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Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner Manual - 2012
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Seats and Restraints
6. To tighten the belt, push down
on the child restraint, pull the
shoulder portion of the belt to
tighten the lap portion of the belt,
and feed the shoulder belt back
into the retractor. When installing
a forward-facing child restraint, it
may be helpful to use your knee
to push down on the child
restraint as you tighten the belt.
Try to pull the belt out of the
retractor to make sure the
retractor is locked. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat
Steps 5 and 6.
7. Before placing a child in the
child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To check,
grasp the child restraint at the
safety belt path and attempt to
move it side
‐
to
‐
side and
back
‐
and
‐
forth. When the child
restraint is properly installed,
there should be no more than
2.5 cm (1 in) of movement.
If the vehicle is equipped with the
passenger sensing system, and
when the passenger sensing system
has turned off the right front
passenger frontal airbag, the off
indicator in the passenger airbag
status indicator should light and stay
lit when you start the vehicle. See
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
on page 5
‑
14
.
If a child restraint has been installed
and the on indicator is lit, see
“
If the
On Indicator is Lit for a Child
Restraint
”
under
Passenger Sensing
System on page 3
‑
26
for more
information.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and
let it return to the stowed position.
