Dorel Juvenile Group Cosco Apt 40RF User manual

4358-5768B
2014 Cosco Management, Inc.All Rights Reserved.
Rear facing:
5-40 lbs (2.3-18 kg)
19-40 in (48-101.6 cm)
Forward facing:
22-40 lbs (10.1-18 kg)
34-43 in (85.1-110 cm)

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E-1 Preparing to Install Rear Facing
E-2 Preparing to Install LATCH Rear Facing
E-3 Installing Rear Facing with LATCH
E-4 Installing Rear Facing with Vehicle Belts
E. Installing Rear Facing.......................Pages 31-39
F. Installing Forward Facing Pages 40-48
F-1 Preparing to Install Forward Facing
F-2 Adjusting Top Anchorage Strap (Tether)
F-3 Preparing to Install LATCH Forward Facing
F-4 Installing Forward Facing With LATCH
F-5 Installing Forward Facing with Vehicle Belts
B. Safety Information...........................Pages 9-10
B-1 Vehicle Seating Position
B-2 Installation in Vehicle
B-3 Child Restraint Use
A. Before You Begin.................................Pages 3-8
C. Basic Use.............................................Pages 11-25
C-1 Choosing Position for Your Child
C-2 Preparing Child Restraint to Fit Your Child
C-3 Securing Child in Child Restraint
C-4 Removing Child From Child Restraint
C-5 Removing Pad for Cleaning
C-6 Installing Harness System
C-7 Accessories on Select Models
A-1 Thank You...
A-2 Registration and Safety Notices
A-3 Understanding Your Child Restraint
General Information.............................. Pages 49-56
Using a Locking Clip
Troubleshooting
Warranty
Replacement Parts Order Form
D. General Vehicle Installation.....Pages 26-30
D-1 Understanding Your Vehicle
D-2 Vehicle Seating Position
D-3 Choosing LATCH or Vehicle Belts
D-4 Knowing Your Vehicle Belts
D-5 Aircraft Information

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Thank you for choosing this car seat, referred to throughout
this manual as a child restraint. The DJG family is
committed to creating a child restraint with the most
comfort and convenience available today.
Remember, parents are a child’s first teachers and
examples. If you always buckle your seat belt, your child
will think it is the natural thing to do. Make it a firm rule
that the vehicle does not go until everyone is buckled up.
Make no exceptions.
No one can predict if use of a child restraint will prevent
injury or death in a particular crash. However, combined
with careful driving, proper use of a child restraint can
lower a child’s risk of injury or death in most crashes.
Your child’s safety is worth the time it will take to read and
follow these instructions. After reading, if you still have
questions or have any concerns with this child restraint,
please contact our Consumer Relations Department at:
Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
Website: www.djgusa.com
Fax: [phone]
Mailing Address: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 2609
Columbus, IN 47202-2609
Telephone: [phone]
8 A.M. to 6 P.M. EST M-TH
8 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. EST FRI
A-1 ThankYou...
Please complete the postage-paid registration card that
came with your child restraint, and send it to us. Child
restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must
register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send
your name, address, email address if available, and the
restraint’s model number and manufacturing date to:
Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
PO Box 2609, Columbus, IN 47202-2609
Attn: Consumer Relations
or call 1-800-544-1108 or register online at www.djgusa.
com/registration/carseat/us.
For recall information, call the U.S. Government’s Vehicle
Safety Hotline at 1–888–327–4236
(TTY: 1–800–424–9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov
If you don’t have the card or if your
address changes, you will find the
model number and manufacture date
on the label located on side of shell.
A-2 RegistrationandSafetyNotices
A. Before You Begin
Model
Number
Manufacture
Date
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Para recibir las instrucciones en español, llame al
1-800-544-1108 o solicitarse por escrito al dirección por arriba.
Example of model number and manufacture date.

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A-3 UnderstandingYourChildRestraint
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A.
C.
H. Upper Harness Slots
I. Chest Clip
J. Harness Straps
K. Buckle Tongue
L. Buckle
M. Lower Harness Slots
N. Buckle Strap
O. Buckle Strap Slots
E.
F.
I.
H.
K.
N. M.
J.
L.
D.
Front View Harness System Detail
A. Before You Begin
O.
B.
G.
A. Head Pillow
(on select models)
B. Harness System
C. Body Pillows
(on select models)
D. Cup Holder
E. Harness Release
Lever (under flap)
F. Harness
Tightening Strap
G. Instruction Manual
Storage (under pad)
G.
Pad layout may not be the same as shown. See section C-7 for other possible
accessory options.

