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Seat Belt Warnings (cont.)
Locking
Clip
installed
properly
13 mm
(0.5 in.)
LOCKING CLIP USE:
WARNING!
DEATH or SERIOUS
INJURY can occur.
DO NOT
use with lap/shoulder belts with
two retractors. If the vehicle seat belts
are not routed and fastened correctly, the
child restraint may not protect the child in
a crash.
•
DO NOT
use with inflatable seat belts.
• If the vehicle seat belts are not routed and
fastened correctly, the child restraint may not protect the
child in a crash.
• Check your vehicle owner’s manual to determine how to
lock your seat belt for child restraint installation. The seat
belt must be locked to properly secure the child restraint.
•
DO NOT
allow the vehicle seat belt release button to
touch the child restraint. Accidental contact may cause
the seat belt to release. If necessary, turn the seat belt
release button away from the child restraint or move the
child restraint to a different location.
• Failure to adjust the harness or vehicle seat belts snugly
around the child may result in the child striking the
vehicle’s interior during a sudden stop or crash. Serious
injury or death may occur.
• This child restraint must be securely belted to the
vehicle,
even when they are unoccupied
, since in
a crash an unsecured child restraint system may injure
other occupants.
If your vehicle was built
prior to model
year 1996,
and has a lap/shoulder belt
that is equipped with an emergency locking
retractor (ELR) AND sliding latch plate, you
MUST
use a Locking Clip. Check your
vehicle owner’s manual to identify which
vehicle belt system is in your vehicle. If
your vehicle is
model year 1996 or
newer,
it likely has a vehicle belt system that can be
locked when tightened, and will not require use of a
Locking Clip.
Consult your vehicle owner’s manual before installing a
locking clip.
If your vehicle requires a Locking Clip, please call ParentLink
at 1-800-233-5921 (U.S.) or 1-937-773-3971 (Canada), or
01-800-706-12-00 (Mexico). to obtain a Locking Clip and
instructions on how to install and use it. Remove Locking
Clip from vehicle seat belt when not used with a child
restraint, or the vehicle seat belt will not properly restrain
an adult or child. Serious injury could occur.
If you have any of these types of vehicle belt systems
listed, these are SAFE to use to install your child restraint
in the vehicle. Review vehicle owner’s manual for
specific instructions on child restraint installation.
LATCH
can be used IN PLACE OF these vehicle belt
types. Refer to the Rear-facing and Forward-facing
weight limits on
LATCH
use on pages
29
and
40
. Refer
to your vehicle owner’s manual for
LATCH
locations.
Lap Belt with Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)
The automatic locking retractor
does not allow the lap belt to get
longer once it is buckled. The
vehicle belt is tightened by feeding
seat belt webbing into retractor.
Lap Belt with Locking Latch Plate
Once buckled, the vehicle belt is
tightened by pulling on the free end
of the strap until the belt is tight.
Free end
Lap/Shoulder Belt with Locking Latch Plate
Lap/Shoulder Belt with Sliding Latch Plate
with Locking Retractor
The latch plate slides freely along the
lap/shoulder belt. Vehicle belts with
sliding latch plates are typically locked
at the shoulder belt retractor by
buckling the belt and pulling all of the
webbing out slowly to switch the retractor.
Check vehicle owner’s manual for specific instructions.
The vehicle belt is tightened after switching the
retractor by pulling up on shoulder belt and feeding the
webbing into the retractor.
The lap portion of this belt does not
loosen once the belt is buckled.
The vehicle belt is tightened by
pulling up hard on shoulder belt and
feeding the extra webbing into the
retractor.
WARNING!
DEATH or SERIOUS
INJURY can occur.
Seat Belt Warnings (cont.)
Important