Orbit baby Infant Car Seat + Base User manual

Infant Car Seat + Base Manual

Before You Begin
Welcome! 4
Your Child’s Safety Depends On You 9
Warnings 12
Height & Weight Limitations 15
Safety Expiration Date 16
Registering Your Orbit Infant System 18
Your Vehicle Restraint Options 19
Be Safe
Choosing Where to Install the Base 26
Installing the Base: With LATCH 30
Installing the Base: With Vehicle Seat Belts 37
Removing the Base 43
Need Help Securing Your Infant Car Seat and Base? 44
Installing the Base
Docking the Infant Car Seat into the Base 46
Rotating & Removing the Infant Car Seat 49
Using the Infant Car Seat with the Base
Securing Your Child
Sizing the Restraint Harness to Your Child 52
Using the Infant Insert 56
Buckling the Restraint Harness 58
Using the Soft Carrier Handle 64
Positioning the Sunshade 66
Carrying and Using the Infant Car Seat
Traveling with Your Infant Car Seat
Traveling with Your Orbit Infant System 72
Using in the Aircraft 80
Maintaining Your Orbit Infant System
Cleaning 83
Limited Customer Warranty 90

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Before You Begin
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Terms You Need to Know: Base
Welcome to the Orbit Baby family!
Before You Begin
Congratulations on the purchase of your Orbit Infant System.
Please take the time to read through this instruction manual carefully
and make sure anyone else using the Orbit Infant System reads it
carefully as well. The Orbit Infant System only offers safety when it is
used in accordance with these instructions.
Welcome! 4
Your Child’s Safety Depends on You 9
Not all photos in this manual include the most up-to-date product specifications.
LATCH Belt
Rotation Indicators
StrongArm™
Knob
Base Neck
SmartHub™
LATCH
Connectors
Level Indicator

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Terms You Need to Know: LATCH
Terms You Need to Know: Infant Car Seat
Hub Locks
Restraint Harness
Side Handles Release Levers
Lower LATCH Anchors
(locations identified by symbols)

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No child restraint system can guarantee protection from injury in every
situation. However, proper use of the Orbit Infant System reduces the
risk of serious injury or death to your child. Your child’s safety depends
on you installing and using this child restraint system correctly every
time. This instruction manual guides you in detail through the following
seven steps:
1. Choose a suitable location in your vehicle. An important overview
on what makes a seating location safe is in the “Be Safe” sections of
this manual. Some seating locations, such as those equipped with
air bags, may not be safe locations for this Infant Car Seat and Base.
Some seating locations may have vehicle seat belts that are not safe
to use with child restraints.
2. Properly secure the Base in the vehicle using the attached
LATCH Belt or by using a vehicle seat belt designed to restrain
a child restraint system. Many seat belts are NOT safe to use
with child restraints, read your vehicle owner’s manual to be certain.
Read the sections in “Installing the Base” for specific details about
properly securing the Base.
According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly restrained
in rear vehicle seating locations, rather than front seating locations.
Your Child’s Safety Depends On YouTerms You Needs to Know: Vehicle Seat Belts
Shoulder-Lap
Vehicle Seat Belts
Vehicle Seat Crease

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CLICK AND CHECK
When using the Orbit Infant System, always pay attention
to the CLICK (through sound and feel) that says
you’ve successfully completed a step. Then,
always immediately follow up with a CHECK
by tugging or pulling what you just clicked into place.
Your Child’s Safety Depends On You cont’d
3. Properly dock the Infant Car Seat into the Base. The sections in
“Use the Infant Car Seat with the Base” provide you with detailed
instructions for this step.
4. Set the shoulder straps of the Restraint Harness at the proper
height for your child. The sections in “Secure Your Child” provide
you with instructions for this step.
5. Properly secure your child in the Infant Car Seat. The sections in
“Secure Your Child” also provide you with instructions for this step.
6. Ensure that both the Base and Infant Car Seat are level once
installed. The Infant Car Seat must be properly leveled. Too reclined
can result in injury or ejections. Too upright can result in breathing
difficulties.
7. Check the security of the Infant Car Seat by pulling upwards in
several different directions after docking it into the Base. The
Base should not move more than 1” in any direction once installed,
and the Infant Car Seat must be locked in the rearward facing
position.
Your Child’s Safety Depends On You cont’d

