Operation Manual

Child restraint systems
4-32 Seat and restraint systems
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5. After confirming that the belt is locked,
grab the shoulder part of the belt near the
buckle and pull up to remove any slack
from the lap part of the belt allowing the
slack to feed into the retractor. Remember,
if the lap belt portion is not tight, the child
restraint system will not be secure. It may
help to put your weight on the child
restraint system and/or push on its seat-
back while pulling up on the belt (See
illustration).
6. Remove the head restraint from the loca-
tion in which you wish to install a child
restraint system.
7. Latch the tether strap hook (A) of the
child restraint system to the tether anchor
bar (B) and tighten the tether strap so it is
securely fastened.
8. Before putting your child in the restraint,
push and pull the restraint in all directions
to be sure it is firmly secure. Do this
before each use. If the child restraint sys-
tem is not firmly secure, repeat steps 1
through 7.
9. To remove a child restraint system from
the vehicle and deactivate the ALR mode,
remove the child from the restraint.
Unlatch the buckle. Then remove the belt
from the restraint and let the belt fully
retract.
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Children who have outgrown a child restraint
system should be seated in the rear seat and
wear the seat belt. If the shoulder belt crosses
their face or neck, and/or the lap belt crosses
their stomach, a commercially available
booster seat (including a booster cushion)
must be used to raise the child so that the
shoulder belt crosses their shoulder and the
lap belt remains positioned low across their
hips. The booster seat (including a booster
cushion) should fit the vehicle seat and have a
label certifying compliance with Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards or Motor
Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Cush-
ions Safety Regulations.
If your child restraint system requires the use
of a tether strap, fasten the tether strap in
accordance with the following procedures.
NOTE
 If it is difficult to latch the tether strap hook,
turn the hook sideways.
WARNING
 Child restraint system tether anchors are
designed only to withstand loads from cor-
rectly fitted child restraint systems. Under
no circumstances are they to be used for
adult seat belts, harnesses, for attaching
other items, or equipment to the vehicle.
Children who have outgrown
child restraint systems
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