Vehicle Belts - Maxi-Cosi MAGELLAN Manual

Vehicle Belts

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Your vehicle's features may be considerably different
than those pictured here.
If lower/UAS anchors are not an option or if your child weighs more
than 15.9 kg (35 lb) for Rear-Facing
Facing, you must use the vehicle seat belt system to install the
child restraint.
Not all vehicle belts and seating positions will work with child
restraints.
Please go through the following steps to understand how to
lock a child restraint in Rear-Facing
with a vehicle belt.
1
You MUST Review Your
Vehicle Owner's Manual
Your vehicle owner's manual will let
you know which vehicle belts and
seating positions child restraints
can be installed in.
Lap/Shoulder Belts
or 18 kg (40 lb) for Forward-
or Forward-Facing mode
Determine How the Child
2
Restraint Will Be Locked
Into Place
The vehicle belt must not loosen after
tightening. This means there needs to
be a way to lock the vehicle belt.
The ways this can be done are:
• By using this car seat's built-in AutoLock (see step 3); OR
• By using the seat belt's retractor (see step 4); OR
• By using the seat belt's latch plate (see step 5).
3
The AutoLock
When used correctly, this car seat's
AutoLock will lock the vehicle belt.
Please go to the correct vehicle belt
Rear-Facing installation section of the manual to
AutoLock
see how to properly use this feature.
Rear-Facing Vehicle Belt Install: page 26
Forward-Facing Vehicle Belt Install + Tether: page 40
If you do not use this feature, you must lock the vehicle belt
using the retractor or the latch plate; continue to step 4 .
4
Check the Retractor
Retractors pull seat belts into stored
positions and lock the belt to hold
passengers in place.
See the next page for some common
types of vehicle belt retractors that will
work with this child restraint.
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