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7. Pull the lap belt portion across

the child seat toward the buckle

and pull up on the shoulder belt

while pushing down with your

knee on the child seat.

8. Allow the safety belt to retract

to remove any slack in the belt.

9. Before placing the child in the

seat, forcibly tilt the seat

forward and back to make sure

the seat is securely held in

place. To check this, grab the

seat at the belt path and

attempt to move it side to side

and forward and back. There

should be no more than one

inch of movement for proper installation.

10. Try to pull the belt out of the retractor to make sure the retractor is

in the automatic locking mode (you should not be able to pull more

belt out). If the retractor is not locked, unbuckle the belt and repeat

steps two through nine.

11. See

Attaching child safety seats with tether straps

in this chapter.

Check to make sure the child seat is properly secured before each use.

Attaching child safety seats with tether straps

Most new forward-facing child safety seats include a tether strap which

goes over the back of the seat and hooks to an anchoring point. Tether

straps are available as an accessory for many older safety seats. Contact

the manufacturer of your child seat for information about ordering a

tether strap.
The rear seating positions of your vehicle are equipped with built-in

tether strap anchors located behind the seats as described below.
The tether anchors in your vehicle are located on the roof panel in the

cargo area.

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  • 7. Pull the lap belt portion across the child seat toward the buckle and pull up on the shoulder belt while pushing down with your knee on the child seat.
  • 8. Allow the safety belt to retract to remove any slack in the belt.
  • 9. Before placing the child in the seat, forcibly tilt the seat forward and back to make sure the seat is securely held in place.
  • 11. See Attaching child safety seats with tether straps in this chapter.