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- Slowly pull the belt all the way out.
- Route it around or through the child restraint belt path
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- Push the child safety seat down with your full weight to
get the safety belt really tight.
- Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for that seating
position.
- Guide the safety belt back into the retractor until the belt
lies flat and snug on the child safety seat.
- You should hear a "clicking" noise as the belt winds back
into the inertia reel. Test the convertible locking retractor
by pulling on the belt. You should no longer be able to pull
the belt out of the retractor. The convertible locking
retractor is now activated.
- Make sure that the red release button is facing away from
the child restraint so that it can be unbuckled quickly.
Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt is properly
tight and fastened so that the seat cannot move forward
or sideways more than one inch (2.5 cm) .
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WARNING
Using the wrong child restraint or an improperly installed child
restraint can cause serious personal injury or death in a crash.
• Always make sure that the safety belt retractor is locked when
installing a child safety seat. An unlocked safety belt retractor
cannot hold the child safety seat in place during normal driving or
in a crash.
• Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in place even if a
child is not sitting in it. A loose child safety seat can fly around
during a sudden stop or in a crash.
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first
Vehicle operation
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WARNING (continued)
• Always make sure the seat backrest to which the child restraint
is installed is in an upright position and securely latched into place
and cannot fold forward. Otherwise, the seat back with the child
safety seat attached to it could fly forward in the event of an acci-
dent or other emergency situation.
•
Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used => page
148.
Special precau-
tions apply when installing a child safety seat on the front
passenger seat => page
128,
"Child restraints on the front seat -
some important things to know". •
Deactivating
the convertible
locking
retractor
The convertible locking retractor for child restraints will
be deactivated automatically when the belt is wound all
the way back into the retractor.
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Press the red button on the safety belt buckle . The belt
tongue will pop out of the buckle.
- Guide the safety belt all the way back into its stowed posi-
tion.
Always let the safety belt retract completely into its stowed position.
The safety belt can now be used as an ordinary safety belt without the
convertible locking retractor for child restraints.
If the convertible locking retractor should be activated inadvertently,
the safety belt must be unfastened and guided completely back into
its stowed position to deactivate this feature. If the convertible
locking retractor is not deactivated, the safety belt will gradually
become tighter and uncomfortable
to wear.
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Vehicle care
Do-it-yourself service
Technical data
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