Seating and Safety Restraints
8.
Removeremainingslackfromthe
belt.Forcetheseatdownwithextra
weight,e.g.,bypressingdownor
kneelingonthechildrestraintwhile
pullingupontheshoulderbeltin
ordertoforceslackfromthebelt.
Thisisnecessarytoremovethe
remainingslackthatwillexistonce
theadditionalweightofthechildis
addedtothechildrestraint.Italso
helpstoachievetheproper
snugnessofthechildseattothe
vehicle.Sometimes,aslightlean
towardsthebucklewilladditionally
helptoremoveremainingslackfromthebelt.
9.
Attachthetetherstrap(ifthechildseatisequipped).Referto
Attachingchildsafetyseatswithtetherstrapslaterinthischapter.
Beforeplacingthechildinthe
10.
seat,forciblymovetheseatforward
andbacktomakesuretheseatis
securelyheldinplace.Tocheck
this,grabtheseatatthebeltpath
andattempttomoveitsidetoside
andforwardandback.Thereshould
benomorethanoneinch(2.5cm)
ofmovementforproperinstallation.
11.
FordrecommendscheckingwithaNHTSACertifiedChildPassenger
SafetyTechnician(CPST)tomakecertainthechildrestraintisproperly
installed.InCanada,checkwithyourlocalSt.JohnAmbulanceofficefor
referraltoaCPST.
Installingchildsafetyseatsincinchtonguecombinationlapand
shoulderbeltseatingpositions(rearcenterpositiononly)
Thebeltwebbingbelowthetongueisthelapportionofthecombination
lap/shoulderbelt,andthebeltwebbingabovethetongueistheshoulder
beltportionofthecombinationlap/shoulderbelt.
Note:Althoughthechildseatillustratedisaforwardfacingchildseat,
thestepsarethesameforinstallingarearfacingchildseat.
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