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cannot be loosened if it is locked.
The shoulder belt locks when it is
pulled all the way out of the
retractor. It unlocks when the
shoulder belt is allowed to go all
the way back into the retractor,
but it cannot do this if it is
wrapped around a child’s neck.
If the shoulder belt is locked and
tightened around a child’s neck,
the only way to loosen the belt is
to cut it.
Buckle any unused safety belts
behind the child restraint so
children cannot reach them. Pull
the shoulder belt all the way out
of the retractor to set the lock,
and tighten the belt behind the
child restraint after the child
restraint has been installed.
Caution
Do not let the LATCH
attachments rub against the
vehicle’s safety belts. This may
damage these parts. If necessary,
move buckled safety belts to
avoid rubbing the LATCH
attachments.
Do not fold the empty rear seat
with a safety belt buckled. This
could damage the safety belt or
the seat. Unbuckle and return the
safety belt to its stowed position,
before folding the seat.
If you need to secure more than one
child restraint in the rear seat, see
Where to Put the Restraint 074
ii.
Crew Cab
1. When installing a rear-facing
child restraint, it may be
necessary to move the front
seat forward to properly install
per the child restraint manufacturer instructions. See
Seat Adjustment
045
iior Power
Seat Adjustment 045ii.
2. For rear outboard seating positions, if the head restraint
interferes with the proper
installation of the child
restraint, the head restraint
may be removed. See “Head
Restraint/Headrest Removal
and Reinstallation” at the end
of this section.
3. If the child restraint manufacturer's instructions
recommend that the top tether
be attached, attach the top
tether to the top tether
anchor (1). Refer to the child
restraint instructions and the
following steps:
3.1. Release and pull the rear seatback forward to
access the top tether
anchors (1). See Rear
Seats (Crew Cab) 048
ii.
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3.3. Route the top tetheraccording to your child
restraint instructions and
the following instructions:
If the position you are
using does not have a
head restraint and you are
using a single tether, route
the tether over the
seatback.
If the position you are
using has a fixed head
restraint and you are
using a single tether, route
the tether around the
inboard or outboard side
of the head restraint.
If the position you are
using does not have a
head restraint and you are
using a dual tether, route
the tether over the
seatback.
If the position you are
using has a fixed head
restraint and you are
using a dual tether, route
the tether around the
sides of the head restraint.

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3.4. Adjust the top tether to itsfull length and attach the
top tether hook to the
anchor. Make sure that
you secure the top tether
to the top tether anchor
and not to the seatback
latch.
3.5. Push rearward on the seatback until it locks into
its upright position. Push
and pull on the seatback
to make sure it is secured
properly.
4. Attach and tighten the lower attachments to the lower
anchors. If the child restraint does not have lower
attachments or the desired
seating position does not have
lower anchors, secure the child
restraint with the safety belts
and the top tether. Refer to
your child restraint
manufacturer instructions and
Securing Child Restraints
(Rear Seat)
089
iior Securing
Child Restraints (Front
Passenger Seat) 095
ii.
5. Tighten the top tether.
6. Before placing a child in the child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To
check, grasp the child restraint
at the LATCH path and attempt
to move it side to side and
back and forth. There should
be no more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement for proper
installation.
Extended Cab with Rear Seats
{Warning
Never secure a rear-facing or
forward-facing child restraint in
the left rear seating position in an
extended cab model. This seating
position is not suitable for child
restraint installation. The seat
cushion is too short to properly
support a rear-facing or
forward-facing child restraint.
A child could be seriously injured
or killed in a sudden stop or
crash.
A booster seat can be used in the
left or right rear seating position if
the base of the booster seat fits
on the seat cushion and does not
extend past the front edge. If it
does, it should be installed in the
right rear seating position using
the seat cushion extension. Only
install a booster seat in either rear
seating position if it can be
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properly installed according to the
child restraint manufacturer’s
instructions.
A rear-facing or forward-facing
child restraint can be installed in
the right rear seating position
using the seat cushion extension
in an extended cab model. Never
install a rear-facing or
forward-facing child restraint in
the right rear seating position
without the seat cushion
extension.
{Warning
Do not let anyone ride in the front
passenger seat when a
rear-facing child restraint is
installed in the right rear seating
position. To properly fit the
rear-facing child restraint, the
front seatback will need to be
tilted forward which will not allow
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a passenger to sit properly in the
front outboard passenger seat.
