Child Safety Seats Seating Larger Children emergency. Once disengaged, the belt must be fully extended to re-engage the locking If a child is too large to fit into a child safety mechanism whenever you install a child safety seat, but too small to safely fit into the seat. standard seat belts, use a booster seat Always follow the detailed instructions appropriate for the child‡s age and size. provided by the child safety seat Carefully follow the manufacturer‡s manufacturer. General guidelines are provided instructions to secure the booster seat. below. Installing Child Safety Seats 1. Place the child safety seat in Model X, and fully extend the seat belt. Route and There are two general methods used to install buckle the seat belt in accordance with child safety seats: the child safety seat manufacturer‡s • Seat belt retained - these seats are instructions. secured using the vehicle‡s seat belts. • LATCH retained - these seats attach to anchor bars built into the vehicle‡s rear seats. Check the child safety seat manufacturer‡s instructions and the table in this manual 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 2. Allow the seat belt to retract, and remove the child. all slack in the seat belt while firmly Avoid dressing the child in bulky clothing and pushing the child safety seat into the do not place any objects between the child Model X seat. and the restraint system. 3. If the seat belt retained child safety seat Adjust harnesses for every child, every trip. 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 38). an automatic locking retractor (ALR) that, by Installing LATCH (ISOFIX) Child pulling the seat belt beyond the length needed for a typical adult occupant, locks the Seats belt into place until the seat belt is unbuckled and the webbing is fully retracted. The ALR Lower LATCH anchors are provided in the mechanism operates as a ratchet, winding in second row outboard seats. The anchors are slack and preventing the seat belt from located between the seat's back rest and rear extending any further until it has been cushion. The exact location of each anchor is completely rewound. When installing a child identified by a child safety seat identification safety seat, engage the belt's automatic button, illustrated below. The button is located locking retractor by pulling the seat belt on the seat back, directly above its associated webbing until it is fully extended. The ALR anchor. system engages only when the seat belt is at BENCH SEATS: its maximum extension point. Note: An automatic locking retractor disengages only when the seat belt is unbuckled and fully retracted. The belt can then be worn as a normal belt, sliding freely in and out and locking tight only in an Seating and Safety Restraints 35