Be Safe
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Be Safe
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!WARNING !
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND THE
PRODUCT LABELS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
TO YOUR CHILD. DO NOT let others install or use the Infant Car
Seat and Base without reading all the instructions first. Keep
this instruction manual for future use in the pocket in the rear cover
flap of your Infant Car Seat. If the instruction manual is missing, call
Orbit Baby at 1-877-ORB-BABY (1-877-672-2229) for a replacement
manual. Your child can be injured in a vehicle even if you are not in
a crash. Sudden braking and sharp turns can injure your child if the
Base and Infant Car Seat are not properly installed or if your child is
not properly secured in the Infant Car Seat.
DO NOT PLACE THIS INFANT CAR SEAT IN VEHICLE SEATING
LOCATIONS WITH A FRONT AIR BAG. If the air bag inflates, it can
hit the Infant Car Seat with great force and cause serious injury or
death to your child. Also refer to your vehicle owner’s manual about
safe locations for child restraints if there are side air bags.
Death or Serious Injury can occur
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Warnings 12
Height & Weight Limitations 15
Safety Expiration Date 16
Registering Your Orbit Infant System 18
Your Vehicle Restraint Options 19
Secure the Orbit Base with the vehicle’s LATCH system, if
available, or with a vehicle seat belt as shown in this manual. Not
all vehicle seat belts can be used with a child restraint. Always check
the security of your Base installation by pulling side to side. If the
Base moves more than 1 inch, remove the Base and re-install it until
safely secured.
Use the Infant Car Seat only with children who weigh 22
pounds (10 kgs) or less and whose height is 29 inches (74 cm) or
less. Discontinue use of the Infant Car Seat when your infant’s weight
or height exceeds either of these limits.
Check the level of the Base and Infant Car Seat after installing.
The Infant Car Seat must be properly angled: Too reclined can result
in injury or ejection. Too upright can cause breathing difficulties.
Avoid loosening the installed Base unintentionally. DO NOT let
an adult or child turn the StrongArm Knob if the vehicle is in motion.
NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED IN THE INFANT
CAR SEAT.
SNUGLY ADJUST THE RESTRAINT HARNESS AROUND
YOUR CHILD. The child MUST be secured properly by the Restraint
Harness at all times, whenever the Infant Car Seat is used in a vehicle
or outside of a vehicle.
STRANGULATION HAZARD: Your child can strangle in a loose
Restraint Harness. Never leave a child in the Infant Car Seat with
straps loose or undone.
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Use the Orbit Infant Car Seat only
with children who meet the following
requirements:
- Weigh 22 pounds (10 kgs) or less
- Measure 29 inches (73 cm) or less
in height
Discontinue use of the Infant Car Seat
when your infant grows beyond any
of the above requirements. The child
must meet BOTH of the requirements
to use this Infant Car Seat.
Height & Weight Limitations
SUFFOCATION HAZARD: The Infant Car Seat can roll over on
soft surfaces and suffocate your child. Never place Infant Car Seat
on beds, sofas or other soft surfaces.
FALL HAZARD: A child’s movement can slide or move the Infant
Car Seat. Never place the Infant Car Seat near edges of countertops,
tables or other elevated surfaces. Never place the Infant Car Seat
on top of a shopping cart or use with any strollers other than those
approved for use by Orbit Baby. Always stay within arms reach
whenever your child is in the Infant Car Seat.
Never leave an Infant Car Seat or Base unsecured in your
vehicle. The LATCH Belt or vehicle seat belt must stay tightly
adjusted around the child restraint system at all times, even when
not occupied. Unsecured items can injure occupants in a sharp turn,
sudden stop or crash.
Do not modify your Infant Car Seat or Base. Only use products
and accessories approved by Orbit Baby to ensure the safety of
your child. Follow the accompanying instruction manuals for these
products and accessories carefully.
Do not allow any re-use of this child restraint system after a
motor vehicle collision of any kind. A collision can cause damage
to the Infant Car Seat and Base that you cannot see.
Do not use the Infant Car Seat or Base if any component is
damaged, broken, or missing parts. Do not use any straps or belts
if they are cut or fraying.
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Be Safe
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Be Safe
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Base - ORB 802000
Serial number:
Manufacture date:
Safety Expiration date:
Infant Car Seat - ORB 803000
Serial number:
Manufacture date:
Safety Expiration date:
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Label located on the back of the Base
Label located under the rear cover flap
DO NOT use the Infant Car Seat and
Base after the Safety Expiration date,
which can be found on the Product
Information Label.
The Product Information Label on each
Orbit product also shows its specific
serial number and model number.
For your convenience, a place is
provided to copy this information here.
Safety Expiration Date

