V
ehicle Belts
If
L
ATC
H
is not
available, you will
use your vehi cle’s
belts. Ther e a re
so
m
e vehicle b el ts
that will not work
with a child
restraint or will
require special
attention.
S
ee
next page for
speci fic
instructions.
Knowing Your
V
ehicle
Belts
N
ot all vehicle bel ts will work with this child
restraint. You
m
ust d eter
m
ine if your vehicles
belts are c o
m
patible with this child restraint. If
you will use the
L
ATC
H
syste
m
, refer to the
L
ATC
H
section.
E
LR
-
E
m
e
rg
e
n
c
y
L
o
c
k
i
ng
R
e
t
r
a
c
t
o
r
B
e
l
t
s
D
efinition: These belts only lock in a sudden stop
or crash. To see if you have this type of belt, pull
on th e lap belt, let it return part wa y, then pull on it
again. If it
m
oves freely, it is an E
L
R
belt and the
child restraint could work loose during nor
m
al
driving.
R
efe r to your ve h icle owner’s
m
anual.
S
o
m
e E
L
R
belts will convert to Auto
m
atic
L
ocking
R
etractor
(
A
L
R
)
belts if you pull the belt all the way
out.
R
efer to your vehicle owner’s
m
anual.
E
L
R
shoulder belts either require a locking clip or
cannot be used with any child restraint.
E
L
R
lap-only b elts
m
ust be replaced with a
m
anual belt; contact your veh icle dealer. A locking
clip will not correct this proble
m
.
Au
t
o
m
a
t
i
c
/
P
a
ss
i
v
e
v
e
h
i
c
l
e
s
e
a
t
b
e
l
t
s
The auto
m
atic
(
passive
)
2-point belt has no lap
belt. You
m
ust insta ll a lap belt to secure a child
restraint. You
m
ay also need to install an extra lap
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