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Make sure that the red release button is fac-
ing away from the child restraint so that it
can be unbuckled quickly.
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Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt
is properly t ight and fastened so that the
seat cannot move forward or sideways more
than one inch (2 .5 cm) .
A WARNING
Using the wrong child restra int or an im-
properly insta lled child rest raint can cause
ser ious personal injury or death in a crash.
- Always make sure that the safety belt re-
tractor is locked when installing a ch ild
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt re-
tractor cannot ho ld the child safety seat
in place du ring normal driving or in a
crash.
- Always buck le the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not sitting in it.
A loose child safety seat can fly around
dur ing a sudden stop or in a crash.
- Always make sure the seat backrest to
wh ich the child restraint is installed is in
an upr ight position and securely latched
into place and cannot fold forwa rd. Oth-
erwise, the seatback with the child safety
seat attached to it could fly forward in
the even t of an acciden t or ot her emer-
gency situation.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child rest rained in ave-
hicle is being used¢
page 181. Spec ial
precautions apply when installing a ch ild
safety seat on the front passenger seat
¢ page 161, Child restraints on the front
seat - some important things to know.
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
The convertible locking retractor for child re-
straints will be deactivated automatically
when the belt is wound all the way back into
the retractor .
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Press the red button on the safety belt
buck le. The belt tongue will pop out of the
buck le.
Child Sa f et y 193
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Guide the safety be lt a ll the way back into
its stowed position.
Always let t he safety be lt ret ract comple t ely
int o its stowed posi t ion. The safety belt can
now be used as an ordina ry safety belt with-
out the convertible locking retracto r for child
restraints.
If t he conve rtib le locking retractor sho uld be
activated inadvertently, the safety be lt must
be unfastened and guided complete ly back in-
to its stowed posit ion to deactivate this fea-
ture. If the convert ible locking retractor is not
deact ivated, the safety belt will gradua lly be-
come tighter and uncomfortable to wear .
A WARNING
Improperly installed chi ld safety seats in-
crease the risk of serious pe rsonal injury
a nd deat h in a collision.
- Never unfasten the safety belt to deacti-
vate t he conver t ible locking retrac t or for
child res t raints while the vehicle is mov-
ing. You would not be restrained and
could be seriously inju red in an accident.
- Always rea d an d heed a ll WARNINGS
wheneve r us ing a child res t rained in ave -
hicle is being used~
page 181 . Special
preca utions apply when insta lling a child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
¢ page 161, Child restraints on the front
seat - some important things to know.
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