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2. Place the child seat between the lower anchorages for that seating position. For some second
row seats, you may need to recline the seat and / or raise the head restraint to get a better fit.
If the rear seat can be moved forward and rearward in the vehicle, you may wish to move it to
its rear-most position to make room for the child seat. You may also move the front seat
forward to allow more room for the child seat.
3. Attach the lower hooks or connectors of the child restraint to the lower anchorages in the
selected seating position.
4. If the child restraint has a tether strap, connect it to the top tether anchorage. See the section
"Installing Child Restraints Using The Top Tether Anchorage" for directions to attach a tether
anchor.
5. Tighten all of the straps as you push the child restraint rearward and downward into the seat.
Remove slack in the straps according to the child restraint manufacturer's instructions.
6. Test that the child restraint is installed tightly by pulling back and forth on the child seat at the
belt path. It should not move more than 1 inch (25.4 mm) in any direction.
Installing Child Restraints Using The Vehicle Seat Belt
Child restraint systems are designed to be secured in vehicle seats by lap belts or the lap belt
portion of a lap/shoulder belt.
• Improper installation or failure to properly secure a child restraint can lead to failure of the
restraint. The child could be badly injured or killed.
• Follow the child restraint manufacturer's directions exactly when installing an infant or child
restraint.
The seat belts in the rear passenger seating positions are equipped with a Switchable Automatic
Locking Retractor (ALR) that is designed to keep the lap portion of the seat belt tight around the
child restraint so that it is not necessary to use a locking clip. The ALR retractor can be "switched"
into a locked mode by pulling all of the webbing out of the retractor and then letting the webbing
retract back into the retractor. If it is locked, the ALR will make a clicking noise while the webbing
is pulled back into the retractor. Refer to the "Automatic Locking Mode" description in "Switch-
able Automatic Locking Retractors (ALR)" under "Occupant Restraint Systems" for additional
information on ALR.
Please see the table below and the following sections for more information.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D
WARNING!
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