2011 GMC CANYON belt

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4 . Buckle , po sit io n , and re le ase
t h e sa fe ty be lt as describ ed
p re vio usly in th is se ctio n. M ake
s u re th e sh ou ld er portio n of th e
b elt is on th e sh ould er and not
f a llin g off of it . T he belt sh o uld
b e clo se to , but not co nta ctin g,
t h e neck .
T o re m ove an d sto re th e co m fo rt
g uid e, sq uee ze th e belt edges
t o geth er so th at th e sa fe ty belt ca n
b e re m ove d fr o m th e guid e. S lid e
t h e gu id e back on it s sto ra ge clip
l o ca te d be tw een th e in te rio r body
a nd th e se atb a ck .
S afe ty Belt U se Durin g
P re g nan cyS afe ty belt s work fo r eve ry o ne,
i n clu din g pre gna nt w om en. Lik e all
o cc u pan ts , th ey are more li k e ly to
b e se rio usly in ju re d if th e y do not
w ear sa fe ty belt s .A pre gn ant w om an sh ou ld wea r a
l a p-s h ould er belt , an d th e la p
p ortio n sh ould be worn as lo w as
p ossib le , belo w th e ro und in g,
t h ro ughout th e pre gn ancy. T
he best w ay to pro te ct th e fe tu s is
t o pro te ct th e moth er. W hen a sa fe ty
b e lt is worn pro perly , it is m ore lik e ly
t h at th e fe tu s will n ot be hurt in a
c ra sh . F or pre gnant w om en, as fo r
a n yo ne, th e ke y to makin g sa fe ty
b e lt s effe ctiv e is wearin g th em
p ro perly .
L ap BeltT his se ctio n is only fo r th e la p belt .
T o le arn how to wear a la p-s h ould er
b elt , se e Lap-S hould er B elt on
p age 32 1.
T he ve hic le may have a ce nte r
s e a tin g posit io n. W hen yo u sit in th e
c e n te r fr o nt se atin g posit io n, yo u
h ave ala p sa fe ty belt , w hic h has no
r e tr a cto r.

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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
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fr o m doin g it s jo b . S ee yo ur deale r
t o ha ve it re p air e d . To rn or fr a ye d
s a fe ty be lt s m ay not pro te ct yo u in
a cra sh . T hey ca n rip apart under
i m pact fo rc e s. If a be lt is to rn or
f r a ye d , get a new one rig ht aw ay.
M ake su re th e sa fe ty belt re m in de r
l ig ht is work in g. S ee Safe ty Belt
R em in ders on pa ge 51 1 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n .
K eep sa fe ty belt s cle an and dry .
S ee Safe ty Belt C are on page 32 7.S afe ty Belt C areK eep belt s cle an and dry .
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D o no t ble ach or dye sa fe ty belt s .
I t m ay se ve re ly weake n th em .In
a cra sh , th e y m ig h t not be able
t o pro vid e adeq uate pro te ctio n.
C le an sa fe ty belt s only wit h mild
s o ap and lu ke w arm wate r.
R ep la cin g Safe ty Belt
S yste m Parts Afte r a
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A cra sh ca n dam ag e th e sa fe ty
b elt sy ste m in th e ve h ic le .
A dam age d sa fe ty belt syste m
m ay no t pro pe rly pro te ct th e
p ers o n usin g it , re su lt in g in
s e rio us in ju ry or eve n dea th in a
c ra sh . To he lp make su re th e
s a fe ty belt syste m sare work in g
p ro perly afte r a cra sh , have th em
i n sp ecte d and any ne ce ssa ry
r e pla ce m en ts m ad e as so on as
p ossib le . A
fte r a min or cra sh , re pla ce m ent of
s a fe ty belt s m ay not be nece ssa ry .
B ut th e sa fe ty belt asse m blie s th a t
w ere use d durin g any cra sh may
h ave been str e sse d or dam aged.
S ee yo ur deale r to have th e sa fe ty
b elt asse m blie s in sp ecte d or
r e p la ce d.
N ew parts and re pair s m ay be
n ece ssa ry eve n if th e sa fe ty belt
s ys te m was not bein g use d at th e
t im e of th e cra sh .
H ave th e sa fe ty belt pre te nsio ners
c h e cke d if th e ve hic le has been in a
c ra sh , or if th e air b ag re adin ess li g h t
s ta ys on afte r yo u sta rt th e ve hic le
o r w hile yo u are driv in g. S ee Air b ag
R eadin ess Lig ht on page 51 2.

