Toyota 1997 Avalon, Owner'S Manual

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2. To remove the child restraint system,
press the buckle-release button and
allow the belt to retract.
If your child restraint system requires
the use of a top strap, latch the hood
onto the anchor bracket and tighten
the top strap.
See the following instructions to install the
anchor bracket.
a. Using the illustration as a guide, run
your fingers across the trim of the filler
panel itself to locate the position of the
holes underneath.
b.
Make a hole in the covering directly
above the hole in the filler panel.
c.
Insert a 15 mm (0.6 in.) spacer and
tighten down the anchor bracket for your
child restraint system with a bolt. Torque
the bolt to 16.5–24.7 N
⋅
m (1.68–2.52 kgf-
⋅
m, 12.2–18.2 ft
⋅
lbf).
—Top strap anchors and
locations