on page 13 1
o r C usto m er S atis fa ctio n
P ro ce dure (M exic o ) on
p a ge 133 .
Q : Becau se Ih ave a dis ab ilit y ,
I h ave to get m yveh ic le
m odif ie d .H ow can Ifin d ou t
w heth er th is will aff e ct m y
a ir b ag syste m ?
A : If yo u have questio ns, ca ll
C usto m er A ssis ta nce . T he
p h one num bers and addre sse s
f o r C usto m er A ssis ta nce are in
S te p Tw o of th e Custo m er
S atis fa ctio n Pro ce dure in
t h is m anual. S ee Custo m er
S atis fa ctio n Pro ce dure
( U .S .and Canada) on page 13 1
o r C usto m er S atis fa ctio n
P ro ce dure (M exic o ) on
p a ge 133 .