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Protecting Children
Installing an Infant Seat with the Lap
Belt
To install a rear-facing child seat
with the lap belt, follow instruction
number 1 on page
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for routing and
latching the seat belt. Then pull hard
on the loose end of the belt to
remove any slack (it may help to put
weight on the child seat while pulling
on the belt). Finally, follow
instruction number 5 of page
verify that the child seat is secure.
Driver and Passenger Safety
Infant Seat Installation Tips
For proper protection, an infant must
ride in a reclined, or semi-reclined
position. To determine the proper
reclining angle, check with the baby's
doctor or follow the seat maker's
recommendations.
To achieve the desired reclining
angle, it may help to put a rolled up
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to
towel under the toe of the child seat,
as shown above.
When properly installed, a rear-
facing child seat may prevent the
driver or a front-seat passenger from
moving their seat as far back as
recommended (see page
may prevent the seat-back from
locking in the desired upright
position (see page 11).
In either case, we recommend that
you place the child seat directly
behind the front passenger seat,
move the front seat as far forward as
needed, and leave it unoccupied. You
may also wish to get a smaller child
seat that allows you to safely carry a
front passenger.
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