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GMC Sierra Owner Manual - 2011
Seats and Restraints
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Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . 3-3
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Seatback Latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Rear Seats
Rear Seats (Extended Cab
Full Bench) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Rear Seats (All Split Bench
and Hybrid Full Bench) . . . . . 3-11
Safety Belts
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Lap Belt (Crew and
Extended Cab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . 3-26
Safety Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . 3-30
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Airbag On-Off Switch . . . . . . . . 3-36
Passenger Sensing
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . 3-44
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . 3-46
Replacing Airbag System
Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Infants and Young
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . 3-51
Where to Put the Restraint . . . 3-53
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55
Replacing LATCH System
Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Securing Child Restraints
(Rear Seat Position) . . . . . . . . 3-64
Securing Child Restraints
(Right Front Seat
Position) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66
Securing Child Restraints
(Center Front Seat
Position) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75
