Subaru Forester Manuals 2018 Forester Owner's Manual | Page 66

1-34 Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Child restraint systems WARNING Before installing a child restraint system, be sure to confirm that the seatback is securely locked into place. Otherwise, in an accident, serious injury or death could result. or around the child restraint system following the instructions provided by its manufacturer. 4. Insert the tongue plate into the buckle until you hear a click. 1. Shake the seatback to confirm that it is securely locked into place. – Check the red unlocking marker which is attached to the bottom of the lock release knob is not visible. For details, refer to “Folding down the rear seatback” F1-13. 2. Place the child restraint system in the rear seating position. WARNING When you intend to install a child restraint system on the rear center seating position, if the child restraint system does not fit snugly against the contours of the rear center seat cushion, install the child restraint system on the window-side seating position to be safe. For details, refer to “Where to place a child restraint system” F1-31. 3. Run the lap and shoulder belt through 5. Take up the slack in the lap belt. 6. If using the seatbelt in the ALR mode is recommended by the manufacturer’s instructions supplied with the child re- straint system, perform the following pro- cedure. (1) Pull out the seatbelt fully from the retractor to change the retractor over from the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) to the Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) mode. (2) Allow the belt to rewind into the retractor. As the belt is rewinding, clicks will be heard which indicate the retractor functions as ALR. 7. Push and pull the child restraint system forward and from side to side to check if it is firmly secured. Sometimes a child restraint can be more firmly secured by pushing it down into the seat cushion and then tightening the seatbelt. 8. Pull at the shoulder portion of the belt to confirm that it cannot be pulled out (ALR properly functioning).