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Please Note: We provide a strap free with each Perch. Its purpose is to attach a harness on your pet to the seat belt on your car to provide your pet security. If you do not have a pet harness, and wish to purchase one, we sell pet harnesses, click here to purchase.
INSTALL ON THE FRONT SEAT (HALF BENCH VERSION):
Place the perch on the front passenger seat. Take the quilt backing which is a protector for car seats and put it over the seat's raised head rest and then secure it with the attached elastic strap and push the head rest back down.
There is a hook on the bottom of the Perch quilt that is attached to an elastic. Stretch this so that the hook can attach to something under the front seat, (most front seats have some sort of metal underpinning mechanisms) keeping tension on the front of the Perch. Some front seats in some models do not have something under them to attach this hook to. In that case use the hook as a "drag," to slip under the front seat and something solid underneath it, if available.
There is not a perfect solution to every car situation. If neither of these options is available in your car, the Lookout Perch may not be a "perfect" solution for you. Though not "perfect," it may still work for you; you have to be the best judge.
MAKE YOUR PET SAFE in the FRONT SEAT:
Finally, connect your car's seat belt into its receptacle. There are two straps on the perch with quick release buckles. Undo them and attach them to the lap belt and tighten them, securing the Perch to the seat. Your pet is now ready to ride and needs only to be in a harness for security. Attach one end of the strap we supply with this product to the seat belt and the other end with the hook to the 0 ring on your PET'S HARNESS. Enjoy. (YOU NEED A PET HARNESS) IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS, YOUR PET IS NOT SECURE. If you do not have a pet harness and need one click here.
INSTALL ON THE BACK (REAR) SEAT (FULL BENCH VERSION):
Follow the instructions in general for front seats. There is an elastic strap attached to the top of the back part of the quilt. It goes between the back seat and the frame of the car, slipped around both corners. Many car owners will be surprised to learn they can pull back their rear seats ever so slightly and slip this elastic behind the seat, but yes, it can be done on most cars.
Hooks are on the bottom of the Perch and they simply slide under the seat between the seat and the floor and act as a "drag" to help anchor and hold in place the quilt. The hooks do not attach to anything.
Seat belt straps on both sides are connected to the car's center belt receptacles through the scooped out hole in the center of the Perch, then the loops on both sides of the Perch are connected to the lap seat belt and tightened, securing it to the seat.
Your car should have an adjustment for rear seats that lock the seat belt in place as it would for a child's booster or safety seat. If the seat belt is not locked, refer to your owner's manual.
MAKE YOUR PET SAFE in the REAR SEAT:
Once the perch is locked in place you can attach your pet's harness, with the strap we provide, (YOU NEED A HARNESS!) to either one of the rear seat belts and the snap end to their 0 ring on the harness. If you do not have a pet harness and need one click here.
WASHING/CARE INSTRUCTIONS:
Should you need to wash the cover, remove it by releasing and removing the strap buckles and pull off the cover from the foam. Machine wash gentle, no bleach, warm water and soap. Machine dry low heat and remove promptly while still damp.
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