D-5
Using the Locking Clip
You will rarely need to use a locking clip
except for in some older vehicles. Built in child
restraint locking systems have been required
in vehicles since 1996, and many vehicles had
these features even earlier. Check your ve-
hicle owner’s manual to learn how to use the
systems in your vehicle. If you need a locking
clip, please go back to the store where you
purchased this base and purchase one or call
us at 1-800-544-1108 to order one. Locking
clips from any child restraint manufacturer are
okay to use.
A locking clip will not fix all types of seat belt
problems.
Review section D-4 and your vehicle’s
owner manual for vehicle seat belt use with child
restraints.
Before you put your base in the vehicle, buckle
the lap/shoulder belt. Pull on the lap belt portion.
If it loosens or slips, you must either use a locking
clip to hold the seat belt tight or move the base to
another seating location.
D. General Vehicle Installation
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Place Base in
Vehicle Rear-Facing
Thread vehicle lap belt
through the belt path
as shown. Buckle.
1.
Tighten Vehicle
Belt
Push down firmly on
the base and pull up
on the shoulder belt to
tighten.
2.
3.
Locate Locking Clip
Location
Grasp both vehicle belts
together just behind the
latch plate and unbuckle.
NOTE:
If the latch plate
ends up just at the belt
path opening so you
cannot grasp the vehicle belt at the latch plate, grasp
the vehicle belts on the opposite side of the base, as
close to the latch plate as possible. Install the locking
clip on the latch plate end, as close as possible.
