Child Restraints - Alfa Romeo 4C Spider 2015 User Manual

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D

CHILD RESTRAINTS

Children 12 years or younger should ride properly buckled up in a rear seat, if available. According to
crash statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seats rather than in the front.
Every state in the United States and all Canadian provinces require that small children ride in
proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be prosecuted for ignoring it.
NOTE:
• For additional information, refer to www.seatcheck.org or call 1–866–SEATCHECK.
• Canadian residents should refer to Transport Canada's website for additional information:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/safedrivers-childsafety-index-53.htm
Installing The Child Restraints Using The Vehicle Seat Belts
• The front passenger seating position is equipped with a Switchable Automatic Locking Retractor
(ALR) that is designed to keep the lap portion of the seat belt tight around the child restraint.Any
seat belt system will loosen with time, so check the belt occasionally, and pull it tight if
necessary.
• There is a tether strap anchor located on the front passenger seatback, near the floor.Always use
the tether anchor when using the seat belt to install a forward facing child restraint, up to the
recommended weight limit of the child restraint.
Tether Weight Limit
Always use the tether anchor when using the seat belt to install a forward facing child restraint, up
to the recommended weight limit of the child restraint.
Installing The Top Tether Strap With The Vehicle Seat Belt:
When installing a forward-facing child restraint, always secure the top tether strap, up to the tether
anchor weight limit, when the child restraint is installed with the vehicle seat belt.
Tether Anchorage Installation
1. Look behind the seating position where you plan to install the child restraint to find the tether
anchorage. You may need to move the seat forward to provide better access to the tether
anchorage. If there is no top tether anchorage for that seating position, move the child restraint
to another position in the vehicle if one is available.
2. Route the tether strap around the outboard side of the head restraint to the tether anchorages.
3. Attach the tether strap hook of the child restraint to the top tether anchorage as shown in the
diagram.
4. Remove slack in the tether strap according to the child restraint manufacturer's instructions.
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