2011 GMC CANYON belt

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C hild re n ca n be se rio usly in ju re d
o r str a ngle d if a sh ou ld er belt is
w ra pped aro un d th eir neck and
t h e sa fe ty belt co ntin ues to
t ig h te n. B uckle any un use d sa fe ty
b elt s beh in d th e ch ild re str a in t so
c h ild re n ca nno t re ach th em .P ull
t h e sh ou ld er belt all th e way out
o f th e re tr a cto r to se t th e lo ck,
i f yo ur ve h ic le has one, afte r th e
c h ild re str a in t has be en in sta lle d.
N otic e: Do not le t th e LA TC H
a tta ch m en ts ru b ag ain st th e
v eh ic le s safe ty belt s . T his m ay
d am ag e th es e parts . If necessary ,
m ove buckle d safe ty belt s to
a vo id ru bbin g th e LA TC H
a tta ch m en ts .
D o not fo ld th e em pty re ar seat
w it h asafe ty belt buckle d .T his
c o uld dam ag e th e safe ty belt or
t h e seat. U nbuckle an d re tu rn th e
s afe ty belt to it s sto w ed posit io n,
b efo re fo ld in g th e se at.
C re w Cab  Rear Sea t1 . Put th e ch ild re str a in t on
t h e se a t.
2 . If th e ch il d re str a in t
m anufa ctu re r's in str u ctio ns
r e co m men ds th a t th e to p te th er
b e atta ch ed, atta ch th e to p
t e th e r to th e to p te th er
a nch or(A ). R efe r to th e ch ild
r e str a in t in str u ctio ns an d th e
f o ll o w in g ste ps:
2 .1 . Pull th e se atb ack fo rw ard
t o acce ss th e to p te th e r
a n ch ors (A ). S ee Rear S
eats (E xte nded Cab) on
p age 31 0 or R ear S eats
( C re w Cab) on page 31 0.
2 .2 . Route th e to p te th er
a cco rd in g to yo ur ch ild
r e str a in t in str u ctio ns an d
t h e fo llo w in g in str u ctio ns:
If th e posit io n yo u are usin g
h as a fix e d headre st or
h ead re str a in t and yo u are
u sin g asin gle te th er, ro ute
t h e te th er ove r th e head
r e str a in t.

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If th e posit io n yo u are usin g
h as an adju sta b le headre st
o r head re str a in t and yo u
a re usin g asin gle te th er,
r a is e th e head re st or head
r e str a in t an d ro ute th e
t e th er unde r th e headre st
o r head re str a in t and in
b etw een th e he adre st or
h ead re str a in t posts .
If th e po sit io n yo u are
u sin g ha s a fix e d or
a dju sta b le head re st or
h ead re str a in t and yo u
a re usin g adu alte th er,
r o u te th e te th e r aro u nd th e
h ead re st or hea d re str a in t.
2 .3 . Atta ch th e to p te th e r to th e
a nch or(A ). M ake su re th at
y o u se cu re th e to p te th er
t o th e to p te th er anch or
a nd not to th e se a tb ack
l a tc h (B ). 2
.4 . Push re arw ard on th e
s e atb ack until it lo cks in to
i t s uprig ht posit io n. P ush
a nd pull o n th e se atb ack to
m ake su re it is se cu re d
p ro perly .
3 . Atta ch and tig hte n th e lo w er
a tta ch m ents to th e lo w er
a nch ors . If th e ch il d re str a in t
d oes not have lo w er
a tta ch m ents or th e desir e d
s e atin g posit io n doe s not have
l o w er anch ors , se cu re th e ch ild
r e str a in t w it h th e to p te th er and
t h e sa fe ty belt s . R efe r to yo ur
c h ild re str a in t m anufa ctu re r
i n str u ctio ns and th e in str u ctio ns
i n th is m anual.
3 .1 . Fin d th e lo w er anch ors
f o r th e desir e d se atin g
p osit io n.
3 .2 . Atta ch and tig hte n th e lo w er
a tta ch m ents on th e ch ild
r e str a in t to th e lo w er
a nch ors .
4 . Tig hte n th e to p te th er.

