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1. Place car seat firmly against the back of a
forward-facing vehicle seat equipped with
a lap/shoulder belt only.
2. If you want to use tether to hold seat in
place, secure it now. See Section 8.1
Using the Tether, page 31.
3. Place child in car seat with child’s back flat
against back of car seat.
4. Position lap/shoulder
belt as shown
. Fasten
buckle and pull up on the
shoulder belt to tighten.
5. If belt lays across child’s
neck, head or face, redirect
belt across chest using the
shoulder belt positioner.
Thread vehicle shoulder
belt through one of the
three positioners exactly
as shown
.
Adjust positioner as
high as possible without
shoulder belt touching
child’s neck.
6. Check that shoulder belt is
properly positioned over
shoulder and snug against
child. A snug strap should
not allow any slack. It lies
in a relatively straight line
without sagging. It does
not press on the child’s
flesh or push the child’s
body into an unnatural position.
7.2 Securing Child and Booster
Seat in Vehicle