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Essential Safety Equipment

Child Restraint

   4.   To get the retractor into the automatic 

locking mode, pull the shoulder belt 
portion of the seat belt until the entire 
length of the belt is out of the retractor.

   5.   Push  the  child-restraint  system  fi rmly 

into the vehicle seat. Be sure the 
belt retracts as snugly as possible. A 
clicking noise from the retractor will be 
heard during retraction if the system is 
in the automatic locking mode. If the 
belt does not lock the seat down tight, 
repeat this step.

   NOTE

  Inspect this function before each use of 
the child-restraint system. You should 
not be able to pull the shoulder belt out 
of the retractor while the system is in the 
automatic locking mode. When you remove 
the child-restraint system, be sure the 
belt fully retracts to return the system to 
emergency locking mode before occupants 
use the seat belts.

   6.   If  your  child-restraint  system  requires 

the use of a tether strap, refer to the 
manufacturer's instructions to hook and 
tighten the tether strap.

WARNING

    Use the tether and tether anchor only 
for a child-restraint system:

  Using the tether or tether anchor to 
secure anything but a child-restraint 
system is dangerous. This could 
weaken or damage the tether or tether 
anchor and result in injury.