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the latch plate into the buckle again. If you
still cannot make the child restraint secure,
try a different seating position.
• Buckle the child into the restraint exactly as
the manufacturer's instructions tell you.
WARNING!
When your child restraint is not in use, secure
it in the vehicle with the seat belt or remove it
from the vehicle. Do not leave it loose in the
vehicle. In a sudden stop or accident, it could
strike the occupants or seatbacks and cause
serious personal injury.
Older Children and Child Restraints
Children who weigh more than 20 lbs (9 kg)
and who are older than one year can ride
forward-facing in the vehicle. Forward-facing
child seats and convertible child seats used in
the forward-facing direction are for children
who weigh 20 to 40 lbs (9 to 18 kg), and who
are older than one year. These child seats are
also held in the vehicle by the lap/shoulder belt
or the LATCH child restraint anchorage system
(Refer to LATCH — Child Seat Anchorage
System.)
The belt-positioning booster seat is for children
weighing more than 40 lbs (18 kg), but who are
still too small to fit the vehicle's seat belts
properly. If the child cannot sit with knees bent
over the vehicle's seat cushion while the child's
back is against the seat back, they should use
a belt-positioning booster seat. The child and
belt-positioning booster seat are held in the
vehicle by the lap/shoulder belt.
Children Too Large for Booster Seats
Children who are large enough to wear the
shoulder belt comfortably, and whose legs are
long enough to bend over the front of the seat
when their back is against the seat back,
should use the lap/shoulder belt in a rear seat.
• Make sure that the child is upright in the seat.
• The lap portion should be low on the hips
and as snug as possible.
• Check belt fit periodically. A child's squirm-
ing or slouching can move the belt out of
position.
• If the shoulder belt contacts the face or neck,
move the child closer to the center of the
vehicle. Never allow a child to put the shoul-
der belt under an arm or behind their back.
Automatic-Locking Retractor (ALR)
To operate the switchable retractor, pull the belt
from the retractor until there is enough to allow
you to pass through the child restraint and slide
the latch plate into the buckle. Then pull on the
belt until it is all removed from the retractor.
Allow the belt to return into the retractor, pulling
on the excess webbing to tighten the lap por-
tion around the child restraint. Follow the in-
structions of the child restraint manufacture.
NOTE:
To reset this feature you must let all of the
belt webbing return into the retractor. You
will not be able to pull out more webbing
until all of the webbing has been returned
back into the retractor.
Installing the Child Restraint System
We urge you to carefully follow the directions of
the manufacturer when installing your child
restraint. Many, but not all, restraint systems will
be equipped with separate straps on each
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