VEHICLE SEAT BELTS (continued)

Locking Clip

WARNING

Avoid serious injury or death:

Failure to use locking clip where required will result in car seat not being securely held in place.

Remove locking clip from seat belts when not being used with car seat.

DO NOT use locking clip as a vehicle seat belt shortener.

You MUST use locking clip provided with car seat with a vehicle seat belt that slides freely through the latch plate or the lap belt cannot be tightly secured.

1Install car seat and tighten vehicle seat belt.

2Hold seat belts together at latch plate (fig. a) then unbuckle.

3Slide locking clip on seat belts approximately 1/2 inch (1 cm) away from latch plate.

4Re-buckle seat belt.

5Test installation to see if car seat is secure.

If not secure, additional belt tightening may be required:

Unbuckle vehicle seat belt.

Hold belts together and remove locking clip.

Shorten length of lap belt portion slightly by pulling belt through latch plate.

Re-attach locking clip.

Buckle vehicle seat belt.

HINT: Press car seat further down into vehicle seat cushion to help buckle vehicle seat belt.

Test installation to see if car seat is secure. If not secure, repeat above step until secure.

1/2 inch (1 cm)

(fig. a)

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