2011 GMC CANYON Owner's Manual

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W ARNIN G
You ca n be se rio usly in ju re d by a
t w is te d be lt . In acra sh , yo u would
n ot have th e fu ll w id th of th e belt
t o sp re a d im pact fo rc e s. If a belt
i s tw is te d, m ake it str a ig ht so it
c a n work pro pe rly , or ask yo ur
d eale r to fix it .L ap -S hould er B eltA ll se atin g posit io ns in th e ve hic le
h ave ala p-s h ould e r belt exce pt fo r
t h e ce n te r fr o nt passe nger posit io n ,
i f equip ped , w hic h has a la p belt .
S ee Lap Belt on pa ge 32 5 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n.
T he fo llo w in g in str u ctio ns exp la in
h ow to wea r a la p-s h ould er belt
p ro pe rly .
1 . Adju st th e se at, if th e se at is
a dju sta ble , so yo u ca n sit up
s tr a ig ht. To se e how ,se e S eats 
i n th e In de x. 2
. Pic k up th e la tc h pla te and pu ll
t h e belt acro ss yo u. D o not le t it
g et tw is te d.
T he la p-s h o uld er be lt m ay lo ck if
y o u pull th e belt acro ss yo u ve ry
q uic kly . If th is hap pen s, le t th e
b elt go back slig htly to un lo ck it .
T hen pull th e belt acro ss yo u
m ore slo w ly .
I f yo u eve r pull th e sh ou ld er
p ortio n of a pa sse nge r belt out
a ll th e way, th e ch il d re str a in t
l o ckin g fe atu re may be eng age d.
I f th is hap pen s, ju st le t th e belt
g o back all th e way an d sta rt
a gain .
E ngag in g th e ch ild re str a in t
l o ckin g fe atu re in th e rig ht fr o nt
s e atin g posit io n may affe ct th e
p ass e nge r se nsin g syste m ,
i f e quip pe d. S ee Passe nge r
S ensin g Syste m on page 33 4
f o r m ore in fo rm atio n .
3. Push th e la tc h pla te in to th e
b uck le until it clic ks.
P ull u p on th e la tc h pla te to
m ake su re it is se cu re . If th e belt
i s not lo ng enough, se e Safe ty
B elt E xte nder on page 32 6.
P osit io n th e re le ase butt o n on
t h e buckle so th at th e sa fe ty belt
c o uld be quic kly unbuckle d if
n ece ssa ry .

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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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To move it up or dow n, sq ueeze th e
r e le ase butto ns (A )to ge th er and
m ove th e he ig h t adju ste r to th e
d esir e d posit io n .
A fte r th e ad ju ste r is se t to th e
d esir e d posit io n , tr y to move it dow n
w it h ou t sq u eezin g th e re le ase
b utto n s to make su re it has lo cke d
i n to posit io n .
S afe ty Belt P re te n sio nersT his ve hic le ha s sa fe ty be lt
p re te nsio n ers fo r fr o n t ou tb oa rd
o cc u pan ts . A lt h oug h th e sa fe ty belt
p re te nsio n ers ca nn ot be se en, th ey
a re part of th e sa fe ty be lt asse m bly .
T hey ca n he lp tig h te n th e sa fe ty
b elt s du rin g th e early sta ges of a
m odera te to se ve re fr o nta lo r ne ar
f r o nta lcra sh if th e th re sh old
c o ndit io n s fo r pre te n sio n er
a ctiv a tio n are met.
P re te n sio ners work on ly once . If th e
p re te nsio n ers activ a te in acra sh ,
t h ey wil l n eed to be re p la ce d, and
p ro bab ly oth er new parts fo r th e
v e hic le 's sa fe ty belt syste m .S ee
R epla cin g Safe ty Belt S yste m Parts
A fte r a Cra sh on pag e 32 7 .R ear Safe ty Belt C om fo rt
G uid esT his ve hic le may ha ve re ar sh ou ld er
b elt co m fo rt guid es fo r th e re ar
o uts id e po sit io ns. If n ot, th ey are
a va il a ble th ro ugh yo ur deale r. R
ear sh ould er belt co m fo rt guid e s
m ay pro vid e added sa fe ty belt
c o m fo rt fo r old er ch ild re n who have
o u tg ro w n booste r se ats and fo r
s o m e adult s . W hen in sta ll e d and
p ro perly adju ste d, th e co m fo rt guid e
p o sit io ns th e belt aw ay fr o m th e
n e ck and head.
H ere is how to in sta ll a co m fo rt
g uid e to th e sh ould er belt :
1 . Slid e th e guid e off of it s sto ra g e
c lip lo ca te d betw een th e in te rio r
b ody and th e se atb ack .

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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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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.

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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
t h a t m ig ht ke ep a sa fe ty belt sy ste m

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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
C ra sh
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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.