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downw ard into the seat, rem oving slack in the strap s
accord ing to the child restraint manu factu rer’s instru c-
tions.
shou lder portion of the lap/ shou lder belt will tighten the
belt. The cinching latch plate will keep the belt tight,
how ever, any seat belt system will loosen with time, so
check the belt occasionally and pull it tight if necessary.
WARNING!
If the seat belt has a autom atic locking retractor, it will
have a distinctive label. Pull the belt from the retractor
until there is enou gh to allow you to pass throu gh the
child restraint and slide the latch plate into the buckle.
Then, pull the belt until it is all extracted from the
retractor. Allow the belt to retu rn to the retractor, pulling
on the excess webbing to tighten the lap portion abou t
the child restraint. Refer to “Au tom atic Locking Mod e”
earlier in this section.
Improper installation of a child restraint to the
LATCHanchoragescanleadtofailureofaninfantor
childrestraint.Thechildcouldbebadlyinjuredor
killed. Follow the manufacturer’s directions exactly
wheninstallinganinfantorchildrestraint.
InstallingChildRestraintsUsingtheVehicleSeat
Belt
The passenger seat belts are equ ipped with either cinch-
ing latch plates or autom atic locking retractors, which are
designed to keep the lap portion tight arou nd the child
restraint so that it is not necessary to use a locking clip. If
the seat belt has a cinching latch plate, pulling up on the
In the rear seat, you may have trou ble tightening the
lap/ shou lder belt on the child restraint becau se the
buckle or latch plate is too close to the belt path opening
on the restraint. Disconnect the latch plate from the
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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