GMC Terrain 2025 - Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash; Securing Child Restraints (with the Seat Belt in the Rear Seat)

GMC Terrain/Terrain Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-18552429) - 2025
70 Seats and Restraints
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the position you are using has
an adjustable headrest or head
restraint, adjust it accordingly to
allow proper fitment. If you are using
asingle tether, route the tether
in between the headrest or head
restraint posts.
3. Before placing achild in the child restraint,
make sure it is securely held in place. To
check, firmly grip 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.
Replacing LATCH System Parts
After aCrash
{ Warning
A
crash can damage the LATCH system
in
the vehicle. Adamaged LATCH system
may not properly secure the child restraint,
resulting in serious injury or even death
in acrash. To help make sure the LATCH
system is working properly after acrash,
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Warning (Continued)
see your dealer to have the system
inspected and any necessary replacements
made as soon as possible.
If the vehicle has the LATCH system and it was
be
ing used during acrash, new LATCH system
parts may be needed.
New parts and repairs may be necessary even
if the LATCH system was not being used at the
time of the crash.
Securing Child Restraints (With
the Seat Belt in the Rear Seat)
When securing achild restraint with the
seat belts in arear seat position, study the
instructions that came with the child restraint
to make sure it is compatible with this vehicle.
If the child restraint has the LATCH system, see
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) 364 for how and where to install the
child restraint using LATCH. If achild restraint
is secured in the vehicle using aseat belt and
it uses atop tether, see Lo
wer Anchors and
Tethers for Children (LATCH System) 364 for
top tether anchor locations.
Do not secure achild seat in aposition without
atop tether anchor if anational or local law
requires that the top tether be anchored, or
if the instructions that come with the child
restraint say that the top strap must be
anchored. Refer to the instructions that came
with the child restraint and see Lower Anchors
and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) 364.
In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing
child restraints have atop tether, and that the
tether be attached.
If the child restraint or vehicle seat position
does not have the LATCH system, you will be
using the seat belt to secure the child restraint.
Be sure to follow the instructions that came
with the child restraint.
If more than one child restraint needs to be
installed in the rear seat, be sure to read Where
to Put the Restraint 363.
1. Put the child restraint on the seat.
2. Pick up the latch plate and run the lap
and shoulder portions of the vehicle seat
belt through, or around, the child restraint.
Ensure the seat belt webbing is routed as