Century STE Car Seat User Manual


 
Identify your vehicle seat belt. Car seat must be used
with a vehicle seat belt that will stay tight while driving.
If vehicle does not have a lap belt that will stay tight,
see dealer.
NOTE: #1 The locking latch plate
on some seat belts may slip and
loosen after being buckled through
car seat. If this happens, flip
latch plate over as shown and
re-buckle. Test installation again
to see if vehicle belt stays tight.
If not, move car seat to another
seating position.
Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt with
Locking Latch Plate
• Install car seat per instructions.
See NOTE #1 above.
Lap-Only Belts
• Manually Adjustable
Lap-Only Belts.
See NOTE #1 above.
• Retractor Lap-Only Belts.
To determine if a lap-only belt can be used, follow the
steps below:
1) Pull on both halves of vehicle seat
belts.
- If one belt gets longer, see step 2.
- If neither belt gets longer, install car seat
according to instructions.
2) Pull end that gets longer all the way out, allow belt
to retract 10 - 15 cm (4 - 6 inches) and pull again.
- If belt gets longer, do not install car seat. Check
vehicle owner's manual or contact auto dealer for
options.
- If belt does not get longer, install car seat per
instructions on page 9 or page 14 substituting the
instruction below for those in steps 3.
• Pull lap belt that moves all the way out and thread
through belt slots. Buckle lap belt. Release lap belt
and remove slack in lap belt by pushing lap belt that
moves into the retractor while pushing down on car
seat to compress vehicle cushion.
VEHICLE SEAT BELTS
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