If your child restraint is equipped with the latch system, see Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) . See Top Strap if the child restraint has one.
If your child restraint does not have the LATCH system, you will be using the lap belt to secure the child restraint in this position.
Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the child restraint when and as the instructions say.
Caution: A child in a child restraint in the center front seat can be badly injured or killed by the frontal airbags if they inflate. Never secure a child restraint in the center front seat. It is always better to secure a child restraint in a rear seat.
- Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch plate and pulling it along the belt.
- Put the child restraint on the seat.
- Run the vehicle's safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how.
- Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
- To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push down on the child restraint. If you are using a forward-facing child restraint, you may find it helpful to use your knee to push the child restraint as you tighten the belt.
- Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's safety belt. It will be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger.