The passenger could be seriously
injured or killed in a sudden stop
or crash.
{Warning
Do not attach a top tether to the
loop near the top of the seatback
and directly behind the seating
position in which the child
restraint is installed in an
extended cab with rear seats. The
top tether will not be able to be
properly tightened. See
instructions below for how to
properly attach a top tether.
Extended Cab Rear Seat Cushion
Extension
The vehicle is equipped with a
headrest that is used as a seat
cushion extension for installation of
child restraints in the right rear seat.
{Warning
The right rear seat cushion
extension is designed to support
the weight of a child in a child
restraint or booster seat. It is
neither designed nor intended to
support the weight of an adult.
Use the seat cushion extension
only when a child restraint or
booster seat is installed in the
right rear seating position.
When installing a rear-facing child
restraint in the right rear seating
position, move the front seat all the
way forward and tilt the seatback
forward to properly install the child
restraint. See Power Seat
Adjustment 045
ii,Seat Adjustment
0 45iiand Reclining Seatbacks 046ii.
When a rear-facing child restraint is
installed properly, the front
passenger seat cannot be used.
1. Always install the seat cushion extension in the right rear
seating position when installing
a forward-facing or rear-facing
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seat cushion extension for
booster seats that extend past
the front edge of the seat
cushion.
2. Press the button for thepassenger side headrest at the
top of the seatback and pull up.
3. Insert the headrest posts intothe holes on the front of the
passenger side seat cushion to
install the seat cushion
extension. The notch on the
posts should face the
passenger side of the vehicle.
Try to move the headrest to
make sure it is locked in place.
4. If the child restraint manufacturer recommends that
the top tether be attached,
adjust the top tether to its full
length and attach the top tether
hook to the anchor. Refer to
the child restraint instructions
and the following:Route the top tether (1) through
the loop (2) at the top of the
seatback directly behind the
child restraint and attach the
top tether hook to the top tether
loop at the top of the seatback
for the opposite rear seating
position (3).

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5. Attach and tighten the lowerattachments to the lower
anchors. If the child restraint
does not have lower
attachments, secure the child
restraint with the safety belts
and the top tether (if
appropriate). See Securing
Child Restraints (Rear Seat)
0 89
iior Securing Child
Restraints (Front Passenger
Seat) 095
ii.
6. Tighten the top tether. The child restraint instructions will
show you how.
7. Before placing a child in the child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To
check, grasp the child restraint
at the LATCH path and attempt
to move it side to side and
back and forth. There should
be no more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement for proper
installation.
8. Always reinstall the headrest before the seating position is
used by another occupant. See “Head Restraint/Headrest
Removal and Reinstallation”
at
the end of this section.
Extended Cab without Rear
Seats
{Warning
A child in a rear-facing child
restraint can be seriously injured
or killed if the right front
passenger airbag inflates. This is
because the back of the
rear-facing child restraint would
be very close to the inflating
airbag. A child in a forward-facing
child restraint can be seriously
injured or killed if the right front
passenger airbag inflates and the
passenger seat is in a forward
position.
Even if the passenger sensing
system has turned off the right
front passenger frontal airbag, no
system is fail-safe. No one can
guarantee that an airbag will not
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deploy under some unusual
circumstance, even though it is
turned off.
Since this vehicle does not have
a rear seat that will accommodate
a rear-facing child restraint, a
rear-facing child restraint should
not be installed in your vehicle,
even if the airbag is off.
SeePassenger Sensing System
0 62
iifor additional information.
The vehicle has a front outboard
passenger frontal airbag and a
passenger sensing system. The
passenger sensing system is
designed to turn off the front
passenger frontal airbag when an
infant in a rear-facing infant seat or
a small child in a forward-facing
child restraint or booster seat is
detected. See “Securing Child
Restraints (Front Passenger Seat)”
later in this section and Passenger
Sensing System 062
iifor important
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information on installing a child
restraint in the front passenger
position.1. Put the child restraint on the right front passenger seat.
2. If the child restraint manufacturer's instructions
recommend that the top tether
be attached, attach and tighten
the top tether hook to the top
tether anchor.
