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tether, route the tether
around the sides of the
head restraint.
3.4. Adjust the top tether to its
full length and attach the
top tether hook to the
anchor. Make sure that you
secure the top tether to the
top tether anchor and not to
the seatback latch.
3.5. Push rearward on the
seatback until it locks into
its upright position. Push
and pull on the seatback to
make sure it is secured
properly.
4. Attach and tighten the lower
attachments to the lower
anchors. If the child restraint
does not have lower
attachments or the desired
seating position does not have
lower anchors, secure the child
restraint with the safety belts
and the top tether. Refer to your
child restraint manufacturer
instructions and Securing Child
Restraints (Rear Seat) on
page 3-53 or Securing Child
Restraints (Front Passenger
Seat) on page 3-59.
5. Tighten the top tether.
6. Before placing a child in the
child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To check,
grasp the child restraint at the
LATCH path and attempt to
move it side to side and back
Seats and Restraints
and forth. There should be no
more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement for proper installation.
Extended Cab with Rear Seats
Warning
Never secure a rear-facing or
forward-facing child restraint in
the left rear seating position in an
extended cab model. This seating
position is not suitable for child
restraint installation. The seat
cushion is too short to properly
support a rear-facing or
forward-facing child restraint.
A child could be seriously injured
or killed in a sudden stop or
crash.
A booster seat can be used in the
left or right rear seating position if
the base of the booster seat fits
on the seat cushion and does not
extend past the front edge. If it
does, it should be installed in the
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