Graco 1751929 Owners Manual - Page 23

Safety Check for Secure

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4. Tighten vehicle lap belt Push down hard with your knee or free hand in the middle of the child — restraint —. Then pull and tighten the vehicle lap belt. For more information on how to tighten the belt for your seat belt system, see Section 6.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements, pp. 18-21, or your vehicle owner's manual. 5. If you are using tether to hold seat in place, secure it now. See Section 7.4 Using the Tether, page 30. 6. Safety Check for Secure Installation Perform this test every time you drive with your child. Holding the child restraint near the vehicle belt path, TWIST AND PULL the child restraint forward and to both sides to make sure the vehicle belt does not lengthen or loosen and the child ˜ restraint does not easily move ˜. The child restraint should not move side to side or forward more than 1 inch (2.5 cm). If child restraint is loose or not secure, repeat procedure OR find another location for the seat, see Section 6.0 Child Restraint Location, pp. 17-21. 23

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4.
Tighten vehicle lap belt
Push down hard with your knee or
free hand in the middle of the child
restraint
²
. Then pull and tighten
the vehicle lap belt.
For more information on how to
tighten the belt for your seat belt
system
, see
Section 6.2 Vehicle Seat Belt
Requirements
, pp. 18-21, or your
vehicle owner’s manual.
5.
If you are using tether to hold seat
in place
, secure it now. See
Section
7.4 Using the Tether,
page 30.
6.
Safety Check for Secure
Installation
Perform this test every time you
drive with your child.
Holding the child restraint near
the vehicle belt path, TWIST AND
PULL the child restraint forward and to
both sides to make sure the
vehicle belt does not lengthen
or loosen and the child
restraint does not easily
move
³
. The child restraint
should not move side to side
or forward more than 1 inch
(2.5 cm).
If child restraint is loose or
not secure, repeat procedure
OR
find another location for
the seat, see
Section 6.0 Child
Restraint Location
, pp. 17-21.
²
³