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3. Tighten the tether strap to remove any
slack.
4. Before placing the child in the child re-
straint, use force to tilt the child restraint
from side to side, and tug it forward to
make sure it is securely held in place.
5. Check to make sure the child restraint is
properly secured prior to each use. If not
secure, repeat steps two through four.INSTALLATION ON THREE-
PASSENGER BENCH SEAT IN
SECOND ROW
WARNING
A third seat occupant should never sit
at a seating location where the lap/
shoulder belt is being used to attach
the child seat. Occupants should sit at
locations where seat belts can be used.
Remember to always wear your seat
belt.
A child restraint with a top tether strap may
be placed at the outboard positions on the
three-passenger bench seat when the bench
seat is in the second row location. Once the
child restraint is properly secured to the seat
(see ``Front facing installation at second and
third row outboard positions'' earlier in this
section), follow the directions to attach the
tether strap to the third row lap/shoulder belt
tongue (located on the same side of the
vehicle as the child restraint).
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Tethering to lap/shoulder belt tongue
To attach a tether strap to a third row
lap/shoulder belt:
1. Route the tether strap under the head
restraint and between the head restraint
supports.
2. Hook the tether strap into the large hole
on the tongue of the third row lap/
shoulder belt (located near the upper and
lower rear corners of the vehicle).
3. Adjust the tether strap until the hook is
about one foot behind the seatback.4. Pull on the third row shoulder belt until all
of the belt is fully extended. At this time,
the belt retractor is in the automatic lock-
ing mode (child restraint mode).
5. Allow the belt to retract. Tighten the
tether strap to remove any slack.
6. Before placing the child in the child re-
straint, use force to tilt the child restraint
from side to side, and tug it forward to
make sure it is securely held in place.
7.
Check that the retractor is in the automatic
locking mode by trying to pull more belt
out of the retractor. If you cannot pull anymore belt webbing out of the retractor, the
belt is in the automatic locking mode.
8. Check to make sure the child restraint is
properly secured prior to each use. If the
belt is not locking, repeat steps 4 through
7.
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INSTALLATION ON THREE-
PASSENGER BENCH SEAT IN
THIRD ROW
A child restraint with a top tether strap may
be placed on the three-passenger bench
seat when the bench seat is in the third row
location. Once the child restraint is properly
secured to the seat (see ``Front facing in-
stallation at second and third row outboard
positions'' or ``Front facing installation at
three-passenger bench seat center posi-
tion'' earlier in this section), follow the direc-
tions to attach the tether strap to one of the
anchor point locations.
Tethering to floor
When installing a child restraint on the
three-passenger bench seat in the third row
position, first install the floor anchor bracket
(available at an authorized NISSAN dealer)
to the provided anchor point.
Bracket part #88894-89900
To gain access to an anchor point, cut along
the perforated floor carpeting of the cargo
area.
Installing the anchor bracket requires re-
moving the bolt already installed at the
anchor point and using a metric bolt of the
dimensions listed below:
Bolt diameter: 8.0 mm
Bolt length: at least 1.18 in (30 mm)
Thread pitch: 1.25 mm
WARNING
cBolts should be installed at all times
to prevent the possibility of exhaust
fumes entering the passenger com-
partment through the holes.cChild restraint anchor points are de-
signed to withstand only those loads
imposed by correctly fitted child re-
straints. Under no circumstances
are they to be used for adult seat
belts or harnesses.
cThe parcel shelf (if so equipped)
must be removed from the vehicle if
installing a child restraint on the
three-passenger bench seat that re-
quires the use of a top tether strap
that is anchored to the vehicle floor.
Failure to remove the parcel shelf
can increase the severity of injury to
the child in an accident.
Latch the tether strap hook onto the appro-
priate anchor bracket. The tether strap
should be secured to the floor anchor
bracket which provides the straightest in-
stallation.
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Installation on front passenger seat
WARNING
c
Never install a rear-facing child re-
straint in the front passenger seat.
Supplemental air bags inflate with
great force. A rear-facing child re-
straint could be struck by the supple-
mental air bag in a crash and could
seriously injure or kill your child.
cNISSAN recommends that child re-
straints be installed in the rear seat.
