Front Seat Position - GMC SIERRA 2002 Manual

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right

Front Seat Position

If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH
system, see "Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH)" in the Index.
Crew Cab Models: Your vehicle has a right front
passenger air bag. Never put a rear
restraint in this seat. Here's why:
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. Always secure
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a rear facing child restraint in the rear seat.
Although a rear seat is a safer place, you can secure a
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forward facing child restraint in the right front seat.
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facing child
Regular Cab and Extended Cab Models: 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 secure
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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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