D. General Vehicle Installation
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• Switchable retractor
These vehicle belts switch from ELR to ALR (Automatic
Locking Retractor). You must have the vehicle belts in the
locking mode to use them. Follow the instructions in the
installation sections.
• ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor)
These vehicle belts lock after pulling the webbing out and
letting the vehicle belt go back into the retractor an inch or
two. Follow the instructions in the installation sections.
Vehicle Latch Plates
• Check the Latch
Plates on Your Lap and
Shoulder Belt
Grasp the tongue portion of
the latch plate (the part that
goes inside the buckle) and
pull straight out, in line with
the vehicle lap belt. If the
latch plate does not slide up
and down the vehicle belt,
you have a locking latch
plate. You should not need to
use a locking clip. Consult your vehicle owner’s manual.
If the latch plate slides up and down on the vehicle belt, and you
have an ELR retractor, you
MUST
use a locking clip to install
the child restraint. You may not need to use the locking clip
with a switchable or ALR retractor. Consult your vehicle owner’s
manual.
Locking
Latch
Plate
Sliding
Latch
Plate
several inches, then pull on it again. If it moves freely, it is an
ELR vehicle belt. If it is locked and will not allow any more
vehicle belt to come out, it is a switchable retractor.
ELR lap-only vehicle belts MUST NOT be used
with this child restraint.
D-5
Using a Locking Clip
Place Base in Vehicle
Rear-Facing
Thread vehicle lap and
shoulder belt through
the belt path as shown.
Buckle.
1.
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 vehicle 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 child restraint 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.
Remove the locking clip when the vehicle seat belt is not be-
ing used with the child restraint.
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 child restraint 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 child restraint to another seating location.
Do not use both the LATCH belt and vehicle
belt at the same time.
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