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G E T T I N G S TA R T E D Installing The Child Restraints Using The Vehicle Seat Belts • Except for the center position in the third row, all of the seat belts in the passenger seating positions are equipped with a Switchable Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR). The third row center position is equipped with a cinching latch plate. Both types of seat belts are designed to keep the lap portion of the seat belt tight around the child restraint. Any seat belt system will loosen with time, so check the belt occasionally, and pull it tight if necessary. • Always use the tether anchor when using the seat belt to install a forward facing child restraint, up to the recommended weight limit of the child restraint. Cargo Van Only • The front passenger seating position is equipped with a Switchable Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) that is designed to keep the lap portion of the seat belt tight around the child restraint. Any seat belt system will loosen with time, so check the belt occasionally, and pull it tight if necessary. • There is a tether strap anchor located on the front passenger seatback, near the floor. To Install A Child Seat Using An ALR: 1. Pull enough of the seat belt webbing from the retractor to pass it through the belt path of the child restraint. Do not twist the belt webbing in the belt path. 2. Slide the latch plate into the buckle until you hear a "click." 3. Pull on the webbing to make the lap portion tight against the child seat. 4. To lock the seat belt, pull down on the shoulder part of the belt until you have pulled all the seat belt webbing out of the retractor. Then, allow the webbing to retract back into the retractor. As the webbing retracts, you will hear a clicking sound. This means the seat belt is now in the Automatic Locking mode. 5. Try to pull the webbing out of the retractor. If it is locked, you should not be able to pull out any webbing. If the retractor is not locked, repeat the last step. 6. Finally, pull up on any extra webbing to tighten the lap portion around the child restraint while you push the child restraint rearward and downward into the vehicle seat. 7. 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 below for directions to attach a tether anchor. 8. Test that the child restraint is installed tightly by pulling back and forth on the child seat at the belt path. It should not move more than 1 inch (25.4 mm) in any direction. 20

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InstallingTheChildRestraintsUsingTheVehicleSeatBelts
• Exceptforthecenterpositioninthethirdrow,alloftheseatbeltsinthepassengerseating
positionsareequippedwithaSwitchableAutomaticLockingRetractor(ALR).Thethirdrow
centerpositionisequippedwithacinchinglatchplate.Bothtypesofseatbeltsaredesignedto
keepthelapportionoftheseatbelttightaroundthechildrestraint.Anyseatbeltsystemwill
loosenwithtime,socheckthebeltoccasionally,andpullittightifnecessary.
• Alwaysusethetetheranchorwhenusingtheseatbelttoinstallaforwardfacingchildrestraint,
uptotherecommendedweightlimitofthechildrestraint.
CargoVanOnly
• The front passenger seating position is
equipped with a Switchable Automatic
LockingRetractor(ALR)thatisdesignedto
keep the lap portion of the seat belt tight
aroundthechildrestraint.Anyseatbeltsys-
temwillloosenwithtime,socheckthebelt
occasionally,andpullittightifnecessary.
• Thereisatetherstrapanchorlocatedonthe
frontpassengerseatback,nearthefloor.
ToInstallAChildSeatUsingAnALR:
1. Pullenoughoftheseatbeltwebbingfromtheretractortopassitthroughthebeltpathofthe
childrestraint.Donottwistthebeltwebbinginthebeltpath.
2. Slidethelatchplateintothebuckleuntilyouheara“click.”
3. Pullonthewebbingtomakethelapportiontightagainstthechildseat.
4. Tolocktheseatbelt,pulldownontheshoulderpartofthebeltuntilyouhavepulledalltheseat
beltwebbingoutoftheretractor.Then,allowthewebbingtoretractbackintotheretractor.As
thewebbingretracts,youwillhearaclickingsound.Thismeanstheseatbeltisnowinthe
AutomaticLockingmode.
5. Trytopullthewebbingoutoftheretractor.Ifitislocked,youshouldnotbeabletopulloutany
webbing.Iftheretractorisnotlocked,repeatthelaststep.
6. Finally,pulluponanyextrawebbingtotightenthelapportionaroundthechildrestraintwhile
youpushthechildrestraintrearwardanddownwardintothevehicleseat.
7. Ifthechildrestrainthasatoptetherstrapandtheseatingpositionhasatoptetheranchorage,
connect the tether strap to the anchorage and tighten the tether strap. See below for
directionstoattachatetheranchor.
8. Testthatthechildrestraintisinstalledtightlybypullingbackandforthonthechildseatatthe
beltpath.Itshouldnotmovemorethan1inch(25.4mm)inanydirection.
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