Child Restraint Locking Clip Installation

Locking Clip Safety Label:

The locking clip must be used to secure a child seat when the vehicle has a shoulder and lap belt with a sliding tongue. Every safety belt that requires a locking clip is identified on the belt with a label shown in the following illustration. The locking clip is installed on a sample piece of webbing to show proper installation.

WARNING: IF YOU DO NOT USE A LOCKING CLIP, INJURIES COULD RESULT FROM THE CHILD SEAT TIPPING OVER DURING NORMAL BRAKING OR CORNERING.

Locking Clip Installation

1. Thread the belt webbing through the child seat according to the child seat manufacturer's instructions.





2. Buckle safety belt.





3. Pull on shoulder portion of the belt to make the lap portion fit snugly. keeping the lap belt snug, hold the lap and shoulder belt portions of the webbing together next to the slip tongue and unbuckle the safety belt.





4. Slide either corner of the locking clip slot closest to the tongue over both layers of webbing as shown.





5. Pinch both opposite edges of webbing together and insert them into the locking clip slot as shown.





6. Pinch both layers of webbing together and insert into other slot of locking clip.
7. Rebuckle belt. Forcibly tilt the child seat from side to side and also tug it forward to see if it is held securely in place. If excessive movement occurs, repeat Steps 2 through 7 or properly install child seat in a different seating position in the vehicle.