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seat can be badly injured or killed by the right
front passenger’s air bag if
it
inflates. Never
secure a child restraint
in
the center front seat.
It’s always better to secure a child restraint
in
the rear seat. You may secure a forward-facing
child restraint
in
the
right
front passenger
seat, but before you do, always move the
front passenger seat as far back as
it
will go.
It’s
better to secure the child restraint
in
a
1
rear seat.
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier
part about the top strap
if
the child restraint has one.
Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the child
restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when
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the seat.
2.
Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
Tilt the latch plate to adjust the belt
if
needed.
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