Right Front Seat Position - GMC 2001 Sierra 1500 Pickup Owner's Manual

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Right Front Seat Position

Your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag. There's a
switch on the instrument panel that you can use to turn
off the right front passenger's air bag when you want to
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secure a rear facing child restraint at the right front
passenger's position. See "Air Bag Off Switch" in
the Index for more on this, including important
safety information.
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CAUTION:
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A child in a rear facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger's air bag inflates. This is because the
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back of the rear facing child restraint would be
very close to the inflating air bag. Be sure to
turn off the air bag before using a rear
child restraint in the right front seat position.
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If a forward facing child restraint is suitable
for your child, always move the passenger seat
as far back as it will go.
CAUTION:
If the air bag readiness light ever comes on when
you have turned off the air bag, it means that
something may be wrong with the air bag system.
The right front passenger's air bag could
inflate even though the switch is off.
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CAUTION: (Continued)