2012 Dodge Dakota User Guide - Page 17

GETTING STARTED Child Restraint Installation Sequence (Quad Cab®/Crew Cab - Rear Seats): • The tether straps loops are located between the rear glass and the rear seat. There is a tether strap loop located behind each seating position. You can gain access to the center seating position tether strap loop by raising the head restraint and reaching between the rear glass and rear seat. • Place a child restraint on each outboard rear seat and adjust the tether strap so that it will reach under the head restraint, through the outboard tether strap loop, then route it to the tether strap loop located directly behind the center rear seat. • Pass each tether strap hook under the head restraint and through the loop of webbing behind the child seat. • Route each tether strap to the anchor behind the center seat, and attach the hooks to the anchor loop. • Place a child restraint on the center rear seat and adjust the tether strap so that it will reach under the head restraint through the center seat tether strap loop and anchor to the tether strap loop located behind either outboard seating positions. • Install each child restraint and remove the slack in the tether strap according to the child restraint manufacturer's instructions. 1. Anchor Loops 2. Snap Hook 3. Tether Strap 4. Passenger's Side Rear Child Seat 5. Rear Center Child Seat 6. Driver's Side Rear Child Seat Installing The Child Restraint Using The Vehicle Seat Belts • To install a child restraint, first, pull enough of the seat belt webbing from the retractor to route it through the belt path of the child restraint and slide the latch plate into the buckle. • Next, extract all the seat belt webbing out of the retractor and then allow the belt to retract into the retractor. Finally, pull on any excess webbing to tighten the lap portion around the child restraint. Any seat belt system will loosen with time, so check the belt occasionally, and pull it tight if necessary. • Route the tether strap to provide the most direct path for the strap between the anchor and the child seat, preferably between the head restraint posts underneath the head restraint. • Attach the tether strap hook of the child restraint to the tether anchor and remove slack in the tether strap according to the child restraint manufacturer's instructions. 15