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Switchable Retractor
(most vehicles have this type)
Automatic Locking Retractor
Emergency Locking Retractor
This retractor can be switched to a locking mode.
You
MUST
have the retractor in the locking mode to use the
seat belt with this child restraint.
Switching to locking mode:
Slowly pull the shoulder belt all
the way out, then let it go back in an inch or two.
As it goes back in, you will most likely hear a ratcheting sound.
Gently pull the belt to see if it has locked. You will not be able to
pull any more belt out if the lock has engaged.
This retractor always locks.
It will automatically lock after slowly pulling the seat belt out at
least halfway and letting the belt go back into the retractor an
inch or two.
If the retractor does not lock, it is most likely an Emergency Lock-
ing Retractor. These retractors only lock during a sudden stop or
collision.
You will need to determine if your seat belt’s latch plate can lock
the belt. See Step 4, “Check the Latch Plates,” on next page.
Types of Retractors
See Step 4, “Check the
Latch Plates,” on next
page.
Locking Latch Plate
Emergency Locking
Retractor with a
Sliding Latch Plate
4.
Check the Latch Plates
Latch plates are the part of
the seat belt that goes into the
buckle.
Hold the lap belt with one hand
and with your other hand grasp the
tongue of the latch plate (the part
that goes inside the buckle). Pull
the latch plate straight out in line
with the lap belt.
If the latch plate does not slide up
and down the vehicle belt, it is a
locking latch plate
.
If the latch plate slides up and
down the vehicle belt, it is a
sliding
latch plate
.
Sliding latch plates easily slip
between the lap and shoulder por-
tions of the belt.
If you have an Emergency Lock-
ing Retractor with a Sliding Latch
Plate, you
MUST
use a locking clip
to install the child restraint. See
pages 50-52.
Emergency Locking Retractor Lap Only Belt
Infl atable Seat Belts
Never Use With This Child Restraint
