2011 Dodge Nitro Owner Manual - Page 82

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 79 designed to keep the lap portion tight around the child • In the rear seat, you may have trouble tightening the restraint so that it is not necessary to use a locking clip. lap/shoulder belt on the child restraint because the If the seat belt has a cinching latch plate, pulling up on buckle or latch plate is too close to the belt path the shoulder portion of the lap/shoulder belt will opening on the restraint. Disconnect the latch plate tighten the belt (the cinching latch plate will keep the from the buckle and twist the short buckle-end belt belt tight). However, any seat belt system may loosen several times to shorten it. Insert the latch plate into with time, so check the belt occasionally and pull it the buckle with the release button facing out. tight if necessary. For the second row seat belts with • If the belt still cannot be tightened, or if pulling and the automatic locking retractors, pull the belt from the pushing on the restraint loosens the belt, disconnect retractor until there is enough to allow it to pass the latch plate from the buckle, turn the buckle through the child restraint and slide the latch plate around, and insert the latch plate into the buckle into the buckle. Then, pull the belt until it is fully again. If you still cannot make the child restraint extracted from the retractor. Allow the belt to return to secure, try a different seating position. the retractor, pulling on the excess webbing to tighten the lap portion around the child restraint. For addi- • Buckle the child into the restraint exactly as the manufacturer's instructions tell you. tional information, refer to ЉAutomatic Locking ModeЉ. 2