Subaru Outback Manuals 2011 Outback Owner's Manual | Page 59

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags rear seat seatbacks. These marks indicate the positions of the lower anchorages (bars). Each lower anchorage is located behind the cover of seatback bottom. 1-35 selected side of the rear seatback to expose the anchorages (bars) to be used for installation of the child restraint system. CAUTION When you install a child restraint system, follow the manufacturer’s instructions supplied with it. After installing the child restraint system, check to ensure that it is held securely in position. If it is not held tight and secure, the danger of your child suffering personal injury in the event of an accident may be increased. 1. While following the instructions supplied by the child restraint system manufacturer, connect the lower hooks onto the lower anchorages located at “ ” marks on the bottom of the rear seatback. When the hooks are connected, make sure the adjacent seatbelts are not caught. 2. If your child restraint system is of a flexible attachment type (which uses tether belts to connect the child restraint system properly to the lower anchorages), while pushing the child restraint into the seat cushion, pull both left and right lower tether belts up to secure the child restraint system firmly by taking up the slack in the belt. 3. Connect the top tether hook to the tether anchorage and firmly tighten the tether. For information on how to set the top tether, refer to “Top tether anchorages” F1-36. Peel off the anchorage cover from the – CONTINUED –