Top Tether* securing belts
Side seats of the second row: adjust-
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ment and assembly according to the Top Tether
belt.
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Safety
Front passenger seat: adjustment and
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assembly according to the Top Tether belt.
Child seats with the Top Tether system come
with a strap for securing the seat to the vehi-
cle anchor point and provide greater re-
straint.
The objective of this strap is to reduce for-
ward movements of the child seat in a crash,
to reduce the risk of injuries to the head from
hitting the inside of the vehicle.
Using the Top Tether in rear-facing moun-
ted seats
Currently, there are very few rear-facing child
safety seats that have Top Tether. Please
carefully read and follow the seat manufac-
turer instructions to learn the proper way to
install the Top Tether strap.
Securing the retainer strap
Follow the manufacturer's instructions to
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deploy the child seat Top Tether retaining
strap.
Position the belt under the headrest
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or
,
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on the instructions of the seat itself, lift or re-
move the headrest if necessary).
Slide the strap and secure it properly with
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the anchorage of the backrest
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.
Firmly tighten the strap following the manu-
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facturer's instructions.
Releasing the retaining strap
Loosen the strap following the manufactur-
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er's instructions.
Push the lock and release it from the an-
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choring support.
or (depending
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,