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Top Tether (continued)
3. Install restraint as shown in appropriate installation
sections (see pages 14 to 24 for restraint
installation instructions).
4. After installing restraint, pull top tether adjuster
strap to remove all slack. Confirm top tether strap
has tension and that restraint is properly secured
and stable and restraint is reclined at the proper
angle. Restraint angle can be adjusted by
tightening top tether strap.
Tether Connecting Strap
WARNING:
Tether connecting strap is ONLY to be used in
rear facing installations.
With some vehicle models, the top tether hook may
not fit structural parts of vehicle seat or there may
not be a suitable anchorage point for top tether hook.
It may be necessary to use the tether connecting
strap to create a tether anchorage point:
1. Locate attachment point where a vehicle seat belt
is anchored directly to frame of vehicle, OR find
the leg of a vehicle seat that is bolted to vehicle
frame.
2. Wrap tether connect-
ing strap around
vehicle leg or seat
belt anchorage point,
and thread metal D
ring through the loop
at end of tether
connecting strap.
Pull strap to form a tight knot. (Fig. 3)
3. Now, use metal D ring as an anchorage point
for top tether metal hook (see page 28 for restraint
tether instructions).
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Tether hook
D-ring
Tether
connecting
strap