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Question:

Driver Position

in this section.

If I am a good driver, and I never drive

Make sure the release button on the

Lap-Shoulder Belt

far from home, why should I wear safety

buckle is positioned so you would be

The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here is

belts?

able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly

how to wear it properly.

if you ever had to.

Answer:

Close and lock the door.

Move the shoulder belt height adjuster

You may be an excellent driver, but if you

Adjust the seat so you can sit up

to the height that is right for you.

are in an accident - even one that is not

straight. To see how, see “Seats” in the

Improper shoulder belt height adjust-

your fault - you and your passengers can

Index.

ment could reduce the effectiveness of

be hurt. Being a good driver does not pro-

the safety belt in a crash. Refer to

tect you from things beyond your control,

“Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment” in

such as bad drivers.

this section.

Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40

km) of home. And the greatest number of

serious injuries and deaths occur at

speeds of less than 40 mph (65 km/h).

Safety belts are for everyone.

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly

This part is only for people of adult size.

Be aware that there are special things to

know about safety belts and children. And

there are different rules for smaller children

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and babies. If a child will be riding in your

Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt

vehicle, refer to “Older Children” or “Infants

across you. Do not let it get twisted.

and Young Children” in this section. Follow

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The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you

those rules for everyone’s protection.

pull the belt across you very quickly. If

To make the lap part tight, pull up on

this happens, let the belt go back

the shoulder belt.

First, you will want to know which restraint

slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt

systems your vehicle has.

across you more slowly.

We will start with the driver position.

Push the latch plate into the buckle until

it clicks.

Pull up on the latch plate to make sure

it is secure. If the belt is not long

enough, refer to “Safety Belt Extender”

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It may be necessary to pull stitching on the

Question:

safety belt through the latch plate to fully

What is wrong with this?

tighten the lap belt on smaller occupants.

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Answer:

The lap part of the belt should be worn low

The shoulder belt is too loose. It will not

The lap belt is too loose. It will not give

and snug on the hips, just touching the

give nearly as much protection this way.

nearly as much protection this way.

thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the

strong pelvic bones. And you would be

WARNING

less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you

You can be seriously hurt if your

You can be seriously hurt if your lap

slid under it, the belt would apply force at

shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash,

belt is too loose. In a crash, you

your abdomen. This could cause serious

you would move forward too much,

could slide under the lap belt and

or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt

which could increase injury. The

apply force at your abdomen. This

should go over the shoulder and across

shoulder belt should fit against your

could cause serious or even fatal

the chest. These parts of the body are best

body.

injuries. The lap belt should be worn

able to take belt restraining forces.

low and snug on the hips, just touch-

The safety belt locks if there is a sudden

ing the thighs.

stop or crash.

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Question:

What is wrong with this?

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Answer:

The belt is buckled in the wrong place.

The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It

The belt is twisted across the body.

should be worn over the shoulder at all

WARNING

times.

WARNING

You can be seriously injured if your

You can be seriously injured by a

WARNING

belt is buckled in the wrong place like

twisted belt. In a crash, you would

this. In a crash, the belt would go up

You can be seriously injured if you

not have the full width of the belt to

over your abdomen. The belt forces

wear the shoulder belt under your

spread impact forces. If a belt is

would be there, not at the pelvic

arm. In a crash, your body would

twisted, make it straight so it can

bones. This could cause serious

move too far forward, which would

work properly, or ask your dealer to

internal injuries. Always buckle your

increase the chance of head and neck

fix it.

belt into the buckle nearest you.

injury. Also, the belt would apply too

much force to the ribs, which are not

as strong as shoulder bones. You

could also severely injure internal

organs like your liver or spleen.

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To unlatch the belt, push the button on the

To move it up or down, squeeze the

A pregnant woman should wear a lap-

buckle. The belt should go back out of the

release buttons (A) together and move the

shoulder belt, and the lap portion should

way.

height adjuster to the desired position.

be worn as low as possible, below the

rounding, throughout the pregnancy.

