Child Safety Seats Seating Larger Children Note: An automatic locking retractor disengages only when the seat belt is If a child is too large to fit into a child safety unbuckled and fully retracted. The belt can seat, but too small to safely fit into the then be worn as a normal belt, sliding freely in standard seat belts, use a booster seat and out and locking tight only in an appropriate for the child†s age and size. emergency. Once disengaged, the belt must Carefully follow the manufacturer†s be fully extended to re-engage the locking instructions to secure the booster seat. mechanism whenever you install a child safety seat. Installing Child Safety Seats Always follow the detailed instructions There are two general methods used to install provided by the child safety seat child safety seats: manufacturer. General guidelines are provided below. • Seat belt retained - these seats are 1. Place the child safety seat in Model 3, and secured using the vehicle†s seat belts (see fully extend the seat belt. Route and Installing Seat Belt Retained Child Seats buckle the seat belt in accordance with on page 26). the child safety seat manufacturer†s • LATCH retained - these seats can attach instructions. to anchor bars built into the vehicle†s rear seats (see Installing LATCH Child Seats on page 26). Check the child safety seat manufacturer†s instructions and the table at Child Safety Seats on page 24 to determine which installation method to use. Some child safety seats can be installed using either method. Always follow the child safety seat manufacturer†s instructions. Installing Seat Belt Retained Child Seats First, make sure that the child safety seat is appropriate for the weight, height, and age of the child. 2. Allow the seat belt to retract, and remove Avoid dressing the child in bulky clothing and all slack in the seat belt while firmly do not place any objects between the child pushing the child safety seat into the and the restraint system. Model 3 seat. Adjust harnesses for every child, every trip. 3. If the seat belt retained child safety seat has an upper tether, attach it to the back To securely hold child safety seats, all of the seat (see Attaching Upper Tether passenger seating positions are equipped with Straps on page 27). an automatic locking retractor (ALR) that, by pulling the seat belt beyond the length Installing LATCH Child Seats needed for a typical adult occupant, locks the belt into place until the seat belt is unbuckled Lower LATCH anchors are provided in the and the webbing is fully retracted. The ALR second row outboard seats. The anchors are mechanism operates as a ratchet, winding in located between the seat's back rest and rear slack and preventing the seat belt from cushion. The exact location of each anchor is extending any further until it has been identified by a child safety seat identification completely rewound. When installing a child button, illustrated below. The button is located safety seat, engage the belt's automatic on the seat back, directly above its associated locking retractor by pulling the seat belt anchor. webbing until it is fully extended. The ALR system engages only when the seat belt is at its maximum extension point. 26 Model 3 Owner's Manual