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If your vehicle has the child restraint locking
feature on the shoulder belt retractor, pull the rest
of the shoulder belt all the way out of the
retractor to set the lock.

To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back
into the retractor while you push down on the
child restraint. If you’re using a forward

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facing

child restraint, you may find it helpful to use your
knee to push down on the child restraint as you
tighten the belt.

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If your vehicle doesn’t have the child restraint
locking feature on the shoulder belt retractor,
tighten the belt by pulling up on the shoulder belt
while you push down on the child restraint. If
you’re using a forward

-

facing child restraint you

may find it helpful to use your knee to push down
on the child restraint as you tighten the belt.

6. Push and pull the child restraint in different

directions to be sure it is secure.

To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger.