If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH system, see Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) .
For vehicles with a third, fourth or fifth row, there are no top tether anchors in the rear outside seat positions of the third, fourth or fifth row. Do not secure a child seat in these positions if a national or local law requires that the top tether be anchored, or if the instructions that come with the child restraint say that the top tether must be anchored.
If your child restraint does not have the LATCH system, you will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure the child restraint in this position. Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and as the instructions say.
- Put the child restraint on the seat.
- Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of 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.
- Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of the retractor to set the lock.
- To tighten the belt, pull the shoulder portion of the belt to tighten the lap portion of the belt and feed the shoulder belt back into the retractor. If you are using a forward-facing child restraint, you may find it helpful to use your knee to push down on the child restraint as you tighten the belt.
- If you are using the center seating position in the second row, and your child restraint manufacturer recommends using a top tether, attach and tighten the top tether to one of the two top tether anchors. The child restraint instructions will show you how. Do not attach the top tether to the same anchor used for one of the other seating positions. Also see Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) .
- 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 and let it go back all the way. The safety belt will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger.
