FORD 2003 F-550 v.1 - Manual (Page 94)

7. Pull the lap belt portion across
the child seat toward the buckle and
pull up on the shoulder belt while
pushing down with knee on the
child seat.
8. Allow the safetybelt to retract to
remove anyslack in the belt.
9. Before placing the child in the
seat, forciblytilt the seat forward
and back to make sure the seat is
securelyheld in place. To check
this, grab the seat at the belt path
and attempt to move it side to side
and forward. There should be no
more than one inch of movement for
proper installation.
10. Tryto pull the belt out of the retractor to make sure the retractor is
in the automatic locking mode (you should not be able to pull more belt
out). If the retractor is not locked, unbuckle the belt and repeat steps
two through nine.
Check to make sure the child seat is properlysecured before each use.
Attaching child safety seats with tether straps
Most new forward-facing child safetyseats include a tether strap which
goes over the back of the seat and hooks to an anchoring point. Tether
straps are available as an accessoryfor manyolder safetyseats. Contact
the manufacturer of your child seat for information about ordering a
tether strap.
The passenger seats of your vehicle may be equipped with built-in tether
strap anchors located behind the seats as described below.
The tether anchors in your vehicle may be straps on the seatback or an
anchor bracket on the rear edge of the seat cushion or an anchor bracket
mounted to the bodyshell on the back panel.
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