Graco Forward Facing Child Restraint User Manual

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4. Tighten vehicle lap belt

Push down hard with your knee

or free hand in the middle of

the child restraint

. Then pull

and tighten the vehicle lap belt.

For more information on how

to tighten the belt for your

seat belt system, see

Section 6.2 Vehicle Seat Belt

Requirements, pp. 18-21, or

your vehicle owner’s manual.

5. If you are using tether to hold seat

in place, secure it now. See Section

7.4 Using the Tether, page 30.

6. Safety Check for Secure

Installation

Perform this test every time you

drive with your child.

Holding the child restraint near

the vehicle belt path, TWIST AND

PULL the child restraint forward and to

both sides to make sure the

vehicle belt does not lengthen

or loosen and the child

restraint does not easily

move

. The child restraint

should not move side to side

or forward more than 1 inch

(2.5 cm).

If child restraint is loose or

not secure, repeat procedure

OR find another location for

the seat, see Section 6.0 Child

Restraint Location, pp. 17-21.

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