1999 Subaru Legacy Owner's Manual - Page 102

be more firmly secured by pushing it down into the seat cushion and then tightening the seatbelt. If the child restraint system requires a top strap, latch the hook onto the top strap anchor and tighten the top strap. J Installing child restraint systems in the 3-point type seat belt position NOTE When the child restraint system is no longer in use, remove it and restore the ELR function of the retractor. That function is restored by allowing the seat belt to retract fully. OM-H2407 1. Set the child restraint system in the seating position. 2. Fasten the lap and shoulder belts to the child restraint system following the instructions provided by its manufacturer. 3. Take up the slack in the lap belt. 4. Put the shoulder portion of the belt between the rear seatback and the child restraint system. 5. Pull out the seat belt fully from the retractor to change the retractor over from the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) to the Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) function. Then, allow the belt to rewind into the retractor. As the belt is rewinding, clicks will be heard which indicate the retractor functions as ALR. 6. Before having a child sit in the child restraint system, move it back and forth to check if it is firmly secured. Sometimes a child restraint can 2-28