Installing A Child Safety Seat At The Rear Center Seating Position - Ford 1996 Escort Manual

9. Check from time to time to be sure that
there is no slack in the lap/shoulder belt.
The shoulder belt must be snug to keep the
lap belt tight during a collision.
Installing a Child Safety Seat at the Rear
Center Seating Position (For all vehicles)
1. Lengthen the lap belt. To lengthen the belt,
hold the belt tongue at a right angle to the
belt webbing. Slide the tongue up the
webbing.
2. Place the child safety seat in the center
seating position.
3. Route the tongue and webbing through the
child seat according to the child seat
manufacturer's instructions.
4. Insert the belt tongue into the proper buckle
for the center seating position until you hear
a snap and feel it latch. Make sure the
tongue is securely fastened to the buckle.
5. Push down on the child seat while pulling
on the loose end of the lap belt webbing to
tighten the belt.
6. Forcibly tilt the child seat from side to side
and tug the seat forward to ensure that the
seat is held securely in place. If the child
seat moves excessively, repeat steps 5
through 6 or properly install the child seat
in a different seating position.
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