GMC 2003 Sierra - Manual (Page 49)

ff your vehicto has the passenger sensing system
and/ür Ihe AIR BAG OFF switch and you need 1o secure
a rear-feeing child restraint in the right troni f>assengef's
seal. Ihe passenger's frontal air hag must bs o(i.
See Passenger Sensing System on psge 1-74, Securing
a Chrfd Restreinl in the Right Front Seat Posiiion an
psgs 1-54, and fiir Bag Off Switch on page 1-68
for more or) this irtcludmg rmpcrtanl safety information.
Wherever you install i1, he sure to secure (he child
restrainl properly.
Keop in mind that an unsecured child reslrainl can moire
around in a collision or sudden atop and injure people in
the vehicle. Be sura to properly secure any chiid restrain!
in your vehicle - evert when no child Is in iL
Top Strap
Some child restrainls have a lop strap or 'top tothied. It
can hefp restrain fhe chitd reslraint during a coHision.
For it to wofSi, a top strap much he property anchnred lo
the vehicle. Some top strap-equipped child restraints
are ¡íesigned for use with or without ihe lop strap being
anchored- Others require (he top strap always to be
anchored. Be sure to read and foUow the Inslructions for
your child restrainl. If yours requires that the top strap
be anchored, don't use (he restraint unless It is anchored
properly.
If the child restrainl does not have a top slrap^ one can
he obtained, in kit form, Iqr many child nestraints.
Ask the child restraint manutaclurer whether or not a kil
Is available.
in Canada, the law requires that lorward-facing child
restraints have a lop strap, and lhat the strap be
anchored^ In the United States, some chald restraints
also have a top strap. II your child resirainl has a
lop strap, it should be anchored
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