Before you close the door, be sure the belt

After you move the height adjuster to

is out of the way. If you slam the door on it,

where you want it, try to move it up or

The best way to protect the fetus is to pro-

you can damage both the belt and your

down without squeezing the release but-

tect the mother. When a safety belt is worn

vehicle.

tons to make sure it has locked into posi-

properly, it is more likely that the fetus will

tion.

not be hurt in a crash. For pregnant

Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment

women, as for anyone, the key to making

Before you begin to drive, move the shoul-

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy

safety belts effective is wearing them prop-

der belt height adjuster to the height that is

Safety belts work for everyone, including

erly.

right for you.

pregnant women. Like all occupants, they

are more likely to be seriously injured if

Adjust the height so that the shoulder por-

they do not wear safety belts.

tion of the belt is centered on your shoul-

der. The belt should be away from your

face and neck, but not falling off your

shoulder. Improper shoulder belt height

adjustment could reduce the effectiveness

of the safety belt in a crash.

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Right Front Passenger Position

To learn how to wear the right front pas-

senger’s safety belt properly, refer to

“Driver Position” in this section.

The right front passenger’s safety belt

works the same way as the driver’s safety

belt - except for the following.

If you ever pull the shoulder portion of the

belt out all the way, you will engage the

child restraint locking feature. If this hap-

pens, just let the belt go back all the way

and start again.

When the safety belt is not in use, slide the

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latch plate up the safety belt webbing. The

Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt

To make the lap part tight, pull up on

latch plate should rest on the stitching on

across you. Do not let it get twisted.

the shoulder part.

the safety belt, near the guide loop.

The shoulder belt may lock if you pull

the belt across you very quickly. If this

Rear Seat Passengers

happens, let the belt go back slightly to

It is very important for rear seat passen-

unlock it. Then pull the belt across you

gers to buckle up! Accident statistics show

more slowly.

that unbelted people in the rear seat are

Push the latch plate into the buckle until

hurt more often in crashes than those who

it clicks.

are wearing safety belts.

Pull up on the latch plate to make sure

Rear passengers who are not safety belted

it is secure.

can be thrown out of the vehicle in a crash.

When the shoulder belt is pulled out all

And they can strike others in the vehicle

the way, it will lock. If it does, let it go

who are wearing safety belts.

back all the way and start again.

If the belt is not long enough, refer to

Lap-Shoulder Belt

“Safety Belt Extender” in this section.

All rear seat positions have lap-shoulder

Make sure the release button on the

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belts. Here is how to wear one properly.

buckle is positioned so you would be

The lap part of the belt should be worn low

able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly

and snug on the hips, just touching the

if you ever had to.

thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the

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strong pelvic bones. And you would be

Question:

less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you

What is wrong with this?

slid under it, the belt would apply force at

your abdomen. This could cause serious

or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt

should go over the shoulder and across

the chest. These parts of the body are best

able to take belt restraining forces.

The safety belt locks if there is a sudden

stop or a crash.

WARNING

You can be seriously hurt if your

shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash,

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you would move forward too much,

To unlatch the belt, push the button on the

which could increase injury. The

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buckle.

shoulder belt should fit against your

Answer:

body.

The belt is over an armrest.

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides

Rear shoulder belt comfort guides may

WARNING

provide added safety belt comfort for older

children who have outgrown booster seats

You can be seriously injured if your

and for some adults. When installed on a

belt goes over an armrest like this.

shoulder belt, the comfort guide positions

The belt would be much too high. In a

the belt away from the neck and head.

crash, you can slide under the belt.

The belt force would then be applied

There is one guide available for each out-

at the abdomen, not at the pelvic

board passenger position in the rear seat.

bones, and that could cause serious

Here is how to install a comfort guide to

or fatal injuries. Be sure the belt goes

the safety belt:

under the armrests.

