Acura 2003 MDX Owner's Manual page 36

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Protecting Children
Installing a Rear-Facing Child Seat
with a Lap/Shoulder Belt
The lap/shoulder belts in the back
seats have a locking mechanism that
must be activated to secure a child
seat.
The following pages provide
instructions on how to secure a rear-
facing child seat with this type of
seat belt.
If you have a child seat designed
to attach to the vehicle's LATCH
anchorage system, follow the
instructions on page 44 .
1. Before installing a child seat in the
center seat of the second row or
either of the third row seats, make
sure the seat belt detachable
anchor is latched (see page
32
Driver and Passenger Safety
2. With the child seat in the desired
back seating position, route the
belt through the child seat
according to the seat maker's
instructions, then insert the latch
plate into the buckle.
109 ).
3. To activate the lockable retractor,
slowly pull the shoulder part of the
belt all the way out until it stops,
then let the belt feed back into the
retractor (you might hear a
clicking noise as the belt retracts).