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Equipment to Protect Occupants/Pedestrians
Child-restraint Systems
How to Use the
Automatic Locking Mode
(Except Mexico)
NOTE
Follow the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions carefully. If
you are not sure whether you have a
LATCH system or tether, check in the
child-restraint system manufacturer's
instructions and follow them
accordingly. Depending on the type of
child-restraint system, it may use
LATCH system instead of seat belts or if
the belt goes across the child's chest,
may recommend against using
automatic locking mode.
1. First, adjust the front seat to allow
clearance between the
child-restraint system and the front
seat.
Refer to How to Use the Front Seats
on page 3-34.
2. Make sure the seatback is securely
latched by pushing it back until it is
fully locked.
3. Remove the head restraint.
However, when installing a backless
booster seat, always install the
vehicle head restraint to the seat
where the backless booster seat is
installed.
Refer to How to Use the Head
Restraints on page 3-44.
4. Secure the child-restraint system
with the lap portion of the lap/
shoulder belt. See the
manufacturer's instructions on the
child-restraint system for belt
routing instructions.
5. To get the retractor into the
automatic locking mode, pull the
shoulder belt portion of the seat
3-60
belt until the entire length of the
belt is out of the retractor.
6. 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.
7. If your child-restraint system
requires the use of a tether strap,
refer to the manufacturer's
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