2.1. Route the top tether according to your child
restraint instructions and
the following instructions:
If you are using a single
tether, raise the head
restraint and route the
tether under the head restraint and in between
the headrest or head
restraint posts.
If you are using a dual
tether, route the tether
around the head restraint.
2.2. Attach the top tether hook
to the metal wire on the
lower inboard side of the
cab wall directly behind
the front passenger seat.
2.3. Tighten the top tether.
3. Before placing a child in the child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To
check, grasp the child restraint
at the LATCH path and attempt
to move it side to side and
back and forth. There should
be no more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement for proper
installation.
Head Restraint/Headrest
Removal and Reinstallation
{Warning
With head restraints that are not
installed and adjusted properly,
there is a greater chance that
occupants will suffer a neck/
spinal injury in a crash. Do not
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drive until the head restraints for
all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
Crew Cab
The rear outboard head restraints
can be removed if they interfere with
the proper installation of the child
restraint.
To remove the head restraint:
1. Partially fold the seat forward. 2. Press the button on the side of
the head restraint post at the
top of the seatback and pull up
on the head restraint.
3. Store the head restraint in the storage compartment under the
left rear seat cushion. See
Underseat Storage 099
ii.
4. Always reinstall the head restraint before the seating
position is used by another
occupant.
To reinstall the head restraint:
1. Insert the posts into the holes in the top of the seatback. The
notch on the post should face
the driver side of the vehicle.
2. Push the head restraint down. Pull up on the head restraint to
make sure it is locked in place.
Extended Cab
To remove the headrest:
1. Press the button on the side of the headrest post on the top of
the seatback and pull up.

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2. If removing the headrest toinstall a booster seat in the left
rear seating position, store the
headrest in the left rear seat
storage area as shown. See
Underseat Storage 099
ii.
Never install a forward-facing
or rearward-facing child
restraint in the left rear seating
position.
3. If removing the headrest to install as a seat cushion
extension for a forward-facing
or rearward-facing child
restraint in the right rear
seating position, see the instructions in
“Securing a
Child Restraint with the LATCH
System” earlier in this section.
4. Always reinstall the headrest before the seating position is
used by another occupant.
To reinstall the headrest:
1. If installed as a seat cushion extension, first press both
buttons on the front of the seat
cushion to remove the
headrest.
2. To reinstall the headrest, insertthe posts into the holes in the
top of the seatback. The
notches on the posts should
face the driver side of the
vehicle.
3. Push the headrest down. Pull up on the headrest to make
sure it is locked in place.

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Replacing LATCH System
Parts After a Crash
{Warning
A crash can damage the LATCH
system in the vehicle. A damaged
LATCH system may not properly
secure the child restraint,
resulting in serious injury or even
death in a crash. To help make
sure the LATCH system is
working properly after a crash,
see your dealer to have the
system inspected and any
necessary replacements made as
soon as possible.
If the vehicle has the LATCH system
and it was being used during a
crash, new LATCH system parts
may be needed.
New parts and repairs may be
necessary even if the LATCH
system was not being used at the
time of the crash.
Securing Child Restraints
(Rear Seat)
When securing a child restraint in a
rear seating position, study the
instructions that came with your
child restraint to make sure it is
compatible with this vehicle.
If your child restraint has the LATCH
system, see Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) 075
iifor how to install your
child restraint using LATCH. If you
secure a child restraint using a
safety belt and it uses a top tether,
see Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 075
iifor
top tether anchor locations.
Do not secure a child restraint in a
position without a top tether anchor
if a national or local law requires
that the top tether be anchored, or if
the instructions that come with the
child restraint say that the top strap
must be anchored.
In Canada, the law requires that
forward-facing child restraints have
a top tether, and that the tether be
attached. If your child restraint or vehicle seat
position does not have the LATCH
system, you will be using the safety
belt to secure the child restraint in
this position. Be sure to follow the
instructions that came with the child
restraint. Secure the child in the
child restraint when and as the
instructions say.
If you need to install more than one
child restraint in the rear seat, be
sure to read
Where to Put the
Restraint 074
ii.
Extended Cab
{Warning
Never secure a rear-facing or
forward-facing child restraint in
the left rear seating position in an
extended cab model. This seating
position is not suitable for child
restraint installation. The seat
cushion is too short to properly
support a rear-facing or
forward-facing child restraint.
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