1) Remove the guide from its storage clip

on the back of the seatback.

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2) Slide the guide under and past the belt.

3) Be sure that the belt is not twisted and it

4) Buckle, position, and release the safety

The elastic cord must be under the belt.

lies flat. The elastic cord must be under

belt as described in “Rear Seat Passen-

Then, place the guide over the belt, and

the belt and the guide on top.

gers” in this section. Make sure that the

insert the two edges of the belt into the

shoulder belt crosses the shoulder.

slots of the guide.

WARNING

To remove and store the comfort guide,

A safety belt that is not properly worn

squeeze the belt edges together so that

may not provide the protection

you can take them out of the guide. Slide

needed in a crash. The person wear-

the guide back onto its storage clip located

ing the belt could be seriously

on the seatback.

injured. The shoulder belt should go

over the shoulder and across the

chest. These parts of the body are

best able to take belt restraining

forces.

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Safety Belt Pretensioners

Child Restraints

According to accident statistics, children

Your vehicle has safety belt pretensioners

are safer when properly restrained in the

for the driver and right front passenger.

Older Children

rear seating positions than in the front

Although you cannot see them, they are

seating positions.

part of the safety belt assembly. They help

In a crash, children who are not buckled up

tighten the safety belts during the early

can strike other people who are buckled

stages of a moderate to severe frontal,

up, or can be thrown out of the vehicle.

near frontal, rear or side crash, or a roll-

Older children need to use safety belts

over if the threshold conditions for preten-

properly.

sioner activation are met.

Pretensioners work only once. If they acti-

WARNING

vate in a crash, you will need to get new

Never do this.

ones, and probably other new parts for

Here two children are wearing the

your safety belt system. Refer to “Replac-

same belt. The belt cannot properly

ing Restraint System Parts After a Crash”

spread the impact forces. In a crash,

in this section.

the two children can be crushed

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together and seriously injured. A belt

Safety Belt Extender

Older children who have outgrown booster

must be used by only one person at a

If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around

time.

you, you should use it.

seats should wear the vehicle’s safety

belts.

But if a safety belt is not long enough, your

dealer will order you an extender. When

Question:

you go in to order it, take the heaviest coat

What is the proper way to wear safety

you will wear, so the extender will be long

belts?

enough for you. To help avoid personal

injury, do not let someone else use it, and

Answer:

An older child should wear a lap-shoulder

use it only for the seat it is made to fit. The

extender has been designed for adults.

belt and get the additional restraint a

shoulder belt can provide. The shoulder

Never use it for securing child seats. To

wear it, just attach it to the regular safety

belt should not cross the face or neck. The

lap belt should fit snugly below the hips,

belt. For more information see the instruc-

tion sheet that comes with the extender.

just touching the top of the thighs. It should

never be worn over the abdomen, which

could cause severe or even fatal internal

injuries in a crash.

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Infants and Young Children

WARNING

Everyone in a vehicle needs protection!

This includes infants and all other children.

Never do this.

Neither the distance traveled nor the age

Here a child is sitting in a seat that

and size of the traveler changes the need,

has a lap-shoulder belt, but the

for everyone, to use safety restraints. In

shoulder part is behind the child. If

fact, the law in every state in the United

the child wears the belt in this way, in

States and in every Canadian province

a crash the child might slide under

says children up to some age must be

the belt. The belt’s force would then

restrained while in a vehicle.

be applied right on the child’s abdo-

men. That could cause serious or

WARNING

fatal injuries.

Children can be seriously injured or

strangled if a shoulder belt is

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wrapped around their neck and the

Question:

safety belt continues to tighten.

What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder

Never leave children unattended in a

belt, but the child is so small that the

vehicle and never allow children to

shoulder belt is very close to the child’s

play with the safety belts.

face or neck?

