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Makes 🢒 Isuzu 🢒 2009 🢒 Isuzu MD F-Series 🢒 Seats and Restraint System 🢒 Child Restraints 🢒 Securing a Child Restraint in Your Medium Duty Vehicle

We know securing a child can present real problems in a medium-duty vehicle like yours. The only place where you can properly secure a child restraint is the center seating position, the place that has the lap belt only. But your vehicle may not have a center seating position. Or, even if you have one, you may find that the child restraint keeps you from operating the shift lever or other controls. The only answer may be to have the smaller children make the trip in another vehicle, where they can get the protection they need.

You will be using the lap belt. 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. But do not use this position if the child restraint interferes with shifting gears.

There are no top tether anchors in this vehicle. Do not secure a child seat in this vehicle if a national or local law requires that the top tether be anchored, or if the instructions that come with the restraint say that the top tether must be anchored. See Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) if the child restraint has one.

In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child restraints have a top tether, and that the tether be attached.


    Object Number: 1437632 Size: B3
  1. Make the belt as long as needed by tilting the latch plate and pulling it along the belt.
  2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
  3. Run the vehicle's safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how.

    4. Object Number: 1468775 Size: B3
  4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.

    5. Make sure the release button is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if necessary.

  5. Tighten the belt by pulling 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 down on the child restraint as you tighten the belt.
  6. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure.

To remove the child restraint, unbuckle the vehicle's safety belt.