4. Tighten the tether strap as instructed by the child seat manufacturer.
5. Make sure the child seat is firmly secured by rocking it forward and
back and side to side; little movement should be felt.
6. Make sure any unused seat belt that a child can reach is buckled, the
lockable retractor is activated, and the belt is fully retracted and
locked.
Never attach two child seats to the same anchor. In a collision, one
anchor may not be strong enough to hold two child seats attachments
and may break, causing serious injury or death.
Do not use the lower inner anchors of the outer rear seats to secure a
LATCH-compatible child seat to the rear center seat, unless the
manufacturer's instructions for that system permit the use of inner
anchors with the stated spacing.
n Installing a Child Seat with a Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt
A child seat can be installed with a lap/shoulder belt in any rear seat or, if
absolutely necessary, the front passenger seat.
1. Place the child seat on the vehicle
seat.
2. Route the seat belt through the
child seat according to the seat
manufacturer’s instructions, and
insert the latch plate into the
buckle. Insert the latch plate fully
until it clicks.
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3. Slowly pull the shoulder part of the
belt all the way out until it stops.
This activates the lockable
retractor.
4. Let the seat belt completely wind
up into the retractor, then try to
pull it out to make sure the
retractor is locked. If you are able
to pull the shoulder belt out, the
lockable retractor is not activated.
Pull the seat belt all the way out,
and repeat steps 3 – 4.
5. Grab the shoulder part of the seat
belt near the buckle, and pull up to
remove any slack from the lap part
of the belt. When doing this, place
your weight on the child seat and
push it into the vehicle seat.
6. Make sure the child seat is firmly
secured by rocking it forward and
back and side to side; less than one
inch of movement should occur
near the seat belt.
7. Make sure any unused seat belt
that a child can reach is buckled,
the lockable retractor is activated,
and the belt is fully retracted and
locked.
To deactivate a lockable retractor, release the buckle and allow the seat
belt to wind up all the way.
n Adding Security with a Tether
A tether anchorage point is provided behind each rear seating position. If
you have a child restraint system that comes with a tether but can be
installed with a seat belt, the tether may be used for additional security.
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