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5 . Befo re pla cin g ach ild in th e
c h ild re str a in t, m ake su re it is
s e cu re ly held in pla ce . To ch eck,
g ra sp th e ch ild re str a in t at th e
L A T C H path and att e m pt to
m ove it sid e to s id e and
b acka nd fo rth . T he re sh ould
b e no more th an 2.5 cm (1 in )
o f m ove m ent, fo r pro per
i n sta lla tio n.E xte n ded Cab  Rear Seat1 . Atta ch an d tig hte n th e lo w er
a tta ch m en ts to th e lo w er
a nch ors . If th e ch il d re str a in t d
oes no t ha ve lo w er
a tta ch m ents or th e de sir e d
s e atin g posit io n doe s no t have
l o w er anch ors , se cu re th e ch ild
r e str a in t w it h th e to p te th er and
t h e sa fe ty belt s . R efe r to yo ur
c h ild re str a in t m anu fa ctu re r
i n str u ctio ns an d th e in str u ctio ns
i n th is m anu al.
1 .1 . Fin d th e lo w er anch ors (D )
f o r th e desir e d se atin g
p o sit io n .
1 .2 . Put th e ch ild re str a in t on
t h e se at.
1 .3 . Att a ch th e lo w er
a tt a ch m ents on th e ch ild
r e str a in t to th e lo w er
a n ch ors (D )in th e ve h ic le .
T he ch ild re str a in t
i n str u ctio ns will sh ow
y o u how .
2 . If th e ch ild re str a in t m anu fa ctu re r
r e co m mends th at th e to p te th e r
b e atta ch e d, atta ch and tig hte n t
h e to p te th er to th e to p te th er
a nch or(C ). R efe r to th e ch ild
r e str a in t in str u ctio ns and th e
f o llo w in g ste ps:
2 .1 . Pull o n th e fin ger acc e ss
t a b to re m ove th e co ve r
t o acce ss th e to p te th er
a nch ors (C ).
2 .2 . Route th e to p te th er(A )
t h ro ugh th e lo op (B )at
t h e to p of th e se atb ack
t o atta ch th e to p te th er
t o th e neare st to p te th er
a nch or(C ).

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3 -6 0 Seats an d Restr a in ts4 . Befo re pla cin g ach ild in th e
c h ild re str a in t, m ake su re it is
s e cu re ly he ld in pla ce . To ch eck,
g ra sp th e ch il d re str a in t at th e
L A T C H pa th an d atte m pt to
m ove it sid eto s id e and
b acka ndfo rth . T he re sh ould
b e no more th a n 2.5 cm (1 in )
o f m ove m en t, fo r pro per
i n sta lla tio n .R ep la cin g LA TC H Syste m
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A cra sh ca n dam ag e th e LA T C H
s y ste m in th e ve h ic le . A dam aged
L A T C H sys te m may not pro perly
s e cu re th e ch ild re str a in t,
r e su lt in g in se rio us in ju ry or eve n
d eath in acra sh . To help make
s u re th e LA T C H syste m is
w ork in g pro p erly afte r a cra sh ,
s e e yo ur de ale r to have th e
( C ontin ued)
W ARNIN G (C ontin u ed )
syste m in sp ecte d and any
n ece ssa ry re pla ce m ents m ade
a s so on as possib le .
I f th e ve hic le ha s th e LA T C H syste m
a nd it w as bein g use d du rin g a
c ra sh , new LA T C H syste m pa rts
m ay be need ed.
N ew parts an d re p air s m ay be
n ece ssa ry eve n if th e LA T C H
s yste m was not bein g use d at th e
t im e of th e cra sh .S ecu rin g Chil d Restr a in ts
( R ear Seat P osit io n )W hen se cu rin g ach il d re str a in t in
a re ar se atin g posit io n, stu d y th e
i n str u ctio ns th a t 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 h ic le . I
f yo ur ch ild re str a in t has th e
L A T C H sy ste m ,se e Low er A nch ors
a n d Te th ers fo r C hild re n (L A T C H
S ys te m )on page 35 0 fo r how to
i n sta ll yo ur ch ild re str a in t usin g
L A T C H.If yo u se cu re ach ild
r e str a in t usin g asa fe ty belt and
i t use s a to p te th er, se e Low er
A nch ors and Te th ers fo r C hil d re n
( L A T C H Syste m )on page 35 0 fo r
t o p te th er anch or lo ca tio ns.
D o not se cu re a ch ild re str a in t in a
p o sit io n wit h out a to p te th er anch or
i f a natio nalo r lo ca lla w re quir e s
t h a t th e to p te th er be anch ore d, or if
t h e in str u ctio ns th at co m e wit h th e
c h ild re str a in t sa y th at th e to p str a p
m ust be anch ore d.
I n Canada, th e la w re quir e s th at
f o rw ard -fa cin g ch ild re str a in ts have
a to p te th er, and th at th e te th er be
a tt a ch ed.

