Installation: Versa-Tether®

 

Using the Versa-Tether

 

1�

Consult your vehicle’s owner’s manual for

 

 

approved tether-anchorage locations.

 

2�

Locate the tether on rear of restraint

 

 

and place up and over seat back while

 

 

securing restraint.

 

3�

Secure child restraint by a seat-belt or

 

 

LATCH system.

A

4�

Lift lock adjuster, then pull to fully extend

 

tether strap into a "V" shape.

 

5�

Locate hook on strap and loosely attach

 

 

tether to an approved anchor point.

 

See figure A for forward-facing installation.

 

• See figures B and C for rear-facing

 

 

installation.

 

NOTE: Rear-facing installation may also require

 

 

 

use of Tether Connector Strap, as described on

 

B

page 25.

 

6� Pull Versa-Tether strap to remove all

 

 

 

slack.

 

 

 

7� Verify there is tension in Versa-Tether

 

 

 

strap and that child restraint is properly

 

 

 

secured. The restraint is secure when it

 

 

 

cannot be moved front-to-back or side-

 

 

 

to-side more than 1 inch (2.5 cm.) at

 

 

 

belt path. If restraint is not secure, repeat

 

 

 

procedure or use an alternate seating

 

C

 

location.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8� Roll up excess webbing and store in tether pouch.

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Britax Diplomat manual Using the Versa-Tether, Tether strap into a V shape, Tether to an approved anchor point