GMC Canyon 2016 Owner's Manual page 83

82 Seats and Restraints
3.4. Adjust the top tether to its
full length and attach the
top tether hook to the
anchor. Make sure that
you secure the top tether
to the top tether anchor
and not to the seatback
latch.
3.5. Push rearward on the
seatback until it locks into
its upright position. Push
and pull on the seatback
to make sure it is secured
properly.
4. Attach and tighten the lower
attachments to the lower
anchors. If the child restraint
does not have lower
attachments or the desired
seating position does not have
lower anchors, secure the child
restraint with the safety belts
and the top tether. Refer to
your child restraint
manufacturer instructions and
Securing Child Restraints
(Rear Seat) 0 89 or Securing
ii
Child Restraints (Front
Passenger Seat) 0 95
5. Tighten the top tether.
6. Before placing a child in the
child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To
check, grasp the child restraint
at the LATCH path and attempt
to move it side to side and
back and forth. There should
be no more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement for proper
installation.
Extended Cab with Rear Seats
Never secure a rear-facing or
forward-facing child restraint in
the left rear seating position in an
extended cab model. This seating
position is not suitable for child
restraint installation. The seat
cushion is too short to properly
.
ii support a rear-facing or
forward-facing child restraint.
A child could be seriously injured
or killed in a sudden stop or
crash.
A booster seat can be used in the
left or right rear seating position if
the base of the booster seat fits
on the seat cushion and does not
extend past the front edge. If it
does, it should be installed in the
right rear seating position using
the seat cushion extension. Only
install a booster seat in either rear
seating position if it can be
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