GMC 2010 GMC Sierra, Owner'S Manual

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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position (With
Airbag Off Switch)
This vehicle has airbags. A rear seat is a safer place to
secure a forward-facing child restraint. See
Where to
Put the Restraint on page 2 ‑ 47 .
There may be a switch in the glove box that you can
use to turn off the right front passenger frontal airbag.
See
Airbag Off Switch on page 2 ‑ 83 for more
information, including important safety information.
A label on the sun visor says, “ Never put a rear-facing
child seat in the front unless airbag is off. ” This is
because the risk to the rear-facing child is so great,
if the airbag deploys.
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WARNING:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger airbag inflates. This is because the
back of the rear-facing child restraint would be
very close to the inflating airbag. A child in a
forward-facing child restraint can be seriously
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WARNING: (Continued)
injured or killed if the right front passenger airbag
inflates and the passenger seat is in a forward
position.
Even if the airbag switch has turned off the right
front passenger frontal airbag, no system is
fail-safe. No one can guarantee that an airbag will
not deploy under some unusual circumstance,
even though it is turned off.
Secure rear-facing child restraints in a rear seat,
even if the airbag is off. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat,
always move the front passenger seat as far back
as it will go. It is better to secure the child restraint
in a rear seat.
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