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Knowing Your Vehicle Belts
Not all vehicle belts and seating positions will
work with child restraints or bases. Please follow
the following steps to understand how to lock a
child restraint and base with a vehicle belt.
1.
You MUST Review Your
Vehicle Owner's Manual
Your vehicle owner's manual
will let you know what vehicle
belts and seating positions child
restraints can be installed in.
2.
Determine How the Base
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 the seat belt's retractor; or
• By using the seat belt's latch plate.
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3.
Check the Retractor
Retractors pull seat belts into
stored positions and lock the
belt to hold passengers in place.
A retractor is most likely how
you will be locking a child
restraint or base into place.
See below and the next page for some common types
of vehicle belt retractors that will work with this base.
Types of Retractors
Switchable Retractor
(most vehicles have this type)
This retractor can be switched to a locking mode.
You
MUST
have the retractor in the locking mode to
use the seat belt with this base.
Switching to locking mode: Slowly pull the shoul-
der belt all the way out, then let it go back in an inch
or two. As it goes back in, you will most likely hear a
ratcheting sound.
Gently pull the belt to see if it has locked. You will
not be able to pull any more belt out if the lock has
engaged.
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