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6.2.2
SAFE
Vehicle Belt Systems
THE FOLLOWING BELT SYSTEMS CAN BE USED WITH YOUR
INFANT RESTRAINT, IF
the seat location meets all other requirements
of these instructions and those in your vehicle owner's manual.
LATCH
can be used in place of the vehicle belt system
.
Please refer to vehicle
owner’s manual for
LATCH
locations.
When using infant restraint
without
the base, adjust the belt as
described in this section for these types of vehicle seat belts.
When using the base to install the infant restraint, you must
ALWAYS
use the Lock-off to secure the lap belt or lap/shoulder belt. See
“7.2
Installing the Infant Restraint and Base Using Vehicle Belt”
, page. 34
for installation instructions when using the base.
Some vehicle lap/shoulder seat belts have a plastic button on the belt.
Do not allow the button to interfere with the belt routing through the
vehicle belt path when installing the seat alone, or with the lock-off
when installing the seat and the base.
•
Lap Belts - Manually Adjusted
When buckled, the belt is
tightened manually by pulling on
the excess belt while pushing
down hard on the infant restraint.
•
Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt
with Locking Latch Plate
•
Lap Belts with Automatic
Locking Retractor (ALR)
The automatic locking retractor
will not permit the lap belt to
lengthen once it is buckled.
Tighten the belt by feeding
the belt back into the retractor
while pushing down hard on the
infant restraint.
Once it is buckled, this type of
belt has a latch plate that will not
allow the lap portion of the belt to
loosen. Belt is tightened by pulling
hard on the shoulder portion of the
vehicle belt while pushing down
hard on the infant restraint.
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To Install Locking Clip: (DO NOT use with base)
1. Tighten the buckled belt by pushing down
hard on the infant restraint and pulling hard
on the shoulder belt.
2. While pushing down on infant restraint, pinch
the two straps together behind the buckle
tongue. Unbuckle the belt
without allowing it to slip.
3. Connect lap and shoulder belts
with locking clip as shown
and .
4. Rebuckle belt. Check that lap belt
does not move by pulling and
pushing hard on infant restraint.
If belt loosens or lengthens,
repeat procedure.
Locking
clip
Locking clip goes here,
1
/
2
inch (1 cm) from the buckle
•
Combination Lap/Shoulder
Belt with Sliding Latch
Plate
This belt has a latch plate that slides
freely along the belt.
This belt
MUST
be converted to prevent
movement of the lap portion of the belt.
You must use a
locking clip
(provided
with the infant restraint) when using the
infant restraint
without the base
unless
your vehicle's seat belt can be
converted in another way as described
in your vehicle owner's manual.
1
/
2
inch
(1 cm)
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6.3 LATCH Locations
Newer vehicles may have one or more seating positions with
LATCH
anchorage systems. If vehicle is equipped with
LATCH
, the vehicle lower
anchor points may be visible at the vehicle seat crease. If not visible,
they may be marked with the symbol .
See your vehicle owner’s manual for exact locations, anchor
identification, and requirements for use with an infant restraint.
Vehicle Lower
Anchor Points
Vehicle
Seat Crease
Typical seat in a passenger vehicle.
Other vehicle types may have
different
LATCH
locations or
different markings.
LATCH
is defined as anchorages 280mm (11 inches) between anchor
points. Graco does not recommend using the
LATCH
system in the
center position if the spacing is greater than 280 mm (11 inches) unless
recommended in your vehicle owner’s manual.
When using the
LATCH
system’s lower anchorage belt to secure the
child restraint, buckle the unused vehicle’s lap/shoulder belt behind
the child restraint to prevent the child from becoming entangled in the
lap/shoulder belt.
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