WARNING!
• UseanchoragesBandCtoinstalla
ISOFIX child
restraint in the center seat-
ing position (2). Do not install a ISOFIX child
restraint using anchorages C and D.This is not an
ISOFIX position in your vehicle.
• A child restraint installed in the center position
(2) will block the seat belt buckle for the empty
right outboard seating position (1). Do not use
this seat for another occupant .
• Never use the same lower anchorage to attach
more than one child restraint .
• If you are installing three child restraints next
to each other, you must use the seat belt and the
center tether anchor for the center position.You
can then use either the ISOFIX anchors or the
vehicle’s seat belt for installing the child seats in
the outboard positions. Please refer to “Installing
the ISOFIX Child Restraint System” for typical
installation instructions.
Always follow the directions of the child restraint
manufacturer when installing your child restraint. Not
all child restraint systems will be installed as described
here. To Install An ISOFIX Child Restraint:
1. If the selected seating position has a Switchable
Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) seat belt, stow
the seat belt, following the instructions below. See
the section “Installing Child Restraints Using the
Vehicle Seat Belt” to check what type of seat belt
each seating position has.
2. Loosen the adjusters on the lower connectors and on the tether strap of the child seat so that you can
more easily attach the connectors to the vehicle
anchorages.
3. Place the child seat between the lower anchorages for that seating position. For some second row
seats, you may need to recline the seat and / or raise
the head restraint 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
car seat.
4. Attach the connectors of the child restraint to the lower anchorages in the selected seating position.
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5. If the child restraint has a tether strap, connect it tothe top tether anchorage. See the section “Installing
Child Restraints Using the Top Tether Anchorage”
for directions to attach a tether anchor.
6. Tighten all of the straps as you push the child restraint rearward and downward into the seat.
Remove slack in the straps according to the child
restraint manufacturer’s instructions.
7. Test 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 25 mm in any
direction.
How To Stow An Unused ALR Seatbelt
When using the ISOFIX attaching system to install a
child restraint, stow all ALR seat belts that are not
being used by other occupants or being used to secure
child restraints. An unused belt could injure a child if
they play with it and accidentally lock the seatbelt
retractor. Before installing a child restraint using the
ISOFIX 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, in-
stead 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 seatbelt. 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 re-
st r
aint to the ISOFIX anchorages can
lead to failure of an infant or child restraint .The
child could be badly injured or killed. Follow the
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.
Installing Child Restraints Using The Vehicle
Seat Belt
The seat belts in the passenger seating positions are
equipped with either a Switchable Automatic Locking
Retractor (ALR) or a cinching latch plate or both. Both
types of seat belts are designed to keep the lap portion
of the seat belt tight around the child restraint so that
it is not necessary to use a locking clip. The ALR
retractor can be “switched” into a locked mode by
pulling all of the webbing out of the retractor and then
letting the webbing retract back into the retractor. If it
is locked, the ALR will make a clicking noise while the
webbing is pulled back into the retractor. For additional
information on ALR, refer to the “Automatic Locking
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