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1. 3. Remove the cover to expose the anchor.
1. 4. Route, attach, and tighten the top tetheraccording to your child restraint instructions
and the following instructions:
If the position you are
using has an adjustable
headrest or head restraint
and you are using a dual
tether, route the tether
around the headrest or
head restraint .
If the position you are
using has an adjustable
headrest or head restraint
and you are using a
single tether, raise the
headrest or head restraint
and route the tether under
the headrest or head
restraint and in between
the headrest or head
restraint posts. 2. See
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position (With Passenger Sensing System)
on page 2‑62or Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position (With Airbag Off Switch)
on page 2‑66or Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position (Heavy Duty Crew Cab
Only)
on page 2‑70for instructions on installing
the child restraint using the safety belts.
3. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure.
Crew and Extended Cab Models
1. Attach and tighten the lower attachments to thelower anchors. If the child restraint does not have
lower attachments or the desired seating position
does not have lower anchors, secure the child
restraint with the top tether and the safety belts.
Refer to your child restraint manufacturer
instructions and the instructions in this manual.
1. 1. Find the lower anchors for the desired seating position.
1. 2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
1. 3. Attach and tighten the lower attachments on the child restraint to the lower anchors.
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2. If the child restraint manufacturer recommends thatthe top tether be attached, attach and tighten the
top tether to the top tether anchor (loop), if your
vehicle has one. Refer to the child restraint
instructions and the following steps:
Example —Rear Driver's Side Position
Example —Rear Driver's Side Position
2. 1. When using a child restraint with a top tether in the rear driver side position:
A. Raise the headrest or head restraint .
B. Route the top tether (B) between theheadrest or head restraint posts, through
the loop (A), behind the inboard headrest
or head restraint post, and under the
center shoulder belt (C).
C. Attach the top tether (B) to the top tether anchor (loop) (D) at the center rear
seating position.
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2. 2. When using a child restraint with a top tetherin the rear center position:
A. Route the top tether (B) through the
center loop (D), and behind the inboard
passenger side headrest or head
restraint post.
B. Attach the top tether (B) to the top tether anchor (loop) at the rear passenger side
seating position.
2. 3. When using a child restraint with a top tether in the rear passenger position:
A. Raise the headrest or head restraint .
B. Route the top tether (B) between theheadrest or head restraint posts, through
the loop on the passenger side and
behind the inboard headrest or head
restraint post.
C. Attach the top tether (B) to the top tether anchor (loop) (D) at the center rear
seating position.
2. 4. Tighten the top tether when and as the child restraint manufacturer's instructions say.
When the top tether is tightened, the anchor
(loop) may bend. This is normal and will not
damage the vehicle.
3. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure.Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position
When securing a child restraint in a rear seating
position, study the instructions that came with the child
restraint to make sure it is compatible with this vehicle.
If the child restraint has the LATCH system, see Lower
Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)
on
page 2‑50for how and where to install the child
restraint using LATCH. If a child restraint is secured in
the vehicle using a safety belt and it uses a top tether,
see Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)
on page 2‑50for top tether anchor locations.
Do not secure a child seat in a position without a top
tether anchor if a national or local law requires that the
top tether be anchored, or if the instructions that come
with the child restraint say that the top strap must be
anchored.
In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child
restraints have a top tether, and that the tether be
attached.
If the child restraint does not have the LATCH system,
you will be using the safety belt to secure the child
restraint in this position. Be sure to follow the
instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure
the child in the child restraint when and as the
instructions say.
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