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If yo ur ch il d re str a in t does no t have
t h e LA T C H sy ste m ,yo u will b e
u sin g th e sa fe ty belt to se cu re
t h e ch ild re str a in t in th is posit io n.
B e su re to fo llo w th e in str u ctio ns
t h at ca m e wit h th e ch ild re str a in t.
S ecu re th e ch il d in th e ch ild re str a in t
w hen and as th e in str u ctio ns sa y.
I f yo u nee d to in sta ll m ore th an
o ne ch ild re str a in t in th e re ar se a t,
b e su re to re ad W he re to Put th e
R estr a in t on pa ge 34 8.
1 . Put th e ch ild re str a in t on
t h e se a t.
2 . Pic k up th e la tc h pla te , and ru n
t h e la p and sh ould er po rtio ns of
t h e ve h ic le 's sa fe ty belt th ro ugh
o r aro u nd th e re str a in t. T he ch il d
r e str a in t in str u ctio ns will sh ow
y o u how .
3. Push th e la tc h pla te in to th e
b uckle until it clic ks.
M ake su re th e re le ase bu tto n
i s posit io ne d so yo u would be
a ble to unbu ck le th e sa fe ty belt
q uic kly if nece ssa ry .
4 . Pull th e sh ould er belt all th e way
o ut of th e re tr a cto r to se t th e
l o ck. W hen th e re tr a cto r lo ck is
s e t, th e belt ca n be tig hte ne d but
n ot pulle d out of th e re tr a cto r.
5 . If yo ur ch ild re str a in t has a to p
t e th er, atta ch th e to p te th er
t o th e to p te th er anch or. S ee
L ow 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 .

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3 -6 2 Seats an d Restr a in ts6 . To tig hte n th e belt , push dow n
o n th e ch ild re str a in t, pull th e
s h ould er po rtio n of th e belt to
t ig hte n th e la p portio n of th e belt ,
a nd fe ed th e sh o uld er belt back
i n to th e re tr a cto r. W hen in sta ll in g
a fo rw ard -fa cin g ch ild re str a in t,
i t m ay be help fu lto use yo ur
k n ee to pu sh do w n on th e ch il d
r e str a in t as yo u tig h te n th e be lt . T
ry to pu ll th e belt out of th e
r e tr a cto r to make su re th e
r e tr a cto r is lo cke d. If th e
r e tr a cto r is no t lo cke d, re pe at
S te ps 4 an d 6.
7 . Tig hte n th e to p te th er. S ee
L ow er A nch ors an d Te th ers fo r
C hild re n (L A T C H Syste m )on
p age 35 0.
8 . Befo re pla cin g ach ild in th e
c h ild re str a in t, m ake su re it is
s e cu re ly he ld in pla ce . To ch eck,
g ra sp th e ch ild re str a in t at th e
s a fe ty belt path and atte m pt
t o move it sid eto s id e and
b ack a n dfo rth . W hen th e ch il d
r e str a in t is pro perly in sta lle d,
t h ere sh o uld be no more th a n
2 .5 cm (1 in ) of m ove m ent.
T o re m ove th e ch ild re str a in t,
u nbuckle th e ve hic le s sa fe ty belt
a nd le t it go back all th e way. If th e
t o p te th er is atta ch ed to a to p te th e r
a nch or, dis co nn ect it .
S ecu rin g Child Restr a in ts
( C en te r Fro nt S eat
P osit io 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 badly
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 e tte r to se cu re ach ild re str a in t in
a re a r se at.
D o not use ch ild re str a in ts in th e
c e nte r fr o nt se at posit io n.

