Choosing Latch Or Vehicle Belts; Knowing Your Vehicle Belts - DJG Alpha Omega Instruction Manual

Choosing LATCH or Vehicle Belts

The LATCH System
LATCH means Lower
Anchor bars
Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren. Not all vehicles
manufactured before
September 2002 were
equipped with LATCH.
The LATCH system
allows a child restraint to
be secured in the vehicle
without using the vehicle
belt system and can ONLY
be used in vehicles that
have the anchor bars
installed.
Check your vehicle owner's
manual to see which seating
positions may be equipped
with the LATCH system.
Vehicle Belts
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If LATCH is not an option,
you will use your vehicle's
belts. There are some
vehicle belts that will not
work with a child restraint
or will require special
attention. See next page
for specific instructions.

Knowing Your Vehicle Belts

Not all vehicle belts will work with this child restraint.
You must determine if your vehicles belts are
compatible with this child restraint. If you will use the
LATCH system, refer to the LATCH section.
ELR - Emergency Locking Retractor Belts
Definition: These belts only lock in a sudden stop or
crash. To see if you have this type of belt, pull on the
lap belt, let it return part way, then pull on it again. If
it moves freely, it is an ELR belt and the child restraint
could work loose during normal driving. Refer to your
vehicle owner's manual.
Some ELR belts will convert to Automatic Locking
Retractor (ALR) belts if you pull the belt all the way out.
Refer to your vehicle owner's manual.
ELR shoulder belts either require a locking clip or cannot
be used with any child restraint. Note: You may use an
ELR lap and shoulder belt when using this seat as belt-
positioning booster; no locking clip is required.
ELR lap-only belts must be replaced with a manual belt;
contact your vehicle dealer. A locking clip will not
correct this problem.
Automatic/Passive vehicle seat belts
An automatic (passive) 2-point belt has no lap belt. You
must install a lap belt to secure a car seat. You may also
need to install an extra lap belt for an automatic 3-point
belt. Refer to the vehicle owner's manual. A locking clip
will not correct this problem.
Vehicle belt too short
Contact your vehicle dealer for a seat belt extender.
Belts in center of the door or side panel
middle of the vehicle
A
B
seat cushion (B).
You must move the child
restraint to another seating
location. A locking clip will
not fix this problem. See
"Locking Clip" section.
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