Answer:

Every time infants and young children ride

If the child is sitting in a seat next to a win-

in vehicles, they should have the protection

dow, move the child toward the center of

provided by appropriate restraints. Young

the vehicle. Also refer to “Rear Safety Belt

children should not use the vehicle’s adult

Comfort Guides” in this section. If the child

safety belts alone, unless there is no other

is sitting in the center rear seat passenger

choice. Instead, they need to use a child

position, move the child toward the safety

restraint.

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belt buckle. In either case, be sure that the

Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of

shoulder belt still is on the child’s shoulder,

so that in a crash the child’s upper body

the belt should be worn low and snug on

the hips, just touching the child’s thighs.

would have the restraint that belts provide.

This applies belt force to the child’s pelvic

bones in a crash.

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WARNING

People should never hold a baby in

their arms while riding in a vehicle. A

baby does not weigh much - until a

crash. During a crash a baby will

become so heavy it is not possible to

hold it. For example, in a crash at

only 25 mph (40 km/h), a 12 lb (5.5 kg)

baby will suddenly become a 240 lb

(110 kg) force on a person’s arms. A

baby should be secured in an appro-

priate restraint.

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Question:

WARNING

What are the different types of add-on

child restraints?

Children who are up against, or very

close to, any airbag when it inflates

Answer:

can be seriously injured or killed. Air-

Add-on child restraints, which are pur-

bags plus lap-shoulder belts offer

chased by the vehicle’s owner, are avail-

protection for adults and older chil-

able in four basic types. Selection of a

dren, but not for young children and

particular restraint should take into consid-

infants. Neither the vehicle’s safety

eration not only the child’s weight, height,

belt system nor its airbag system is

and age but also whether or not the

designed for them. Young children

restraint will be compatible with the motor

and infants need the protection that a

vehicle in which it will be used.

child restraint system can provide.

For most basic types of child restraints,

there are many different models available.

When purchasing a child restraint, be sure

it is designed to be used in a motor vehicle.

If it is, the restraint will have a label saying

that it meets federal motor vehicle safety

standards.

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The restraint manufacturer’s instructions

Child Restraint Systems

that come with the restraint state the

WARNING

weight and height limitations for a particu-

The body structure of a young child

lar child restraint. In addition, there are

is quite unlike that of an adult or

many kinds of restraints available for chil-

older child, for whom the safety belts

dren with special needs.

are designed. A young child’s hip

bones are still so small that the vehi-

WARNING

cle’s regular safety belt may not

Newborn infants need complete sup-

remain low on the hip bones, as it

port, including support for the head

should. Instead, it may settle up

and neck. This is necessary because

around the child’s abdomen. In a

a newborn infant’s neck is weak and

crash, the belt would apply force on a

its head weighs so much compared

body area that is unprotected by any

with the rest of its body. In a crash,

bony structure. This alone could

an infant in a rear-facing seat settles

cause serious or fatal injuries. Young

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into the restraint, so the crash forces

children always should be secured in

can be distributed across the stron-

appropriate child restraints.

An infant car bed (A), a special bed made

gest part of an infant’s body, the back

for use in a motor vehicle, is an infant

and shoulders. Infants always should

restraint system designed to restrain or

be secured in appropriate infant

position a child on a continuous flat sur-

restraints.

face. Make sure that the infant’s head rests

toward the center of the vehicle.

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A rear-facing infant seat

(B) provides

A forward-facing child seat (C-E) provides

A booster seat (F-G) is a child restraint

restraint with the seating surface against

restraint for the child’s body with the har-

designed to improve the fit of the vehicle’s

the back of the infant. The harness system

ness and also sometimes with surfaces

safety belt system. Some booster seats

holds the infant in place and, in a crash,

such as T-shaped or shelf-like shields.

have a shoulder belt positioner, and some

acts to keep the infant positioned in the

high-back booster seats have a five-point

restraint.

harness. A booster seat can also help a

child to see out the window.

