Maxi-Cosi Mico Max 30 Instructions Manual page 21

• ELR (Emergency Locking
Retractor) vehicle belts
These lap and shoulder belts only lock
in a sudden stop or crash, and do not
properly secure a child restraint alone.
To determine if you have this type of belt, gently pull
the belt all the way out of the retractor (spool), let it
return several inches, then pull on it again. If it moves
freely, it is an ELR belt. If it is locked and will not allow
any more belt to come out, it is a switchable retractor.
If you have an ELR lap and shoulder belt, review the
"Vehicle Latch Plate" section on page 38 to see if you
need a locking clip.
ELR lap-only belts MUST NOT be used with this
child restraint.
• Switchable Retractor
These belts switch from ELR to ALR (Automatic Locking
Retractor). You MUST have the vehicle belts in the
locking mode to use them.
With a switchable retractor, pull the shoulder belt all the
way out to switch the retractor into the ALR mode before
tightening.
Feed the slack back into the retractor while tightening.
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• ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor)
These belts lock after pulling the webbing out and
letting the belt go back into the retractor an inch or
two.
With an ALR belt, pull the belt all the way out before
threading through the child restraint.
Vehicle Latch Plates
• Check Latch Plates
Grasp the tongue portion of the latch plate (the part
that goes inside the buckle) and pull straight out, in
line with the lap belt.
If the latch plate does not slide up and down the
vehicle belt, you have a locking latch plate. You
should not need to use a locking clip.
If the latch plate slides up and down on the belt, and
you have an ELR retractor, you
clip to install the child restraint. See pages 52-54.
Locking Latch
Plate
Sliding Latch
Plate
MUST use a locking
You may not
need to use
the locking
clip with a
switchable
or ALR
retractor.
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