2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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W hy Safe ty Belt s W orkW hen yo u rid e in or on anyth in g,
y o u go as fa st as it goes.T a ke th e sim ple st ve hic le . S uppose
i t is ju st a se at on wheels .
P ut so m eon e on it .
G et it up to sp eed. T hen sto p th e
v e h ic le . T he rid er does not sto p.

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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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Q uestio n s an d Answ ers Abo ut
S afe ty Belt sQ : W ill I b e tr a p ped in th e veh ic le
a fte r a cra sh if Iam wearin g a
s afe ty belt ?
A : You co uld be  wheth er yo u are
w earin g asa fe ty be lt or not. B ut
y o ur ch an ce of be in g co nscio us
d urin g and afte r an accid ent,
s o yo u ca n unb uckle and get
o ut, is m uch gre a te r if yo u are
b elt e d. A nd yo u ca n unbuckle
a sa fe ty be lt , eve n if yo u are
u psid e do w n.
Q : If m yveh ic le has air b ag s, w hy
s h ould Ih av e to wear safe ty
b elt s ?
A : Air b ag s are su pp le m enta l
s y ste m sonly ; so th ey work wit h
s a fe ty be lt s  not in ste ad of
t h em .W he th er or not an air b ag
i s pro vid e d, all o ccu pants stil l
h ave to bu ckle up to ge t th e
m ost pro te ctio n. T hat is tr u e not
o nly in fr o n ta lco lli s io ns, but
e sp ecia ll y in sid e and oth er
c o llis io ns. Q
: If Iam agood driv er, an d I
n eve r driv e fa r fr o m hom e,
w hy sh ou ld Iw ear sa fe ty
b elt s ?
A : You may be an exce lle nt driv e r,
b ut if yo u are in acra sh  eve n
o ne th a t is not yo u r fa ult  yo u
a nd yo u r passe n ge r(s ) ca n be
h urt. B ein g agoo d driv e r do es
n ot pro te ct yo u fr o m th in g s
b eyo nd yo ur co ntr o l, su ch as
b ad driv e rs .
M ost accid ents occ u r w it h in
4 0 km (2 5 m ile s) of ho m e.
A nd th e gre a te st nu m ber of
s e rio us in ju rie s and dea th s
o cc u r at sp e eds of le ss th an
6 5 km /h (4 0 m ph).
S afe ty belt s are fo r eve ry o n e.
H ow to W ea r Safe ty Belt s
P ro perlyT his se ctio n is only fo r people of
a dult siz e .
B e aw are th at th ere are sp ecia l
t h in gs to kn ow about sa fe ty belt s
a nd ch il d re n. A nd th ere are dif fe re nt
r u le s fo r sm all e r ch ild re n and
i n fa nts . If a ch il d will b e rid in g in
t h e ve hic le , se e Old er C hild re n on
p age 34 2 or In fa nts and Young
C hild re n on page 34 4. F oll o w th ose
r u le s fo r eve ry o ne's pro te ctio n.
I t is ve ry im porta nt fo r all o ccu pan ts
t o buckle up. S ta tis tic s sh ow th at
u nbelt e d people are hurt m ore oft e n
i n cra sh es th an th ose who are
w earin g sa fe ty belt s .
O ccu pants who are not buckle d up
c a n be th ro w n out of th e ve hic le in a
c ra sh . A nd th ey ca n str ik e oth ers in
t h e ve hic le who are wearin g sa fe ty
b elt s .

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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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You ca n be se rio usly hurt if yo ur
s h ould er belt is to o lo ose . In a
c ra sh , yo u wou ld move fo rw ard
t o o much , w hic h co uld in cre ase
i n ju ry . T he sh ou ld er belt sh ould fit
s n ugly aga in st yo u r body. Q
: W hat is wro n g wit h th is ?
A : The la p belt is to o lo ose . It w ill
n ot giv e ne arly as m uch
p ro te ctio n th is way.
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You ca n be se rio usly hurt if yo ur
l a p belt is to o lo ose . In acra sh ,
y o u co uld slid e under th e la p
b elt and apply fo rc e on yo ur
a bdom en. T his co uld ca use
s e rio us or eve n fa ta lin ju rie s. T he
l a p belt sh ould be worn lo w and
s n ug on th e hip s, ju st to uch in g
t h e th ig hs.

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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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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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You ca n be se rio usly in ju re d if
y o ur belt goes ove r an arm re st
l ik e th is . T he belt w ould be much
t o o hig h. In acra sh , yo u ca n sli d e
u nder th e belt . T he be lt fo rc e
w ould th e n be ap plie d on th e
a bdom en, not on th e pelv ic
b ones, and th a t co uld ca use
s e rio us or fa ta lin ju rie s. B e su re
t h e belt goe s und er th e arm re sts . Q
: W hat is wro n g wit h th is ?
A : The sh ou ld er be lt is worn un der
t h e arm .It sh o uld be worn ove r
t h e sh o uld er at all tim es.
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You ca n be se rio usly in ju re d if
y o u wear th e sh ould er belt unde r
y o ur arm .In acra sh , yo ur bod y
w ould move to o fa r fo rw ard ,
w hic h would in cre ase th e ch ance
o f head and neck in ju ry . A ls o , th e
b elt w ould apply to o much fo rc e
t o th e rib s, w hic h are not as
s tr o ng as sh ould er bones. Y ou
c o uld als o se ve re ly in ju re in te rn a l
o rg ans li k e yo ur liv e r or sp le en.
T he sh ould er belt sh ould go ove r
t h e sh ould er and acro ss th e
c h est.

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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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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.