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3. While holding the shoulder and lap belt
portions together, route the tongue through
the child seat according to the child seat
manufacturer's instructions. See Figure 2. Be
sure that the belt webbing is not twisted.
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Routing the lap/shoulder belt
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4. Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for that
seating position until you hear and feel the
latch engage. Figure 3. Make sure tongue is
latched securely to buckle by pulling on
tongue.
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Buckling the belt
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5. Grasp the shoulder portion of the belt and
pull downward until all of the belt is
extracted and a click is heard. At this time,
the retractor is in the automatic locking
mode (child seat restraint mode). Figure 4.
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NOTE: The dual-locking mode retractor must
be in the automatic locking mode to
properly restrain a child.
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Setting the retractor to automatic locking mode
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6. Allow the belt to retract. Pull up on the
shoulder webbing. A clicking sound will be
heard as the belt retracts. This indicates the
retractor is in the automatic locking mode.
Push down on the child seat while you pull
up on the belt to remove any slack in the
belt. Figures 5 and 6.
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7. Before placing the child in the child seat,
forcibly tilt the seat from side to side, and
tug it forward to make sure that the seat is
securely held in place, Figure 7.
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Checking that the seat is secure
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8. Double check that the retractor is in the
automatic locking mode. Try to pull more
belt out of the retractor. If you cannot, the
belt is in the automatic locking mode,
Figure 8.
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Checking the retractor
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9. Check to make sure that the child seat is
properly secured prior to each use. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat steps 4
through 7.
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Installing Child Safety Seats in the Rear
Outboard Seating Positions
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Your rear outboard seating positions are
equipped with a cinch tongue on the safety
belts. Use the following procedure for installing
a child safety seat in these locations.
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1. Grasp the belt webbing below the tongue
and pull as much of the belt out of the
retractor as possible. Hold the belt out. See
Figure 1.
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NOTE: The belt webbing below the tongue is
the lap belt portion of the combination
lap/shoulder belt, and the belt webbing
above the tongue is the shoulder belt
portion of the combination
lap/shoulder belt.
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2. With your other hand, grasp the tip (metal
portion) of the tongue (not the cover) and
slide the tongue up the webbing as far as it
will go. See Figure 1. Release the tongue, but
do not let go of the lap portion of the belt
webbing.
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3. While still holding the belt webbing below
the tongue in one hand, use your other hand
to grasp the tip (metal portion) of the tongue
and belt webbing together, and again pull
out as much of the belt as possible. Then, let
go of the lap portion of the belt webbing.
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4. While holding the shoulder and lap belt
portions together, route the tongue and
webbing through the child seat according to
the child seat manufacturer's instructions.
See Figure 2. Be sure that the belt webbing
is not twisted.
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