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Question:

Securing an Add-on Child Restraint

Keep in mind that an unsecured child

How Should I Use a Child Restraint?

in the Vehicle

restraint can move around in a collision or

sudden stop and injure people in the vehi-

Answer:

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cle. Be sure to properly secure any child

A child restraint system is any device

restraint in your vehicle - even when no

designed for use in a motor vehicle to

A child can be seriously injured or

child is in it.

restrain, seat, or position children. A built-

killed in a crash if the child restraint

in child restraint system is a permanent

is not properly secured in the vehicle.

Securing the Child Within the Child

part of the motor vehicle. An add-on child

Make sure the child restraint is prop-

Restraint

restraint system is a portable one, which is

erly installed in the vehicle using the

There are several systems for securing the

purchased by the vehicle’s owner. To help

vehicle’s safety belt or LATCH sys-

child within the child restraint. One system,

reduce injuries, an add-on child restraint

tem, following the instructions that

the three-point harness, has straps that

must be secured in the vehicle. With built-

came with that restraint, and also the

come down over each of the infant’s shoul-

in or add-on child restraints, the child has

instructions in this manual.

ders and buckle together at the crotch. The

to be secured within the child restraint.

five-point harness system has two shoul-

When choosing an add-on child restraint,

To help reduce the chance of injury, the

der straps, two hip straps, and a crotch

be sure the child restraint is designed to be

child restraint must be secured in the vehi-

strap. A shield may take the place of hip

used in a vehicle. If it is, it will have a label

cle. Child restraint systems must be

straps. A T-shaped shield has shoulder

saying that it meets federal motor vehicle

secured in vehicle seats by lap belts or the

straps that are attached to a flat pad which

safety standards. Then follow the instruc-

lap belt portion of a lap-shoulder belt, or by

rests low against the child’s body. A shelf-

the LATCH system. Refer to

“Lower

tions for the restraint. You may find these

or armrest-type shield has straps that are

instructions on the restraint itself or in a

Anchors and Tethers for Children

attached to a wide, shelf-like shield that

booklet, or both.

(LATCH)” in this section for more informa-

swings up or to the side.

tion. A child can be endangered in a crash

if the child restraint is not properly secured

WARNING

in the vehicle.

A child can be seriously injured or

When securing an add-on child restraint,

killed in a crash if the child is not

refer to the instructions that come with the

properly secured in the child

restraint which may be on the restraint

restraint. Make sure the child is prop-

itself or in a booklet, or both, and to this

erly secured, following the instruc-

manual. The child restraint instructions are

tions that came with that restraint.

important, so if they are not available,

obtain a replacement copy from the manu-

Because there are different systems, it is

facturer.

important to refer to the instructions that

come with the restraint. A child can be

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endangered in a crash if the child is not

Configurations for Use of Two

WARNING

properly secured in the child restraint.

Child Restraints

(Continued)

Where to Put the Restraint

If you need to secure a forward-fac-

Accident statistics show that children are

ing child restraint in the right front

safer if they are restrained in the rear

seat, always move the front passen-

rather than the front seat. We recommend

ger seat as far back as it will go. It is

that child restraints be secured in a rear

better to secure the child restraint in

seat, including an infant riding in a rear-

a rear seat.

facing infant seat, a child riding in a for-

ward-facing child seat and an older child

There is limited space in the third row rear

riding in a booster seat. Never put a rear-

seating area. If you want to secure a child

facing child restraint in the front passenger

restraint in a rear seating position in the

seat. Here is why:

third row, be sure to study the instructions

that came with your child restraint to see if

WARNING

there is enough room to secure your seat

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properly. If the length of the seat cushion is

A child in a rear-facing child restraint

too short for your child restraint and you

A. Child restraint using LATCH

can be seriously injured or killed if

cannot install it in accordance with the

B. Occupant prohibited

the right front passenger's airbag

child restraint manufacturers instructions,

inflates. This is because the back of

secure it in the second row.

the rear-facing child restraint would

be very close to the inflating airbag.