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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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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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Air b ags in fla te wit h gre at fo rc e ,
f a ste r th a n th e bli n k of an eye .
A nyo ne who is up ag ain st, or
v e ry clo se to , any air b ag when it
i n fla te s ca n be se rio usly in ju re d
o r kille d. D o no t sit un nece ssa rily
c lo se to th e air b ag, as yo u would
b e if yo u were sit tin g on th e ed ge
o f yo ur se at or le a nin g fo rw ard .
S afe ty belt s help ke ep yo u in
p osit io n befo re an d durin g a
c ra sh . A lw ays wea r yo ur sa fe ty
b elt , eve n wit h air b ags. T he driv e r
s h ould sit as fa r back as possib le
w hile still m ain ta in in g co ntr o lo f
t h e ve hic le .
O ccu pants sh ou ld no t le an on or
s le ep ag ain st th e door or sid e
w in dow s in se a tin g posit io ns wit h
r o of- ra il a ir b ag s.
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C hild re n who are up again st,
o r ve ry clo se to , an y air b ag
w hen it in fla te s ca n be se rio usly
i n ju re d or kil le d. A ir b a gs plu s
l a p-s h ou ld er be lt s offe r pro te ctio n
f o r adu lt s and old er ch ild re n , but
n ot fo r yo ung ch ild re n and in fa n ts .
N eit h er th e ve h ic le 's sa fe ty be lt
s yste m nor it s air b ag syste m
i s desig ned fo r th em .Y oun g
c h ild re n and in fa n ts need th e
p ro te ctio n th at a ch ild re str a in t
s yste m ca n pro vid e. A lw ays
s e cu re ch ild re n pro pe rly in yo ur
v e hic le . To re ad how ,se e Old e r
C hild re n on page 34 2 or In fa nts
a nd Youn g Chil d re n on
p age 34 4 .
T he re is an air b ag re adin ess lig ht
o n th e in str u m ent panel, w hic h
s h o w s th e air b ag sym bol.
T he syste m ch ecks th e air b ag
e le ctr ic a lsyste m fo r m alf u nctio n s.
T he lig ht te lls yo u if th ere is an
e le ctr ic a lp ro ble m .S ee Air b ag
R eadin ess Lig ht on page 51 2 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n.

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H ow Does an Air b ag
R estr a in ?In mode ra te to se ve re fr o nta lo r
n ear fr o nta lco ll is io ns, eve n belt e d
o ccu p ants ca n co n ta ct th e ste erin g
w heelo r th e in str u m ent panel. In
m odera te to se ve re sid e co lli s io ns,
e ve n belt e d occ u pan ts ca n co nta ct
t h e in sid e of th e ve h ic le .
A ir b ag s su pp le m ent th e pro te ctio n
p ro vid ed by sa fe ty belt s . F ro nta l
a ir b ag s dis tr ib ute th e fo rc e of th e
i m pact m ore eve nly ove r th e
o ccu p ant's up per bod y, sto ppin g th e
o ccu p ant m ore gra du ally . R oof- ra il
a ir b ag s dis tr ib ute th e fo rc e of th e
i m pact m ore eve nly ove r th e
o ccu p ant's up per bod y.
B ut air b ag s wou ld not help in
m any ty p es of co llis io ns, prim arily
b eca use th e occ u p ant's m otio n
i s not to w ard th o se air b ags. S ee
W hen Sho uld an Air b ag In fla te ? on
p age 33 1 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n. A
ir b ags sh ould neve r be re ga rd ed
a s anyth in g more th an a su pple m ent
t o sa fe ty belt s .
W hat W ill Y o u See Afte r
a n Air b ag In fla te s?A fte r th e fr o nta la ir b a gs in fla te , th e y
q uic k ly defla te , so quic kly th at so m e
p eople may not eve n re a li z e th e
a ir b ags in fla te d. R oo f- r a il a ir b a gs
m ay stil l b e at le a st partia lly in fla te d
f o r so m e tim e afte r th e y deplo y.
S om e co m pon ents of th e air b a g
m odule may be hot fo r se ve ra l
m in ute s. F or lo ca tio n of th e air b ag
m odule s, se e W hat M ake s an
A ir b ag In fla te ? on page 33 2.
T he parts of th e air b ag th a t co m e
i n to co nta ct w it h yo u may be warm ,
b ut not to o hot to to u ch . T here may
b e so m e sm oke and dust co m in g
f r o m th e ve n ts in th e defla te d
a ir b ags. A ir b ag in fla tio n does not
p re ve n t th e driv e r fr o m se ein g out of
t h e win dsh ie ld or be in g ab le to ste e r
t h e ve hic le , nor does it pre ve nt
p eople fr o m le avin g th e ve hic le .
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W hen an air b ag in fla te s, th ere
m ay be dust in th e air . T his dust
c o uld ca use bre ath in g pro ble m s
f o r people wit h a his to ry of
a sth m a or oth er bre ath in g tr o uble .
T o avo id th is , eve ry o ne in th e
v e hic le sh ould get out as so on as
i t is sa fe to do so . If yo u have
b re ath in g pro ble m sbut ca nnot
g et out of th e ve hic le afte r an
a ir b ag in fla te s, th en get fr e sh air
b y openin g awin do w or a door.
I f yo u exp erie nce bre ath in g
p ro ble m sfo llo w in g an air b ag
d eplo ym ent, yo u sh ould se ek
m edic a la tte ntio n.
T he ve hic le has a fe atu re th at m ay
a uto m atic a lly unlo ck th e doors
( if e quip ped wit h pow er door lo cks ),
t u rn th e in te rio r la m ps on, fla sh th e
h aza rd warn in g fla sh ers , tu rn off
t h e ra dio , and sh ut off th e fu el
s ys te m afte r th e air b ag in fla te s.

