2013 Dodge Dart User Guide - Page 20

2013 Dodge Dart Manual

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GETTING STARTED • Loosen the child seat adjusters on the lower straps and tether straps so that you can attach the hook or connector to the lower and tether anchorages more easily. • Attach the lower hooks or connectors of the child restraint to the lower anchorages that are designated for that seating position. • Then rotate the tether anchorage cover directly behind the seat where you are placing the child restraint and attach the tether strap to the anchorage, being careful to route the tether strap to provide the most direct path between the anchor and the child restraint. • Tighten all three straps as you push the child restraint rearward and downward into the 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. • 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 belt webbing to retract back into the retractor. As the belt webbing retracts, you will hear a clicking sound. This means the safety seat belt is now in the Automatic Locking mode. • 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 step above. • Finally, pull up on any excess webbing to tighten the lap portion around the child restraint while you push the child restraint rearward and downward into the vehicle seat. • Rotate the cover over the anchor directly behind the seat where you are placing the child restraint. These tether strap anchorages are under a plastic cover. • Route the tether strap to provide the most direct path for the strap between the anchor and the child seat. • Attach the tether strap hook of the child restraint to the anchor and remove slack in the tether strap according to the child restraint manufacturer's instructions. 18

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• Loosenthechildseatadjustersonthelowerstrapsandtetherstrapssothatyoucan
attachthehookorconnectortothelowerandtetheranchoragesmoreeasily.
• Attachthelowerhooksorconnectorsofthechildrestrainttotheloweranchoragesthat
aredesignatedforthatseatingposition.
• Thenrotatethetetheranchoragecoverdirectlybehindtheseatwhereyouareplacingthe
childrestraintandattachthetetherstraptotheanchorage,beingcarefultoroutethe
tetherstraptoprovidethemostdirectpathbetweentheanchorandthechildrestraint.
• Tightenallthreestrapsasyoupushthe
child restraint rearward and downward
intotheseat.
InstallingTheChildRestraintUsingThe
VehicleSeatBelts
• To install a child restraint, first, pull
enoughoftheseatbeltwebbingfromthe
retractortorouteitthroughthebeltpath
ofthechildrestraintandslidethelatch
plateintothebuckle.
• 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,allowthebeltwebbingtoretractbackintotheretractor.Asthebelt
webbingretracts,youwillhearaclickingsound.Thismeansthesafetyseatbeltisnowin
theAutomaticLockingmode.
• Trytopullthewebbingoutoftheretractor.Ifitislocked,youshouldnotbeabletopullout
anywebbing.Iftheretractorisnotlocked,repeatthestepabove.
• Finally,pulluponanyexcesswebbingtotightenthelapportionaroundthechildrestraint
whileyoupushthechildrestraintrearwardanddownwardintothevehicleseat.
• Rotatethecoverovertheanchordirectlybehindtheseatwhereyouareplacingthechild
restraint.Thesetetherstrapanchoragesareunderaplasticcover.
• Routethetetherstraptoprovidethemostdirectpathforthestrapbetweentheanchor
andthechildseat.
• Attachthetetherstraphookofthechildrestrainttotheanchorandremoveslackinthe
tetherstrapaccordingtothechildrestraintmanufacturer’sinstructions.
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