Securing Child Restraints (With The Seat Belt In A Rear Seat) - Cadillac Escalade IQ 2025 Owner's Manual

92 Seats and Restraints
Securing Child Restraints (With
the Seat Belt in a Rear Seat)
The vehicle is equipped with a front center
airbag in the inboard side of the driver seat.
Even with a front center airbag, a child
restraint can be installed in any second row
seating position.
When securing a child restraint with the
seat belts in a rear seat position, study the
instructions that came with the child restraint
to make sure it is compatible with this vehicle.
If the child restraint has the LATCH system, see
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) 3 84 for how and where to install the
child restraint using LATCH. If a child restraint
is secured in the vehicle using a seat belt and
it uses a top tether, see Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children (LATCH System) 3 84 for
top tether anchor locations.
Do not secure a child seat 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. See the instructions that came with
the child restraint and see Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children (LATCH System) 3 84.
In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing
child restraints have a top tether, and that the
tether be attached.
If the child restraint or vehicle seat position
does not have the LATCH system, you will be
using the seat belt to secure the child restraint.
Be sure to follow the instructions that came
with the child restraint.
If more than one child restraint needs to be
installed in the rear seat, be sure to read Where
to Put the Restraint 3 82.
1. Put the child restraint on the seat.
2. Pick up the latch plate and run the lap
and shoulder portions of the vehicle seat
belt through or around the child restraint.
Ensure the seat belt webbing is routed as
directly as possible and is not caught on seat
handles or plastic trim. The child restraint
instructions will show you how.
3. Push the latch plate into the buckle until
it clicks.
Position the release pushbutton on the
buckle, away from the child restraint,
so that the seat belt could be quickly
unbuckled if necessary.
4. The rear seat should be adjusted to the
rearmost position before using the locking
retractor or child restraint lock off devices.