Back View
A. LATCH
(in plastic bag)
B. Top Anchorage
Strap (Tether)
C. Splitter Plate
D. Top Anchorage
Strap (Tether) Storage
E. LATCH Storage
(under pad on side of
shell)
B.
F. Forward-Facing
Belt Path
G. Rear-Facing Belt
Path
H. Level to Ground Lines
Side View
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A. Before You Begin
D.
C.
H.
E.
A.
E.
G.
E.
F.
E.

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B-3 ChildRestraintUse
Do not use this child restraint unless the
child is 5-40 lbs (2.3- 18 kg) and 19-43 in.
(48-110 cm).
Never take your child out of the child
restraint while the vehicle is moving.
Never leave child unattended.
Placing your child in a hot child restraint
may result in burns.
Do not use a child restraint with damaged
or missing parts.
Do not use cut, frayed or damaged
harnesses.
Do not lubricate buckles and fasteners.
Do not substitute parts or try to modify the
child restraint in any way.
Do not use any child restraint accessory
except those approved by Dorel Juvenile
Group.
Never allow any child to play with this
child restraint; it is not a toy.
Do not remove or cover up any of the
warning labels or other labels on the child
restraint.
Read all instructions for additional
warnings.
On the back of the child restraint there is
an expiration date for use of this child
restraint. Do not use this child restraint after
the expiration date.
B-1 VehicleSeatingPosition
Never place a child rear facing in a
seating position with an active frontal
airbag.
Check the vehicle owner’s manual for more
information about airbag/child restraint use.
For vehicles without a back seat, refer to your
vehicle owner’s manual.
B. Safety Information
Failure to follow these warnings can result in
the serious injury or death of your child. To
help you recognize instructions which are
most critical to your child’s safety, we use
this symbol:
B-2 InstallationinVehicle
Check the vehicle belt or LATCH belt before
each use. Use only if the belt is tightened
properly and securely.
This child restraint should be securely
belted in the vehicle even when not in use. In
a crash or sudden stop, an unsecured child
restraint could injure occupants.
Do not use a child restraint that has been in
a crash. You must get a new child restraint.

C-1 Choosing Position for Your Child
Your child’s height, weight and age determine how your
child restraint should be placed in the vehicle.
5-40 lbs (2.3-18 kg)
and 19-40 in.
(48-101.6 cm)
Rear Facing using
5-point harness
Child and child restraint
are placed in the back
seat, facing the back of
the vehicle.
22-40 lbs (10.1-18 kg)
and 34-43 in.
(85.1-110 cm) and
at least 1 year old
Forward Facing using
5-point harness
Child and child restraint
are placed in the back
seat, facing the front of the
vehicle.
C-2 PreparingChildRestrainttoFit
YourChild
LoosenHarness
Push down on the
harness release lever
(under flap on the front
of restraint) while pulling
out on the harness.
You MUST make these adjustments with your child
before you install the child restraint in the vehicle.
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4.
3.
2.
1.
C. Basic Use
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Remove LATCH Belt
from Packaging
Store LATCH
Store Tether
Safety Tip:
Experts agree that children should remain
rear facing as long as possible. In this child
restraint, your child can remain rear facing
up to 40 lbs (18 kg) and up to 40 inches
(101.6 cm).

