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To Install A LATCH-Compatible Child
Restraint
If the selected seating position has a Switch-
able Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) seat
belt, sto
w the seat belt, following the instruc-
tions below. See the section “Installing Child
R
estraint
s Using the Vehicle Seat Belt” to
check what type of seat belt each seating
position has.
1. Loosen the adjusters on the lower straps
and on t
he tether strap of the child seat
so that you can more easily attach the
hooks or connectors to the vehicle
anchorages.
2. Place the child seat between the lower
anchorag
es for that seating position. For
some second row seats, you may need to
recline the seat and / or raise the head
restraint (if adjustable) to get a better fit.
If the rear seat can be moved forward and
rearward in the vehicle, you may wish to
move it to its rear-most position to make
room for the child seat. You may also
move the front seat forward to allow more
room for the child seat.
3. Attach the lower hooks or connectors of
the chil
d restraint to the lower anchor-
ages in the selected seating position.
4. If the child restraint has a tether strap,
connect
it to the top tether anchorage.
See the section “Installing Child
Restraints Using the Top Tether
Anchorage” for directions to attach a
tether anchor.
5. Tighten all of the straps as you push the
child re
straint rearward and downward
into the seat. Remove slack in the straps
according to the child restraint manufac
-
turer’s instructions.
6. T
est that the child restraint is installed
tightly
by pulling back and forth on the
child seat at the belt path. It should not
move more than 1
inch (25.4 mm) in any
direction
.
How To Stow An Unused Switchable-ALR
(ALR) Seat Belt:
When using the LATCH attaching system to
install a child restraint, stow all ALR seat
belts that are not being used by other occu
-
pants or being used to secure child
restraint
s. An unused belt could injure a
child if they play with it and accidentally lock
the seat belt retractor. Before installing a
child restraint using the LATCH system,
buckle the seat belt behind the child
restraint and out of the child’s reach. If the
buckled seat belt interferes with the child
restraint installation, instead of buckling it
behind the child restraint, route the seat belt
through the child restraint belt path and then
buckle it. Do not lock the seat belt. Remind
all children in the vehicle that the seat belts
are not toys and that they should not play
with them.
WARNING!
Improper installation of a child restraint
to the LATCH anchorages can lead to
failure of the restraint. The child could
be badly injured or killed. Follow the
child restraint manufacturer’s directions
exactly when installing an infant or child
restraint.
Child restraint anchorages are designed
to withstand only those loads imposed by
correctly-fitted child restraints. Under
no circumstances are they to be used for
adult seat belts, harnesses, or for
attaching other items or equipment to
the vehicle.
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