Child Restraint: Service and Repair

Child Seat Locking Clip
The locking clip must be used to secure a child seat when the vehicle has a shoulder and lap belt with a sliding tongue. Every safety belt that requires a locking clip is identified on the belt, with the label as shown in the illustration provided. The locking clip is installed on a sample piece of webbing to show proper installation.

If the locking clip is not used, injuries could result from the child seat tipping over during normal vehicle braking or cornering.

Use the following procedure to install the locking clip:
1. Thread the belt webbing through the child seat according to the child seat manufacturers instructions.





2. Buckle safety belt. Pull on shoulder portion of the belt to make the lap portion fit snugly.





3. While keeping lap belt snug, hold lap and shoulder safety belt portions of webbing together next to slip tongue and unbuckle safety belt.





4. Slide either corner of locking clip slot closest to the tongue over both layers of belt webbing.
5. Pinch both opposite edges of belt webbing and insert into locking clip slot.





6. Insert both layers of webbing into other slot of locking clip in same manner as Step 4.





7. Buckle belt and forcibly tilt the child seat from side to side and also tug it forward to see if it is held securely in place. It excessive movement occurs, repeat Steps 3 through 6 or properly install child seat in different seating position in the vehicle.