C. Basic Use
Check Buckle
Position
Determine which of the
available buckle positions
will provide a snug fit for
your child.
You MUST use the 1st or 2nd buckle strap slots
when rear facing. Any slot can be used for forward
facing.
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From the top, pull buckle
free from shell and pad.
Insert the buckle’s
metal retainer through
the desired slot.
Make sure that the
buckle is facing out.
Failure to place buckle’s metal retainer
completely through pad and shell can result
in serious injury or death.
b.
c.
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Rotate metal retainer, then
insert retainer up through
the shell and pad.
a.
To Change Buckle
Position
Turn the child restraint over
and locate buckle’s metal
retainer on bottom of shell.
Pull buckle’s metal
retainer completely
through pad and shell.
Pull up on buckle to
make sure it is secured.
The buckle must not
pull out.
d.
f.
8.
9.
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2
3
Unbuckle Harness
Press red button. Pull
buckle tongues out. Place
harness straps out of the
way.
6.
Place Child in Child
Restraint
Place the child’s bottom
and back flat against the
restraint.
This will allow the harness
straps to be properly
tightened.
7.
Release Chest Clip
Press on chest clip release
button and pull apart.
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C. Basic Use
Check Harness
With child in the child
restraint, check the location
of the upper harness slot.
Follow the guidelines below
to determine the correct
harness height.
10.
11.
Rear-FacingPosition
Upper harness slots must be
even with or just below
the shoulders.
If the lowest harness slot is
above the child’s shoulders,
do not use this child
restraint.
Forward-Facing
Position
Upper harness slots must
be even with or just
above the shoulders.
If the highest harness slot is
below the child’s shoulders,
do not use this child
restraint.
To Change Harness
Location
From the back of the seat,
remove harness from splitter
plate.
Pull Harness Outof
ShellFromtheFront
a.
Rethread Harness
Into Correct Harness
Location
Make sure harness does
not twist.
b.
Attach Harness Straps
to Splitter Plate
From the back of the child
restraint, fit the harness
strap loops onto the
splitter plate.
Make sure sewn ends of the harness strap loops face
towards you. DO NOT twist harness straps or harness
tightening strap and make sure the harness straps are
COMPLETELY ON the splitter plate.
Using the Lowest
HarnessSlots
When using the lowest
harness slots, you MUST
move the harness’s metal
retainers to the inside
position. This will allow a
proper fit for the lowest
harness slot use.
Rotate the child restraint
over and locate both metal
retainers.
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c.
1.

C. Basic Use
C-3 SecuringChildinChildRestraint
Position Harness
Straps Over the
Child’sShoulders
1.
Buckle Harness
Push each buckle tongue
into buckle until you hear
a “click.”
Pull up on harness straps
to make sure buckle is
locked.
2.
Close Chest Clip
Insert right half of chest
clip into left half and snap
together.
3.
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Use a flathead screwdriver
and lift metal retainer off
plastic tab.
2.
Pull harness and metal
retainer out of the outside
harness storage location.
Insert the metal retainer into
the closest slot as shown.
From the front, pull on the
harness straps to make sure
they do not pull out.
Repeat for other side.
3.
Do not use this child restraint rear
facing if the top of your child’s
head is above the top of the child
restraint.
Do not use this child restraint
forward facing if the midpoint of
your child’s head is above the top
of the child restraint.
Make sure the harness height is correct for
your child’s size.
Failure to follow these steps can result in
serious injury or death.
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C. Basic Use
C-4 RemovingChildFromChildRestraint
LoosenHarness
Push down on the harness
release lever (under flap on
the front of restraint) while
pulling out on the harness.
1.
Release Chest Clip
Press on release button
and pull apart.
2.
UnbuckleHarness
Press red button on buckle
to release the buckle
tongues. Move harness
away from child and
remove child.
3.
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TightenHarness
Pull on harness
tightening strap to tighten
harness snugly.
NOTE: A snug harness
should not allow any slack.
It lies in a relatively straight
line without sagging. It does
not press on the child’s flesh
or push the child’s body into
an unnatural position.
4.
Position Chest Clip
The chest clip must be
placed at mid-chest (even
with armpits) and away from
the child’s neck.
6.
Check Harness Tightness
Try to pinch the harness at
the shoulders.
If you can pinch the harness
strap, tighten more.
If your fingers slip off, the
harness is tight enough.
5.
Failure to fasten and tighten the harness system
correctly and snugly can result in serious injury
or death.

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C. Basic Use
Remove Harness Straps
from Splitter Plate
Fully loosen harness straps.
Locate splitter plate on
the back of the seat and
unfasten the harness straps.
1.
Pull Harness System
Completely Out ofthe
ShellandPad
5.
C-5 RemovingPadforCleaning
3.
4. Insert Metal Retainer
ThroughShellandPad
Rotate metal retainer, then
insert retainer up through
the shell and pad.
Locate Buckle’s Metal
Retainer
RemovePad
Pull pad off the top of
child restraint and remove
pad.
6.
Cleaning Seat Pad
Hand wash pad with warm sudsy water, rinse clean and
air dry. Spot clean the harness straps. Do not use bleach
or other harsh cleaners. Do not dry clean.
Remove Harness’s Metal
Retainer From Shell
Turn the child restraint over.
Use a flathead screwdriver
and lift metal retainer off
plastic tab. Insert metal
retainer through shell and
pad. Repeat for other side.
2.
Replace child restraint pad by reversing order; Starting from
bottom of child restraint, slip pad on shell; pull harness
tightening strap through pad. Wrap pad around the top of shell.
Pull pad around each cup holder and slip pad over the sides of
the restraint.
Install harness system (see section C-6).
Do not use child restraint without the seat
pad. Failure to do this can result in serious
injury or death.

