Black plate (60,1)
GMC Sierra Owner Manual - 2013 - crc - 8/14/12
3-60
Seats and Restraints
If a child restraint has been installed
and the on indicator is lit, see
“
If the
On Indicator is Lit for a Child
Restraint
”
under
for more
information.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and
let it return to the stowed position.
If the top tether is attached to a top
tether anchor, disconnect it.
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 3
.
There may be a switch in the glove
box that you can use to turn off the
right front passenger frontal airbag.
See
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.
{
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
injured or killed if the right front
passenger airbag inflates and the
passenger seat is in a forward
position.
(Continued)
WARNING (Continued)
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.