Be Safe
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Be Safe
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Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must register
this restraint to be reached in the event of a product recall. There
are several ways to do so. First, find the serial numbers and model
information on both your Infant Car Seat and Base.
Then, copy this information onto the prepaid registration card provided
and mail it today.
Or send this information, along with your name and address to:
Orbit Baby, Inc.
8445 Central Ave.
Newark, CA 94560
or call: 1-877-ORB-BABY (1-877-672-2229)
or log onto: www.orbitbaby.com/register
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 the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website at
http://www.NHTSA.gov or contact Orbit Baby directly.
Registering Your Orbit Infant System
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WARNING
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Death or Serious Injury
can occur
The Base and Infant Car Seat
must be properly secured in
the vehicle using LATCH or a
vehicle seat belt designed to
restrain a child restraint. Pay
careful attention to the type of
LATCH anchors and vehicle seat
belts that are in your vehicle;
some types are unsafe to use,
yet they look the same as those
that are safe to use with child
restraints. Read your vehicle
owner’s manual first to be certain.
Your Vehicle Restraint Options
Close-up of typical Lower LATCH anchor,
usually found in the vehicle seat crease.
Typical appearance of vehicle seat belts

Be Safe
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Be Safe
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This section helps you identify LATCH and various vehicle seat belt types.
More than one type may be located in your vehicle and the installation
instructions vary according to the type of vehicle restraint is being used.
LATCH Overview
Starting with the 2003 model year, all vehicles are required to have one
or more seating positions with LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children). Some automotive manufacturers began including LATCH
systems with their 2000 model year vehicles. If your vehicle is equipped
with the LATCH system, the lower anchors may be visible at the vehicle
seat crease. If not, their location may be marked with this symbol:
Some vehicle owner’s manuals identify the LATCH system as ISOFIX.
An ISOFIX System can be used in the same way as the LATCH system.
Your Vehicle Restraint Options cont’d
Some vehicle seat belts are not
safe for use with the Infant Car
Seat and Base. The vehicle seat
belt must hold a child restraint
tightly at all times. There are
many types of vehicle seat belts.
Different types of may even be
used at different seating locations
within the same vehicle.
Your vehicle owner’s manual will
have information on which vehicle
seat belts in your vehicle can be
used safely with a child restraint
system. If in doubt, contact the
vehicle manufacturer for guidance.
!WARNING !
Death or Serious Injury
can occur
Vehicle Seat Belts Overview
Your Vehicle Restraint Options cont’d

Be Safe
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Be Safe
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The following types of vehicle seat belts
are NOT compatible with the Infant Car
Seat and Orbit Base:
- Lap, shoulder-lap or shoulder belts
mounted to the vehicle door (See
Illustration A)
- Motorized automatic vehicle seat
belts
- Three point vehicle seat belts
that have separate retractors for
the shoulder section and the lap
section (See Illustration B)
- Vehicle seat belts with
non-locking retractors
- Lap belts forward of the seat
crease (See Illustration C)
Do not install the Base or Infant Car
Seat using any of the vehicle seat belt
types listed above. Select another
seating position or use LATCH anchors
instead. If you determine that there
Your Vehicle Restraint Options cont’d
are no acceptable vehicle belt systems
in your vehicle, contact the vehicle
manufacturer for options.
The following vehicle seat belt systems
CAN be used with your Infant Car Seat
and Orbit Base when following the
appropriate instructions in this manual:
- Manually adjusted lap belts (See
Illustration D)
- Lap belts with an automatic
locking retractor (See Illustration E)
- Combination shoulder-lap belt with
locking latch plate or sliding latch
plate (See Illustration F).
Your Vehicle Restraint Options cont’d
A
B
C
D
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Installing the Base
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Install the Base
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Installing the Base
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Terms You Need to Know: Base
Choosing Where to Install the Base 26
Installing the Base: With LATCH 30
Installing the Base: With Vehicle Seat Belts 37
Removing the Base 43
Need Help Securing Your Infant Car Seat and Base? 44
SmartHub
StrongArm Knob
Rotation Indicators
Lock-off Clamp
Belt Path
LATCH
Connectors Level Indicator
Belt Guides
Base Upright