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C-6 InstallingHarnessSystem
Install Buckle
Insert the buckle’s metal
retainer through the
desired slot. Make sure
that the buckle is facing
out.
You MUST use the 1st
or 2nd buckle strap slots when rear facing. Any slot
can be used for forward facing.
Pull buckle’s metal retainer
completely through pad
and shell.
Check Buckle
Pull up on buckle to make
sure it is secured.
The buckle must not pull
out.
b.
Thread Harness’s Metal
Retainer Into Shell
Push the harness’s metal
retaining into the lower
harness slot making sure it
goes completely through
the pad and shell.
2.
Lock Harness’s Metal
Retainer
Rotate the shell over to
expose the bottom of
shell. Pull on the harness
straps to lock the metal
retainer into place.
3.
Attach Harness
Strap to Splitter
Plate
From the bottom of the
child restraint, fit the
harness strap loops
onto the splitter plate.
The sewn end of
the harness strap
loops MUST face towards you. DO NOT twist harness
straps or harness tightening strap and make sure the
harness straps are COMPLETELY ON the splitter plate.
Harness system must be reattached
correctly.
Failure to follow these warnings can result
in serious injury or death.
Thread Harness
Strap
Push harness strap ends
through upper harness
slots at the same height.
4.
Failure to place buckle’s metal retainer
completely through pad and shell can result
in serious injury or death.
5.
1.
a.
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D. General Vehicle Installation
Safety Tip:
To avoid your child being seriously burned,
take the following precautions:
1. Park in the shade or where sun does not directly
hit the child restraint.
2. Cover the child restraint with a sheet or blanket
when not in use.
3. Check for hot seat and buckles before placing
child in child restraint.
Your vehicle’s features may be considerably different than
those pictured here. Consult your vehicle owner’s manual to
help identify your vehicle’s specific features and locations.
D-1 UnderstandingYourVehicle
AnchorBrackets
For Top Anchorage
Strap (Tether)
(Forward-Facing Only)
LATCHAnchors
Located in the seat
bight.
Airbags
Consult your vehicle
owner’s manual for
all airbag locations.
SeatBight
VehicleSeatBelts
Consult your vehicle
owner’s manual for
vehicle belt use.
C-7 AccessoriesonSelectModels
HeadPillow
To remove head pillow,
from the back of the head
pillow gently pull the fabric
tabs out from the upper
harness slots.
BodyPillow
To remove body pillow,
slide out from behind the
harness straps.
To help protect your vehicle seat’s upholstery from damage,
use a single layered towel underneath and behind child
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D-2 VehicleSeatingPosition
Some seating positions in your vehicle may not be safe for
this child restraint. Some vehicles do not have a seating
position that can be used safely with this child restraint. If
you are not sure where to place the child restraint in your
vehicle, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or contact
Dorel Juvenile Group Consumer Relations Dept.
Safety Tip:
D. General Vehicle Installation
Children are safer when
properly restrained in
rear seating positions
than in the front seating
positions.
According to National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration information, children
in rear seating positions are statistically
safer, whether you have airbags, advanced
airbags, or no airbags at all.
Never place a child rear facing in a
seating position with an active frontal
airbag. This can result in serious injury
or death.
Use the child restraint
only on vehicle seats
that face forward. Do not
use on seats that face
the sides or rear of the
vehicle.
Vehicle Belts
If LATCH is not an option,
you must use the vehicle
seat belt system to install
the child restraint. There
are some vehicle belts that
will not work with a child
restraint or will require special attention.
See next page and check your vehicle owner’s manual for
specific instructions.
The LATCH System
LATCH (Lower Anchors and
Tethers for CHildren) is a
universal system for installing
child restraints without using
vehicle seat belts.
The LATCH system can ONLY
be used in vehicles that have
the LATCH anchor bars installed and designated LATCH seating
positions. Most vehicles manufactured after September 2002 are
equipped with LATCH.
Check your vehicle owner’s manual to see which seating
positions may be equipped with the LATCH system.
D-3 ChoosingLATCHorVehicleBelts
LATCHAnchor Bars
Do not use both the LATCH belt and vehicle
belt at the same time.
D-4 KnowingYourVehicleBelts
Review your vehicle owner’s manual for vehicle seat belt use
with child restraints. This is your best source for information
concerning your vehicle. 28 continued on next page

