2003 GMC Sierra 1500 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 64

follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and as the instructions say. If the bag air readiness light in t k 'ment panel cluster 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. If this ever happens, have the vehicle serviced promptly. Until you have the vehicle serviced, don't let anyone whom the national government has identified as a member of a passenger air bag risk group sit in the right front passenger's position (for example, don't secure a rear-facing child restraint in your vehicle). See "Air Bag Off Switch" in the Index. 1. Your vehicle has a right front passenger's frontal air bag. if your vehicle is a regular cab or extended cab and you are using a rear-facing child restraint in this seat, make sure the air bag is off. See Air Bag Off Switch on page 1-68 and Passenger Sensing System on page 1-74. If your child restraint is forward-facing, move the seat as far back as it will go before securing a forward-facing child restraint. See Manual Seats on page 1-3 or Power Seats on page 1-4. In addition to the AIR BAG OFF switch, your vehicle may have the passenger sensing system. See Passenger Sensing System on page 1-74 for more on this, including important safety information. You may be using the lap-shoulder belt or latch system. See Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 1-46 or Top Strap on page 1-42 if the child restraint has one. Be sure to When the passenger sensing system or the AIR BAG OFF switch has turned off the right front passenger's frontal air bag, the off indicator in the passenger air bag status indicator should light and stay lit when you turn the ignition to RUN or START. See Passenger Air Bag Status Indicator on page 3-36. 2. Put the restraint on the seat. 3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of the vehicle's safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how. 1-57