7.0INSTALLATION
7.0 INSTALLATION |
through the Safety Seat without the Base.
4.Buckle the seat belt being careful that the seat belt is not twisted and is securely latched into the appropriate buckle, and not the adjacent buckle. (Fig.
5.Proper installation of the Safety Seat or Base requires that the seat belt be very tight. To tighten the seat belt, push down hard with your knee or hand on the Safety Seat or Base while pulling and tightening the seat belt. Check that there is no slack in the seat belt on either side of the Safety Seat or Base, or anywhere along the path of the belt, and that the seat belt is tight from end to end.
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Lap/Shoulder Belt
Lap Belt only
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6. To tighten a lap belt only: |
• An automatically retracted lap seat belt |
is tightened by feeding belt back into its |
retractor while pushing down hard on the | Fig. | |
Safety Seat or Base. Make sure that the | ||
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retractor locks the lap belt into place and |
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that the belt remains very tight. (Fig. |
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• A manually adjusted lap seat belt is |
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tightened by pulling on the free end of |
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the seat belt while pushing down hard |
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on the Safety Seat or Base. If you | Fig. | |
experience difficulty tightening the seat | ||
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belt, unbuckle the seat belt, tighten the |
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seat belt a small amount and |
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the seat belt. Repeat this procedure |
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until the seat belt is very tight around the |
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Safety Seat or base. Check that the seat |
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belt remains very tight around the Safety |
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Seat or base. (Fig. |
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Fig. | Fig. | Fig. |
7.To tighten a combination lap/shoulder seat belt:
•A lap/shoulder combination belt with a locking buckle is tightened by pulling upward on the shoulder portion of the seat belt while pushing down hard on the Safety Seat or Base. If you experience difficulty tightening the seat belt, unbuckle the seat belt, tighten the seat belt a small amount and
Seat. (Fig. 42-1)
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