However, if you install a forward-facing child restraint in the front pas-
senger seat, move the passenger
seat to the rearmost position.
cA child restraint with a top strap
should not be used in the front pas-
senger seat.
cThe three-point belt in your vehicle
is equipped with an automatic lock-
ing mode retractor which must be
used when installing a child re-
straint.cFailure to use the retractor's locking
mode will result in the child restraint
not being properly secured. The seat
could tip over or otherwise be unse-
cured and cause injury to the child in
a sudden stop or collision.
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4.Allow the belt to retract. Pull up on the belt
to remove any slack in the belt.5. Before placing the child in the child re-
straint, use force to tilt the child restraint
from side to side, and tug it forward to
make sure it is securely held in place.
6.
Check that the retractor is in the automatic
locking mode by trying to pull more belt
out of the retractor. If you cannot pull any
more belt webbing out of the retractor, the
belt is in the automatic locking mode.
7. Check to make sure the child restraint is
properly secured prior to each use. If the
lap belt is not locked, repeat steps 3
through 6.
After the child restraint is removed and the
seat belt is fully retracted, the automatic
locking mode (child restraint mode) is can-
celed.
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Using the Integrated Child Safety
Seats
WARNING:
cNever use the vehicle seat belts to
restrain a child in an integrated childsafety seat. Use only the shoulder-
harness and belt buckle which is
part of the integrated child safety
seat. Never use the integrated child
safety seat as a booster cushion
with the vehicle seat belts.cBefore placing the child in the inte-
grated child safety seat, confirm that
the bench seatback is securely
locked and the seatback release le-
ver is in full down position.
cAlways make sure the integrated
child safety seat belts are properly
positioned on your child. The child
should sit straight up and back
against the bench seat. The shoulder
harnesses should be centered over
the shoulders and fastened with the
chest clip. The belt buckle should be
between the legs and latched to the
shoulder belt tongue. Snugly adjust
the belts around your child. Failure
to properly position the child can
increase the risk or severity of injury
to the child in an accident.
CAUTION
Remember that the interior of a closed
vehicle can become very hot when left
in direct sunlight. Check the seating
surface and buckles before placing
your child in the integrated child safety
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Securing the child
Before using the integrated child safety
seats, carefully read the shoulder har-
ness, seatback release, and integrated
child safety seat cushion labels.
The following steps apply to both the left
and right integrated child safety seats.
1. Be sure your child meets all of the re-
quired age, weight and height require-
ments for the safe use of the integrated
child safety seat.
2. Be sure the second row bench seat is
securely latched to the floor of the ve-
hicle. Refer to ``Flexible seating'' in this
chapter for proper seat installation proce-
dures.
3. Be sure the second row bench seatback
is locked by grasping it and trying to rock
it back and forth. Also, check that the
seatback release lever is in the full down
position.
4. Pull the cushion release strap and lower
the intregrated child safety seat cushion
completely.NOTE: The head restraints on the pas-
senger bench seat equipped with the
integrated child safety seats, are not
adjustable or removable.
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7.Place the left shoulder harness over the
child's left shoulder. Insert the left shoulder
harness tongue into the left side of the belt
buckle. Confirm that the left shoulder har-
ness tongue indicator is green. The shoul-
der harness tongues only fit into the proper
sides of the belt buckle.
8.Place the right shoulder harness over the
child's right shoulder. Insert the right shoul-
der harness tongue into the right side of the
belt buckle. Confirm that the right shoulder
harness tongue indicator is green. The
shoulder harness tongues only fit into the
proper sides of the belt buckle.
9. Fasten the two halves of the chest clip
and confirm that the chest clip indicator is
green. Adjust the chest clip (slightly lower
than the child's shoulders) so it comfort-
ably holds the shoulder harness in positi-
ton on the child's shoulders.
WARNING
cShoulder harness tongues and chest
clips are equipped with visual indica-
tors to confirm proper and secure
latching. For the safety of the child
and occupants of the vehicle, all indi-cators must show green before oper-
ating the vehicle.
cIf the shoulder harness is unfas-
tened or not fastened properly, the
child could be seriously injured.
10. Grasp the right shoulder harness above
the chest clip and pull until the harness
fully extends and a click is heard. At this
time, the harness retractor is in the
automatic locking mode (child restraint
mode). With the child sitting properly
(straight up and back) in the integrated
child safety seat, allow the right shoul-
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