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Installing Child Safety Seats in the Front Passenger
Seat and Outer Rear Seating Positions
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Your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking mode retractor on
the shoulder belt portion of the combination lap/shoulder safety
belt for the right front seat passenger and rear outer passengers.
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If you choose to install a child safety seat in the front seating
position, move vehicle seat as far back as possible.
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[SS15700(ALL)12/95]1.
Position the child seat in center of passenger seat.
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[SS15800(ALL)02/96]2.
Pull down on shoulder belt, then grasp shoulder belt and lap
belt together. See Figure 1.
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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
the belt webbing is not twisted, and insert the tongue into
the buckle. See Figure 3.
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Grasp the shoulder portion of the belt and pull downward
until all of the belt is extracted from the reel and a click is
heard. At this time the retractor is in the automatic locking
mode (child restraint mode). See Figure 4.
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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. See Figures 5 and 6.
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[SS16800(ALL)02/96]6.
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. See Figure 7.
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