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Essential Safety Equipment

Child-Restraint

5.  Push the child-restraint system firmly 

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.

Always route the tether strap between 

the head restraint and the seatback:

Routing the tether strap on top of 

the head restraint is dangerous. In a 

collision the tether strap could slide off 

the head restraint and loosen the child-

restraint system. The child-restraint 

system could move which may result in 

death or injury to the child.

Anchor bracket

Tether strap

(4-Door)

Anchor bracket

Tether strap

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