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U nit e d Sta te s
C an ad a an d Mexic o
T he word s ON and OFF, or th e
s y m bolfo r on and off , w ill b e vis ib le
d urin g th e syste m ch e ck. W hen th e
s y ste m ch eck is co m ple te , eit h er
t h e word ON or O FF, or th e sym bol
f o r on or off w ill b e vis ib le . S ee
P asse n ger A ir b a g Sta tu s In dic a to r
o n pag e 51 2 . T
he passe ng er se nsin g syste m wil l
t u rn off th e rig ht fr o nt passe nge r
f r o nta la ir b a g unde r ce rta in
c o ndit io ns. T he driv e r air b a g is no t
a ffe cte d by th e passe n ger se n sin g
s yste m .
T he passe ng er se nsin g syste m
w ork s wit h se n so rs th at are part
o f th e rig ht fr o n t pa sse nge r se a t.
T he se n so rs are desig ned to de te ct
t h e pre se nce of a pro pe rly -s e a te d
o cc u pant and de te rm in e if th e rig h t
f r o nt passe n ger fr o n ta la ir b a g
s h ould be enab le d (m ay in fla te )
o r not. A
cc o rd in g to accid ent sta tis tic s,
c h ild re n and in fa nts are sa fe r
w hen pro perly re str a in ed in a ch il d
r e str a in t syste m or in fa nt re str a in t
s ys te m se cu re d in are ar se atin g
p osit io n.
W ere co m m end th at ch ild re n be
s e cu re d in a re ar se at, in clu din g:
a n in fa nt or a ch ild rid in g in a
r e a r-fa cin g ch il d re str a in t; a ch ild
r id in g in afo rw ard -fa cin g ch ild se at;
a n old er ch ild rid in g in abooste r
s e a t; and ch ild re n, w ho are la rg e
e nough, usin g sa fe ty belt s .
W ere co m m end th at re ar fa cin g
c h ild re str a in ts not be tr a nsp orte d in
t h e ve hic le , eve n if th e air b ag is off.

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A dd it io nal F ac to rs Affe ctin g
S yste m Opera tio nS afe ty belt s help ke e p th e
p asse nge r in posit io n on th e
s e at durin g ve hic le maneuve rs
a nd bra kin g , w hic h help s th e
p asse nge r se nsin g syste m
m ain ta in th e passe n ger air b ag
s ta tu s. S ee S afe ty Belt s  and
 C hild Restr a in ts  in th e In dex fo r
a ddit io nalin fo rm atio n about th e
i m porta nce
o f pro per re str a in t use .
I f th e sh o uld er po rtio n of th e belt is
p ulle d ou t all th e way, th e ch ild
r e str a in t lo ckin g fe atu re wil l b e
e nga ged. T his m ay unin te ntio nally
c a use th e passe nge r se n sin g
s y ste m to tu rn th e air b ag off fo r
s o m e adu lt siz e occ u pants . If th is
h app ens, le t th e belt go back all th e
w ay and sta rt aga in .
A th ic k la ye r of addit io nalm ate ria l,
s u ch as a bla nke t or cu sh io n,
o r afte rm ark e t equ ip m ent su ch as
s e at co ve rs , se at he a te rs , and se a t
m ass a ge rs ca n affe ct how well th e p
asse nge r se nsin g syste m
o pera te s. W ere co m men d th at
y o u not use se at co ve rs or oth er
a fte rm ark e t equip m ent exce pt w he n
a ppro ve d by GM fo r yo u r sp ecif ic
v e hic le . S ee Addin g Equip m ent to
t h e Air b a g-E qu ip ped Vehic le on
p age 34 0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n
a bout m od if ic a tio ns th at ca n affe ct
h ow th e syste m ope ra te s.
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Sto w in g of artic le s unde r th e
p asse nge r se at or betw een th e
p asse nge r se at cu sh io n an d
s e atb ack m ay in te rfe re wit h th e
p ro per op era tio n of th e passe ng er
s e nsin g syste m .Serv ic in g th e
A ir b ag -E quip ped Veh ic leA ir b ags aff e ct how th e ve hic le
s h ould be se rv ic e d. T here are parts
o f th e air b ag syste m in se ve ra l
p la ce s aro un d th e ve hic le . Y our
d eale r and th e se rv ic e manua lh ave i
n fo rm atio n about se rv ic in g th e
v e hic le and th e air b ag syste m .To
p u rc h ase ase rv ic e manual, se e
S erv ic e Public a tio ns Ord erin g
I n fo rm atio n on page 131 5.
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For up to 10 se co nds afte r th e
i g nit io n is tu rn ed off and th e
b atte ry is dis c o nnecte d, an air b a g
c a n still in fla te durin g im pro per
s e rv ic e . Y ou ca n be in ju re d if yo u
a re clo se to an air b ag when it
i n fla te s. A vo id ye llo w co nnecto rs .
T hey are pro bably part of th e
a ir b ag sys te m .B e su re to fo llo w
p ro per se rv ic e pro ce dure s, and
m ake su re th e pers o n perfo rm in g
w ork fo r yo u is quali f ie d to do so .