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7. Finally, pull up on any excess webbing to
tighten the lap portion around the child re-
straint while you push the child restraint
rearward and downward into the vehicle
seat.
8. If the child restraint has a top tether strap
and the seating position has a top tether
anchorage, connect the tether strap to the
anchorage and tighten the tether strap. See
the section "Installing Child Restraints Using
the Top Tether Anchorage" for directions to
attach a tether anchor.
9. Test that the child restraint is installed tightly
by pulling back and forth on the child seat at
the seat belt path. It should not move more
than 1 inch (25.4 mm) in any direction.
Any seat belt system will loosen with time, so
check the seat belt occasionally, and pull it tight
if necessary.
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Installing Child Restraints Using The Top
Tether Anchorage:
WARNING!
Do not attach a tether strap for a rear-facing
car seat to any location in front of the car
seat, including the seat frame or a tether
anchorage. Only attach the tether strap of a
rear-facing car seat to the tether anchorage
that is approved for that seating position,
located behind the top of the vehicle seat.
See the section "Lower Anchors and Tethers
for CHildren (LATCH) Restraint System" for
the location of approved tether anchorages
in your vehicle.
Installing Child Restraints Using The Top
Tether Anchorage:
1. Look behind the seating position where you
plan to install the child restraint to find the
tether anchorage. You may need to move
the seat forward to provide better access to
the tether anchorage. If there is no top tether
anchorage for that seating position, move
the child restraint to another position in the
vehicle if one is available.
2. Route the tether strap to provide the most
direct path for the strap between the anchor
and the child seat. If your vehicle is equipped
with adjustable rear head restraints, raise the
head restraint, and where possible, route the
tether strap under the head restraint and be-
tween the two posts. If not possible, lower the
head restraint and pass the tether strap
around the outboard side of the head restraint.
3. Attach the tether strap hook of the child re-
straint to the top tether anchorage as shown in
the diagram.
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