6
.
Try to pull the webbing out of the retractor
.
If it is locked, you should not be able to
pull out any webbing
.
If the retractor is not locked, repeat step 5
.
7
.
Finally, pull up on any excess webbing to tighten the lap portion around the child re-
straint while you push the child restraint rearward and downward into the vehicle
seat
.
8
.
If the child restraint has a top tether strap and the seating position has a top tether
anchorage, connect the tether strap to the anchorage and tighten the tether strap
.
See the section “Installing Child Restraints Using the Top Tether Anchorage” for direc-
tions to attach a tether anchor
.
9
.
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 1 inch (25
.
4 mm) in any direc-
tion
.
Any seat belt system will loosen with time, so check the belt occasionally, and pull it tight
if necessary
.
Installing Child Restraints Using The Top Tether Anchorage:
WARNING!
Do not attach a tether strap for a rear-facing car seat to any location in front of the
car seat, including the seat frame or a tether anchorage
.
Only attach the tether strap of
a rear-facing car seat to the tether anchorage that is approved for that seating position,
located behind the top of the vehicle seat
.
See the section “Lower Anchors and Tethers
for CHildren (LATCH) Restraint System” for the location of approved tether anchor-
ages in your vehicle
.
1
.
Look behind the seating position where you plan to install the child restraint to find
the tether anchorage
.
You may need to move the seat forward to provide better ac-
cess to the tether anchorage
.
If there is no top tether anchorage for that seating posi-
tion, move the child restraint to another position in the vehicle if one is available
.
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