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RSS GMC Canyon's jump seats innovate to keep kids safe [w/video]


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2015-GMC-Canyon-ExtCab-Child-Seat-ExtensWe dig simple solutions to problems. There's something highly gratifying about making a minute change to fix something, rather than tearing up the playbook. That's what GMC has done with the new Canyon midsize pickup.

When putting a car seat in, car seat manufacturers require that at least 80 percent of the seat's base fit on the bottom cushion. That's a big problem in extended-cab pickups like the Canyon, which feature jump seats with shorter bottom cushions, in place of the larger, more traditionally designed bench.

The Canyon gets around this with extendable jump seats - simply pop out the headrest and slot it into the bottom seat cushion, and the truck can now easily accommodate a child's seat.

"It's an elegant solution that makes efficient use of the limited space in the rear seat in this type of vehicle, by allowing us to adapt the seat cushion length for child restraint installation," Eduardo Bugelli, the Canyon's safety performance team lead, said in statement. "The additional seat cushion length provides more support to the child restraint, which helps to reduce the rotation and the risk of injury in a crash."

All in all, it's a pretty darn clever idea to a problem we imagine as being fairly common in the world of pickup trucks. To see the system in action, scroll down and have a look at the video.

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GMC Canyon's jump seats innovate to keep kids safe [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 03 May 2014 17:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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