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At the safest seating location,
follow the appropriate
instructions for installing the
Base according to what vehicle
restraint method is available. If
the LATCH Belt or vehicle seat
belt does not stay tightly adjusted
around the Base at all times, refer
to your vehicle owner’s manual.
Choosing Where to Install the Base
cont’d
Some vehicles do not have any seating locations where a child
restraint system can be installed safely. If you are unsure where
to place the Base, refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for specific
instructions about seating locations that are safe for child restraints.
NEVER secure the Base in a seating location with a front
airbag. Check your vehicle owner’s manual regarding side air bag
compatibility with child restraint systems (Figure A).
NEVER secure the Base in a front seating location unless
recommended by the vehicle owner’s manual.
The Base must be installed in forward facing vehicle seats.
Side facing or rear facing vehicle seats CANNOT be used (Figure B
& C).
Do not secure the Base and Infant Car Seat in seating
locations where the seat back does not lock in an upright
position.
!WARNING !
Improper placement of Base and Infant Car Seat
increases the risk of serious injury and death
Choosing Where to Install the Base A
B
C

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Choosing Where to Install the Base
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500 mm) apart OR an acceptable
vehicle seat belt
- No airbags
- Seat geometry that allows the Base
to be level once installed
Once you’ve chosen a seating location,
follow instructions in the section
“Installing the Base: With LATCH”
on page 30 if LATCH anchors are
available.
If LATCH anchors are not available,
the Base and Infant Car Seat must
be installed with a vehicle seat belt.
Follow instructions in “Installing the
Base: With Vehicle Seat Belts” on page
37.
Choosing Where to Install the Base
cont’d
Choose a seating location in your
vehicle that has acceptable LATCH
anchors or vehicle seat belts that are
safe to use (Refer to “Your Vehicle
Restraint Options”).
Seat geometry and vehicle seat belt
geometry may also affect how securely
the Base and Infant Car Seat can be
installed.
According to crash statistics, children
are safer when properly restrained in
rear vehicle seating locations, rather
than front seating locations.
The center rear seating location is the
safest if ALL the following conditions
are met:
- Lower LATCH anchors spaced
between 11 and 20 inches (280 and