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3 -6 4 Seats an d Restr a in tsIf yo u r ch ild re str a in t ha s th e LA T C H
s yste m ,se e Low er A nch ors and
T e th e rs fo r C hild re n (L A T C H
S yste m )on pag e 35 0 fo r how and
w here to in sta ll yo u r ch ild re str a in t
u sin g LA T C H.If a ch ild re str a in t is
s e cu re d usin g asa fe ty belt and it
u se s a to p te th er, se e Low er
A nch ors and Te th e rs fo r C hil d re n
( L A T C H Syste m )on pag e 35 0 fo r
t o p te th e r anch or lo ca tio ns.
D o no t se cu re a ch ild se at in a
p osit io n wit h out a to p te th e r anch or
i f a na tio n alo r lo ca lla w re qu ir e s
t h at th e to p te th e r be anch ore d, or if
t h e in str u ctio ns th at co m e wit h th e
c h ild re str a in t sa y th at th e to p str a p
m ust be anch ore d. I
n Canada, 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 e r, and th at th e te th e r be
a tta ch ed.
Y ou wil l b e usin g th e la p-s h o uld er
b elt to se cu re th e ch il d re str a in t in
t h is posit io n. F ollo w th e in str u ctio ns
t h at ca m e wit h th e ch ild re str a in t.
1 . Move th e se a t as fa r ba ck as
i t w ill g o be fo re se cu rin g th e
f o rw ard -fa cin g ch ild re str a in t.
2 . Put th e ch ild re str a in t on
t h e se a t.
3 . Pic k up th e la tc h pla te , an d ru n
t h e la p and sh ould e r po rtio ns of
t h e ve h ic le 's sa fe ty belt th ro u gh
o r aro und th e re str a in t. T he ch ild
r e str a in t in str u ctio ns will sh o w
y o u how .
4. Push th e la tc h pla te in to th e
b uck le until it clic k s.
P osit io n th e re le ase butto n on
t h e buckle so th at th e sa fe ty
b elt co uld be quic kly unbuckle d
i f n ece ssa ry .

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5 . Pull th e sh o uld er belt all th e way
o ut of th e re tr a cto r to se t th e
l o ck. W hen th e re tr a cto r lo ck is
s e t, th e be lt ca n be tig hte ned but
n ot pulle d ou t of th e re tr a cto r.
6 . If th e ve hic le doe s not have a
r e ar se at and th e ch ild re str a in t
m anufa ctu re r re co m mends usin g
a to p te th er an ch o r, atta ch th e
t o p te th er to th e to p te th er
a nch or. R efe r to th e in str u ctio ns
t h at ca m e wit h th e ch ild re str a in t
a nd to Low er A nch ors and
T e th e rs fo r C hild re n (L A T C H
S yste m )on pag e 35 0.
7 . To tig hte n th e be lt , push dow n
o n th e ch il d re str a in t, pu ll th e
s h ould e r po rtio n of th e belt to
t ig hte n th e la p portio n of th e belt ,
a nd fe e d th e sh ou ld er belt ba ck
i n to th e re tr a cto r. W hen in sta llin g
a fo rw ard -fa cin g ch ild re str a in t,
i t m ay be he lp fu lto use yo u r
k n ee to pu sh do w n on th e ch ild
r e str a in t as yo u tig h te n th e be lt . T
ry to pull th e belt out of th e
r e tr a cto r to make su re th e
r e tr a cto r is lo cke d. If th e
r e tr a cto r is not lo cke d, re peat
S te ps 5 and 7.
8 . Tig hte n th e to p te th er. S ee
L ow 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.
9 . Befo re pla cin g ach il d in th e
c h ild re str a in t, m ake su re it is
s e cu re ly held in pla ce . To ch eck,
g ra sp th e ch ild re str a in t at th e
s a fe ty belt path and atte m pt to
m ove it sid e to sid e and back
a nd fo rth . W hen th e ch ild
r e str a in t is pro perly in sta lle d,
t h ere sh ould be no more th an
2 .5 cm (1 in ) of m ove m ent.