If you need to secure more than one child

Even though the passenger sensing

restraint in the rear seat, review the follow-

system is designed to turn off the

ing illustrations.

right front passenger's frontal airbag

NOTE:

if the system detects a rear-facing

Depending on where you place the child

child restraint, no system is fail-safe,

restraint or the size of the child restraint,

and no one can guarantee that an air-

you may not be able to access certain

bag will not deploy under some

safety belt assemblies for additional pas-

unusual circumstance, even though

sengers or LATCH anchors for child

it is turned off. We recommend that

restraints. For more information about

rear-facing child restraints be

where to place the child restraint, refer to

secured in the rear seat, even if the

“Lower Anchor and Top Tether Anchor

airbag is off.

Locations” in this section.

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the child restraint that are made for use

Lower Anchors

with the LATCH system.

Make sure that a LATCH-compatible child

restraint is properly installed using the

anchors, or use the vehicle’s safety belts to

secure the restraint, following the instruc-

tions that came with that restraint, and also

the instructions in this manual. When

installing a child restraint with a top tether,

you must also use either the lower anchors

or the safety belts to properly secure the

child restraint. A child restraint must never

be installed using only the top tether and

anchor.

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In order to use the LATCH system in your

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A. Child restraint or occupant using safety

vehicle, you need a child restraint that has

belt

Lower anchors (A) are metal bars built into

B. Child restraint using LATCH

LATCH attachments. The child restraint

the vehicle. There are two lower anchors

manufacturer will provide you with instruc-

for each LATCH seating position that will

Wherever you install a child restraint, be

tions on how to use the child restraint and

accommodate a child restraint with lower

its attachments. The following explains

sure to secure the child restraint properly.

attachments (B).

how to attach a child restraint with these

Keep in mind that an unsecured child

attachments in your vehicle.

restraint can move around in a collision or

sudden stop and injure people in the vehi-

Not all vehicle seating positions or child

restraints have lower anchors and attach-

cle. Be sure to properly secure any child

restraint in your vehicle - even when no

ments or top tether anchors and attach-

ments.

child is in it.

Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH)

The LATCH system holds a child restraint

during driving or in a crash. This system is

designed to make installation of a child

restraint easier. The LATCH system uses

anchors in the vehicle and attachments on

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Top Tether Anchor

States, some child restraints also have a

crease between the seatback and the seat

top tether. Be sure to read and follow the

cushion.

instructions for your child restraint.

If the child restraint does not have a top

tether, one can be obtained, in kit form, for

many child restraints. Ask the child

restraint manufacturer whether or not a kit

is available.

Lower Anchor and -Top Tether Anchor

Locations

Second Row Seat

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A top tether (A, C) anchors the top of the

child restraint to the vehicle. A top tether

The top tether anchors for each second

anchor is built into the vehicle. The top

row seating position are located on the

tether attachment (B) on the child restraint

base of the seatback. Be sure to use an

connects to the top tether anchor in the

anchor located on the same side of the

vehicle in order to reduce the forward

vehicle as the seating position where the

movement and rotation of the child

child restraint will be placed.

restraint during driving or in a crash.

Do not secure a child restraint in the right

Your child restraint may have a single

front passenger’s position or the third row,

tether (A) or a dual tether (C). Either will

if a national or local law requires that the

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have a single attachment (B) to secure the

top tether be attached, or if the instructions

top tether to the anchor.

(Top Tether Anchor):

that come with the child restraint say that

Seating positions with top tether anchors.

the top tether must be attached. There is

Some child restraints that have a top tether

no place to attach the top tether in this

are designed for use with or without the top

(Lower Anchor):

position.

tether being attached. Others require the

Seating positions with two lower anchors.

top tether always to be attached. In Can-

Accident statistics show that children are

ada, the law requires that forward-facing

Each second row seating position has

safer if they are restrained in the rear

child restraints have a top tether, and that

exposed metal anchors located in the

rather than the front seat. Refer to “Where

the tether be attached. In the United

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