D. General Vehicle Installation
Not all vehicle belts will work with this child restraint. This child
restraint must be tightly locked in place at all times, during travel.
You must determine if your vehicles belts are compatible with this
child restraint.
VehicleBelts
•Automatic/Passivevehicleseat belts
You MUST have a vehicle lap belt to install any child restraint. An
automatic (passive) shoulder vehicle belt may or may not have a
separate vehicle lap belt. Consult your vehicle owner’s manual.
•Vehicle beltsin centerof thedoor or
sidepanel
You must move the child restraint to another
seating location. Consult your vehicle
owner’s manual.
•Vehicle beltsthat arein frontof the
seatbight
You may need to move the child restraint
to another seating location. Consult your
vehicle owner’s manual.
• DoNotUsewith inflatableseatbelts
You may need to move the child restraint to another seating location
or use LATCH belts only.
•ELR (EmergencyLocking Retractor)
vehiclebelts
These lap and shoulder vehicle belts only
lock in a sudden stop or crash, and do
not properly secure a child restraint alone.
Consult your vehicle owner’s manual.
To learn if you have this type of vehicle belt, gently pull the vehicle
belt all the way out of the retractor (spool), let it return several
inches, then pull on it again. If it moves freely, it is an ELR vehicle
belt. If it is locked and will not allow any more vehicle belt to come
out, it is a switchable retractor.
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ELR lap-only vehicle belts MUST NOT be
used with this child restraint.
•Switchableretractor
These vehicle belts switch from ELR to ALR (Automatic
Locking Retractor). You must have the vehicle belts in the
locking mode to use them. Follow the instructions in the
installation sections.
•ALR(AutomaticLockingRetractor)
These vehicle belts lock after pulling the webbing out and
letting the vehicle belt go back into the retractor an inch or
two. Follow the instructions in the installation sections.
Vehicle Latch Plates •ChecktheLatchPlates
Grasp the tongue portion of
the latch plate (the part that
goes inside the buckle) and
pull straight out, inline with
the vehicle lap belt. If the
latch plate does not slide up
and down the vehicle belt,
you have a locking latch
plate. You should not need
to use a locking clip. Consult
your vehicle owner’s manual.
If the latch plate slides up and down on the vehicle belt, and you
have an ELR retractor, you MUST use a locking clip to install
the child restraint. You may not need to use the locking clip
with a switchable or ALR retractor. Consult your vehicle
owner’s manual.
Locking
Latch
Plate
Sliding
Latch
Plate
This restraint is certified
for aircraft use.
Use only on forward-
facing aircraft seats.
Follow instructions for
vehicle installation.
Contact the airline for their specific policies.
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E. Installing Rear Facing
LATCH Belt
Lap Belt
Lap/Shoulder Belt
5-40 lbs (2.3-18 kg) and 19-40 in. (48-101.6 cm)
Rear Facing using 5-point harness
E-1 Preparing to Install Rear Facing
Never place a child rear facing in a
seating position with an active frontal
airbag. This can result in serious injury
or death.
This child restraint must always face the rear
of the vehicle and be reclined according to
your child’s weight when the child is less
than 1 year old.
E-2 Preparing to Install LATCH
RearFacing
Unhook LATCHfrom
Side ofShell
Remove the LATCH from
the forward-facing belt
path.
1.
Routing LATCHBelt
Insert the LATCH hook
with adjuster through the
rear-facing belt path.
2.
Pull Hook Across to
Opposite Side
Reach under pad and pull
the LATCH hook across the
shell. LATCH belt MUST be
under pad and in front of
buckle strap.
NOTE: You MUST use the
1st or 2nd buckle strap
slots when rear facing.
3.
Finished LATCH
Routing
Make sure the LATCH belt
is not twisted.
4.
Adjuster
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E-3 InstallingRearFacingwith
LATCH
NOTE: Review your vehicle owner’s manual for LATCH belt use.
StoreTether
1.
E. Installing Rear Facing
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Do not use the LATCH along with the vehicle
lap or lap/shoulder belt.
Check LATCH belt before each use. Use only
if the belt can be tightened properly and
securely.
Attach the tether hook the storage location on
back of child restraint when used rear facing.
Failure to follow these warnings can result in
serious injury or death.