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Never attach two LATCH
Connectors to one LATCH
anchor, unless recommended by
the vehicle owner’s manual for your
vehicle.
Never use both the lower LATCH
anchors and the vehicle seat
belt system at the same time to
install the Orbit Base.
Installing the Base: With LATCH cont’d
1. The Base should be installed
without the Infant Car Seat docked.
If attached, first remove the Infant
Car Seat.
2. Check that the Base StrongArm
is reset to zero (Photo A). If not,
then turn the StrongArm Knob
counterclockwise until the zero is
visible.
Only install the Orbit Base with
LATCH anchors in vehicle seating
locations recommended by the
vehicle manufacturer for use with
LATCH and that have an anchor
spacing between 11 and 20 inches
!WARNING !
Improper placement of Base and Infant Car Seat
increases the risk of serious injury and death
See your Vehicle Owner’s manual regarding exact requirements for
using LATCH anchors with this child restraint system. If you are
unsure how to identify or use the LATCH system, contact the vehicle
manufacturer.
Do not use LATCH anchors to install the Base in the center rear seat
unless the vehicle owner’s manual specifically indicates it is allowed.
Only install the Orbit Base with LATCH anchors in vehicle seating
locations recommended by the vehicle manufacturer for use with
LATCH and that have an anchor spacing between 11 and 20 inches
(280 mm and 500 mm). (See Illustration on page 31.)
LATCH Connectors must be secured to the vehicle LATCH anchors
only. Connections to other vehicle components could result in the
LATCH Connectors tearing free in a crash.
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6. Place the Base in the vehicle seat
(Photo E), making sure the areas
under and behind the Base are clear
of obstructions.
7. If the vehicle seat back is adjustable,
lock the vehicle seat back into the
upright position.
8. Attach both LATCH Connectors
to their corresponding lower
LATCH anchors. With the LATCH
Connector oriented as shown (Photo
F), push it straight onto the metal
bar until you hear and feel a CLICK.
CLICK AND CHECK:
When using the Orbit Infant System, always
pay attention to the CLICK (through sound
and feel) that says you’ve successfully
completed a step. Then, always immediately
follow up with a CHECK by tugging or pulling
what you just clicked into place.
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3. Free the LATCH Connectors from
their storage locations by pressing
the red buttons and pulling them
upwards at the same time. For
ease of installation, extend the
LATCH Belt to its maximum length
by pressing the grey tab on the
adjuster and pulling on the belt
(Photo B).
4. Position the LATCH Belt through the
Belt Guides as shown (Photo C).
5. The LATCH Belt must be secured in
place by the Lock-off Clamp. If it is
not:
- Center the red stitched line of
the LATCH Belt in the middle of
the Lock-Off Clamp (Photo D)
- Close the Lock-Off Clamp and
secure it firmly upon the LATCH
Belt by flipping the top closure
down into place.
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front of the Base clockwise. (Photo I)
12.CHECK the installation is secure
by tugging and pulling the Base in
various directions (Photo J) – the
Base Upright, where the belt is
secured, should not move by more
than 1 inch in any direction. If the
Base is loose, remove and re-install
it beginning at Step #2.
13.CHECK that the Base is level by
looking at the Level Indicator (Photo
K). If the ball is not in the green
zone (Photo L), remove the Base, re-
install it by repeating Steps 2 - 13. If
the Base cannot be secured tightly
with the ball in the green zone, try
any of the following:
- Remove the Base. Position a
rolled towel under the Base,
making sure the front of the
Base contacts the vehicle seat
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When using the LATCH system,
the Orbit Base uses only the lower
anchors.
9. Pull on each LATCH Connector to
be sure it is locked onto the anchor
(Photo G).
10.Pull each LATCH Belt loop tight to
remove the slack and make sure the
Base is not loose (Photo H).
11.Turn the StrongArm Knob at the
As you’re turning the Knob, the StrongArm
mechanism is amplifying your strength and
tightening the Base into the car.
Each installation varies slightly, but usually
you turn the Knob almost 10 full revolutions.
You know that you have reached the optimal
tightness setting when the Base Upright
cannot move more than 1” in any direction.
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Before installing the Base with vehicle
seat belts, please read the “Vehicle Seat
Belts Overview”, starting on page 21.
1. Install the Base without the Infant
Car Seat docked. If it is attached,
first remove the Infant Car Seat.
2. CHECK that the Base StrongArm
is reset to zero (Photo N). If not,
then turn the StrongArm Knob
counterclockwise until the zero is
visible.
3. Remove the LATCH Belt from the
Lock-Off Clamp. (Note: The LATCH
Belt is permanently tethered to the
Base). Store the LATCH Connectors
in the Base for safety when they are
not in use (Photo O). Each LATCH
Connector will CLICK securely into
its own storage slot.
Installing the Base: With
Vehicle Seat Belts
(Photo M), and repeat Steps
2 to 13. The towel should be
compressed as the StrongArm
tightens the Base into place.
- Try installing the Base in a
different seating position.
- Contact your vehicle dealer for
assistance and possible LATCH
modification parts.
- Seek assistance from one of
the resources in the “Need Help
Securing Your Infant Car Seat
and Base?” section (page 44).
The Base must be properly level for
the Infant Car Seat to be safe. An
Infant Car Seat that is too reclined
can result in ejection during a crash,
and an Infant Car Seat too upright
can cause breathing difficulties.
Do not use this Infant Car Seat and
Base until they are safely installed.
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twisted and that both straps lay
flat across the Belt Path and the
open Lock-Off Clamp (Photo R).
- Pull on the lap portion of the
vehicle seat belt to tighten it on
the Belt Path (Photo S).
- While holding the shoulder
portion of the vehicle seat
belt within the Belt Path, secure
the Lock-Off Clamp firmly upon
both straps (Photo T).
Continue on to Step # 8.
7. If using a lap-only vehicle seat belt:
- Open the Lock-Off Clamp
- Thread the lap-only vehicle seat
belt through the Belt Guides
(Photo U).
- Buckle the lap-only vehicle seat
belt
- Make sure the belt is not
twisted and lays flat across the
Installing the Base: With Vehicle
Seat Belts cont’d
Installing the Base: With Vehicle
Seat Belts cont’d
4. Place the Base in the vehicle seat
(Photo P), making sure the areas
under and behind the Base are clear
of obstructions.
5. If the vehicle seat back is
adjustable, lock the vehicle seat
back into the upright position.
If using a shoulder-lap vehicle belt
to secure the Base, continue to Step
6. If using a lap-only vehicle belt,
skip to Step 7.
6. If using a shoulder-lap vehicle belt:
- Open the Lock-Off Clamp
- Thread the shoulder-lap vehicle
seat belt through the Belt
Guides (Photo Q).
- Buckle the shoulder-lap vehicle
seat belt
- Make sure the belts are not
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