Always carefully follow the child restraint manufacturer's instructions
when installing a child restraint in your vehicle →
Route the safety belt around or through the child restraint using
the proper path for the safety belt as specified by the child
restraint manufacturer.
Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for that seating position.
Make sure that the red release button faces away from the child
restraint so that it can be unbuckled quickly.
Remove all slack from the lap belt portion of the safety belt and
hold it tightly against the child restraint.
Push the child restraint down with your full weight to make sure
that the child restraint will be properly installed with the safety belt
really tight.
Activate the belt's switchable locking feature → Activating the
switchable locking feature .
Pull on the safety belt to make sure the safety belt is properly
fastened and tight.
Check the child restraint for proper installation by pulling on the
child restraint at the place where the vehicle's safety belt goes
into the child restraint. The child restraint should not move forward
or sideways by more than about 1 inch (2.5 cm).
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