Place Child Restraint
in the Back SeatRear
Facing
Move the front seats forward
to give you room to install the
child restraint.
For children between 5-22
lbs (2.3-10 kg), the bottom
level-to-ground line MUST be
level with the ground. Rotate
the child restraint to make the
line level.
2.
For children 22-40 lbs
(10.1-18 kg) and can sit
up unassisted,
rotate the
child restraint between the
2 level-to-ground lines.
Start by making the bottom
level-to-ground line level,
then rotate seat up. DO NOT
rotate past the top most
upright level-to-ground line.
Adjust child restraint if
needed.
You may need to place a
large rolled towel(s) or foam
pool noodle(s) (A) under the
front of the child restraint
to help achieve the correct
recline. Check often to be
sure padding is still in place
and the LATCH belt is tight.
A
3. Hook LATCH toVehicle
Anchor
Fasten one LATCH belt hook
to the anchor in the vehicle
seat located in the vehicle
seat bight.
Repeat for other side of
child restraint.
TightenLATCHBelt
Push down firmly on the
child restraint and pull up
on the free end of LATCH
belt to tighten.
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E. Installing Rear Facing
Check Belt Tightness
Grasp the child restraint at
the belt path with one hand.
Push and pull the child
restraint from side to side,
forward and back. The child
restraint should not move
more than 1 in (2.5 cm).
NOTE: If it moves more
than 1 in (2.5 cm), try
reinstalling the child
restraint or try another
seating location.
Secure your child in the
child restraint.
Recheck the recline
angle to make sure it
is reclined according
to your child’s weight.
Repeat steps if not
reclined correctly.
5.
Rear-Facing
ForChildren 5-22
(2.3-10kg)
TopLine MUST Be
Levelwith the Ground.
Rear-Facing
ForChildren 22-40 lbs
(10.1-18kg)
AND can sit
upunassisted
Reclinerange is between
the2 level to ground
lines.
Reviewinstruction manual.
4360-2154
To Remove LATCHBelt
FromVehicleAnchor
Remove child from child
restraint. Press down firmly
on adjuster side of child
restraint and press release
button to release tension.
Unhook LATCH from anchor
bar by squeezing spring
lever and twist hook.
It may be easier to tighten the
LATCH belt through the belt
path opening as shown. E-4InstallingRearFacingwith
VehicleBelts
Do not use the LATCH along with the vehicle
lap or lap/shoulder belt. Store LATCH belt
when using the vehicle belts.
Check the vehicle belt before each use. Use
only if the belt is tightened properly and
securely.
Attach the tether hook to the storage location
on back of chld restraint when used rear
facing.
Failure to follow these warnings can result in
serious injury or death.
StoreLATCH
1.
NOTE: Review section D-4 to determine what kind of vehicle
belts you have. Review your vehicle owner’s manual for
vehicle seat belt use.
StoreTether
2.
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E. Installing Rear Facing
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ThreadVehicleBelt
Thread the vehicle lap
or lap/shoulder belt
combination through the
rear-facing belt path.
NOTE: With an ALR
vehicle belt, pull the
vehicle belt all the way
out before threading the
child restraint.
4.
Place Child Restraint
in the Back Seat Rear
Facing
Move the front seats
forward to give you room to
install the child restraint.
For children between
5-22 lbs (2.3-10 kg), the
bottom level-to-ground line
MUST be level with the
ground. Rotate the child
restraint to make the line
level.
For children 22-40 lbs
(10.1-18 kg) and can sit
up unassisted, rotate the
child restraint between the
2 level-to-ground lines.
Start by making the bottom
level-to-ground line level,
then rotate seat up. DO NOT
rotate past the top most
upright level-to-ground line.
Adjust child restraint if
needed.
You may need to place
a large rolled towel(s) or
foam pool noodle(s) (A)
under the front of the child
restraint to help achieve the
correct recline. Check often
to be sure padding is still in
place and the vehicle belt
is tight.
3.
A
Pull Latch Plate
Across to Opposite
Side
Reach under pad and
pull the vehicle belt
across the shell.
Vehicle belt MUST be
under pad and in front
of buckle strap. Do not
place vehicle belt
over child’s legs.
Buckle vehicle belt.
NOTE: You MUST use the 1st or 2nd buckle strap slots
when rear facing.
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5.
TightenVehicleBelt
Push down firmly on the
child restraint and pull on
the vehicle shoulder belt
to tighten.
6.