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4358-3492D Singles
5/27/09
2:19 PM
Adjusting the Top Anchorage
Strap
The top anchorage strap is used for the forward-facing
position only.
Most vehicles made after 9/1/99 already have the anchor
hardware for a top anchorage strap. Refer to your
owner's manual or call your dealer.
Storage of Top Anchorage Strap:
Belt-Positioning Booster position: Place
top anchorage strap and anchor hook
under the child restraint.
See pictures below and on next page to determine
which top anchorage strap model you have. Follow
applicable steps.
Pull loose
end to
tighten
Lift up to
loosen
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To Attach Top
Anchorage Strap:
Put knee in child restraint
and push down; attach
hook to anchor in vehicle.
To Adjust Top
Anchorage Strap:
To tighten; pull on free end
of top anchorage strap.
To loosen; lift up on top
anchorage lock and push
lock toward top
anchorage hook.
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To Attach Top Anchorage
Left side
Right side
1
Strap: At the adjuster,
unlace free end of strap from
right side of adjuster slide and
Hook
loosen into "loops" (1). Put
knee in child restriant and
push down; attach hook to
To child restraint
anchor to estimate how
much you need, then unhook
(2).
2
To loosen top anchorage
strap: With adjuster in hand,
pull the top strap (3)
between adjuster and child
restriant to desired length.
Attach hook to anchor, check
fit, repeat steps if necessary.
3
You must rethread the
free end of strap back
down through the right
slot (5) or the tether will
not hold.
"loops" are gone and there is
no slack or play.
To tighten tether: With
4
adjuster in hand, pull the top
strap (4) between adjuster
and hook to the desired
length. Attach hook to
anchor, check fit, repeat steps
if necessary.
rethread the free end of
strap back down through
5
the right slot (5) or the
tether will not hold.
Tighten strap so "loops" are
gone and there is no slack or
play.
WARNING
!
You must follow the threading diagram
exactly. Failure to follow these steps could
cause the strap to loosen in a crash, which
can result in serious injury or death.
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Tighten strap so
You must
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