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Buckle Vehicle Belt
Secure Child in Car Seat
To properly secure your child in the
car seat, see pages 44-46.
Check your child’s fi t often and make
any needed adjustments to the car
seat as they grow.
Tighten Belt
Place your hand in the car seat.
Firmly push the car seat down and
back towards the vehicle seat back
while pulling the shoulder belt or the
free end of lap belt parallel with the
Rear-Facing
Belt Path
.
Check Belt Tightness
Hold the car seat at the
Rear-Facing
Belt Path
with your weaker hand.
Push and pull the car seat from side
to side. It should not move more than
1 in.
(2.5 cm).
If it moves more than 1 in.
(2.5 cm),
you can try:
• Pulling the belt tighter;
OR
• Reinstalling the car seat;
OR
• Changing to a different seating location;
OR
• Switching to LATCH: lower anchor belt installation if lower
anchors are available in your vehicle
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Recheck
Rear-Facing
Level Lines
Redo the installation if the car
seat is not reclined correctly for
your child.
Finished!
Check the tightness of the
install often to make sure it
has not loosened.
You may need to place a tightly
rolled towel(s) or foam pool
noodle(s) under the front of the car
seat to help get the correct recline
angles for the
Rear-Facing Level
Lines
.
Check often to make sure padding
is still in place and the belt is tight.
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