Child restraint systems
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 in the window-side seating
position to be safe. For details, refer
to “Where to place a child restraint
system” FP62.
3. Run the lap and shoulder belt through
or around the child restraint system follow-
ing the instructions provided by its manu-
facturer.
4. Insert the tongue plate into the buckle
until you hear a click.
1. Shake the seatback slightly to confirm
that it is securely locked into place.
– Check the red colored unlocking
marker which is attached to the bottom
of the lock release knob is invisible. For
details, refer to “Folding down the rear
seatback” FP41.
2. Place the child restraint system in the
rear seating position.
WARNING
When you intend to install a child
restraint system in the rear center
5. Take up the slack in the lap belt.
6. If using the seatbelt in the ALR mode is
recommended by the manufacturer’s in-
structions supplied with the child restraint
system, perform the following procedure.
(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. If the seatbelt has been set to the ALR
mode in step 5, pull at the shoulder portion
of the belt to confirm that it cannot be
– CONTINUED –
the seatback is securely locked
into place. Otherwise, in an acci-
dent, serious injury or death
could result.
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