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Seats and Restraints
4. If the child restraint manufacturer
recommends that the top tether
be attached, adjust the top
tether to its full length and attach
the top tether hook to the
anchor. Refer to the child
restraint instructions and the
following:
Route the top tether (1) through
the loop (2) at the top of the
seatback directly behind the
child restraint and attach the top
tether hook to the top tether loop
at the top of the seatback for the
opposite rear seating
position (3).
5. Attach and tighten the lower
attachments to the lower
anchors. If the child restraint
does not have lower
attachments, secure the child
restraint with the safety belts
and the top tether (if
appropriate). See Securing Child
Restraints (Rear Seat) on
page 3-53 or Securing Child
Restraints (Front Passenger
Seat) on page 3-59.
6. Tighten the top tether. The child
restraint instructions will show
you how.
7. Before placing a child in the
child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To check,
grasp the child restraint at the
LATCH path and attempt to
move it side to side and back
and forth. There should be no
more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement for proper installation.
8. Always reinstall the headrest
before the seating position is
used by another occupant. See
Head Restraint/Headrest
Removal and Reinstallation at
the end of this section.
Extended Cab without Rear
Seats
Warning
A child in a rear-facing child
restraint can be seriously injured
or killed if the right front
passenger airbag inflates. This is
because the back of the
rear-facing child restraint would
be very close to the inflating
airbag. A child in a forward-facing
child restraint can be seriously
injured or killed if the right front
passenger airbag inflates and the
passenger seat is in a forward
position.
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