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| Manual Belts | |
| Manual lap belts are | ||
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| common in the center rear | |
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| seat and can allow the child | |
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| restraint to loosen when it | |
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| is tilted or jarred. After | |
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| tightening the lap belt | |
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| securely, tilt and push the | |
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| child restraint forward and | |
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| to both sides. If no | |
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| loosening occurs, your child | |
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| restraint should be secure. | |
Locking Clip
NOTE: The locking clip is located on the back of the seat. You do not need a locking clip when using this seat as a
Remove the locking clip when the seat belt is not being used with a child restraint. A locking clip will not fix all types of seat belt problems.
Before you put your child restraint in the vehicle, buckle the lap/shoulder belt. Pull on the lap belt portion. If it loosens or slips, you must either use a locking clip to hold the seat belt tight or move the child restraint to another seating location.
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Buckle plate
Buckle 
Twist vehicle seat belt and latch plate (or buckle)
If loosening does occur, try the following: If the buckle plate slides on the belt, turn the buckle plate over. If the buckle slides, turn the buckle. Refasten the vehicle lap belt.The release button should face out after twisting so that it is easy to reach in an emergency.
If the lap belt continues to loosen, the child restraint must be moved to another location in the vehicle. A locking clip will not correct this problem; see your vehicle owner’s manual.
Thread both vehicle lap and shoulder belts through the slot (as shown) and out other side. Buckle. Pull up on shoulder belt until all slack is out and lap belt is tight.
2 | Grasp both vehicle belts | |
together just behind the | ||
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| buckle plate and unbuckle. |
NOTE: If the buckle plate ends up behind the child restraint, grasp the belts to the outside of the child restraint, as close to the buckle plate as possible.
!WARNING
Failure to check and adjust the manual belt as described above can result in serious injury or death.
3 | Thread both portions of the |
vehicle belt onto the locking | |
| clip. |
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