Safety 1st onBoard 35 Air User manual

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1 in 4 car crashes involving children are side
impact collisions. They are by far the deadliest
type of collision for children, accounting for 1
in 3 child fatalities; nearly all of which are
caused by head trauma. These are frightening
facts, but Safety 1st has been by your side for
25 years providing innovative products to help
protect your child from becoming a statistic. It
is in this tradition that we proudly announce
Air Protect™ side impact technology.
Safety 1st engineers designed Air Protect™
using next generation testing methods that
simulate the most violent types of side impact
crashes, those with vehicle intrusion. Using
this advanced methodology, Air Protect™ was
engineered to defend your child in two vital
ways. During a crash, the system immediately
shields your child’s head from the impact. In a
second layer of defense, Air Protect™ allows
air to escape from the headrest: channeling
crash energy away from your child, creating
more ride down time. It is this double layer of
protection that makes Air Protect™
technology unique.
At Safety 1st we are proud of our history, but
are always looking towards the future and
developing innovative products. Products
like Air Protect™ that help shield your child
from the most violent real world threats.
Safety 1st Air Protect™: Real Safety for Real
Life.
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E-1 Rear-Facing Installation with Base
E-2 Installing Base with LATCH
E-4 Install Base with Vehicle Belts
E-5 Rear-Facing Installation without Base
E-6 Installing Carrier with Vehicle Belts
E.Installing Rear-Facing . .. ... .. .. ..Pages 41-53
B.Safety Information . . .. ... .. .. .Pages 11-12
B-1 Vehicle Seating Position
B-2 Installation in Vehicle
B-3 Child Restraint Use
A.BeforeYou Begin .. ... .. .. .. ... .Pages 5-10
A-1 Thank You...
A-2 Registration and Safety Notices
A-3 Understanding Your Child Restraint
C.Basic Use . .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ..Pages 13-31
D.GeneralVehicle Installation . ..Pages 32-40
D-1 Understanding Your Vehicle
D-2 Vehicle Seating Position
D-3 Choosing LATCH orVehicle Belts
D-4 Knowing Your Vehicle Belts
D-5 Using Locking Clip
D-6 Installing on Aircraft
D-7 Storing LATCH System
C-1 Remove and Install the Carrier to Base
C-2 Canopy Use and Installation
C-3 Carrier Use
C-4 Child Restraint Use
C-5 Preparing Child Restraint to FitYour Child
C-6 Securing Child in Child Restraint
C-7 Remove Child from Child Restraint
C-8 Head/Hip Roll Use
C-9 Reclining the Base
C-10 Removing Harness System
C-11 Removing Pad for Cleaning
C-12 Installing Harness System
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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 problems 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]
7 A.M. to 6 P.M. EST M-TH
7 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. EST FRI
On the back of the plastic shell there is an expiration date
for use of this child restraint. Do not use this child restraint
after the expiration date.
A-1 Thank You... A-2 Registrationand Safety Notices
A.BeforeYou Begin
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Para recibir las instrucciones en español,llame al
1-800-544-1108 o solicitarse por escrito al dirección por arriba.
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 manufactured date
on the label located on side of plastic
shell.
Model
Number Manufacture
Date
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A-3 UnderstandingYour Child Restraint
Front View
Harness System Detail
A.
C.
B.
D.
A. Carry Handle
B. Canopy
C. Head/Hip Roll
(on select models)
D. Harness Release
Lever (under flap)
E. Harness Tightening
Strap
E.
F. Handle Adjustment
Lever
G. Handle Lock Indicator
H. Angle Indicator
I. Base Release Handle
J. Carrier (shell)
K. Removable Base
Back View
G. F.
H.
I.
K.
J.
M. Chest Clip
N. Harness Straps
O. Buckle Tongue
P. Buckle
Q. Buckle Strap
M.
O.
Q.
N.
P.
A.BeforeYou Begin
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L.
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B
A. Base Release Lever
B. Harness Slots
C. Harness Straps
D. Locking Clip
E. Base Attachment
Hooks
F. Splitter Plate
G. Instruction Book
Storage
HHarness Tightening
Strap
A.
B.
Bottom of Carrier
C.
D.
E. E.
F. G.
H.
Top of Base
I.
I. Base Belt Path
Openings
J. Belt Lock Off Plates
K. Belt Lock Off Plates
Lock
L. Base/Carrier Lock Bar
M. LATCH Belt
N. LATCH Storage Door
O. Base Adjustment Lever
L.
K.
N.
A.BeforeYou Begin
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J.
M.
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B-3 ChildRestraint Use
This child restraint must only be used when
the child weighs between 4-35 lbs.
(1.8-15.9 kg).
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.
B-1 Vehicle Seating Position
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 air bag/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.
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C-1 RemoveandInstall the Carrierto Base
To RemoveCarrier from
Base
From the back of the
carrier, pull the base
release handle out and lift
the carrier out of the base.
To AttachCarrier to
Base
Align the notches in the
front of carrier with the
base lock bar. Push down
firmly to lock. You will hear
a “click”when it is locked.
Pull up on carrier to make
sure it is locked.
Failure to securely attach carrier to base can
result in serious injury or death.
C-2 CanopyUseand Installation
ThreadPlasticStrip
Completely thread the
plastic strip in the channel
in front of the canopy.
1.
AttachCanopyto
Carrier
Fit back of canopy over
back of carrier. Snap
each plastic strip end to
each canopy post.
2.
ToAdjustCanopy
Grasp the front of the
canopy and move front to
back to desired location.
3.
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C-3 CarrierUse
ToAdjustCarrying
Handle
Squeeze both adjustment
levers on each side of
handle. Rotate up or down
to desired location. Release
levers.
When the handle adjuster
levers are in the locked
position, the lock indicator
will be green. Make sure
both handle adjuster levers
are in the locked position.
Indicators will be
green when handle is in
the locked position.
DO NOT use in the
seating area or across
the top of shopping
carts.
WARNING:
Read ALL instructions before using child restraint as
a carrier.
NEVER use carrier unless child is properly secured.
For use as a carrier by children weighing less than 35
pounds (15.9 kg) and less than 32 inches (81.2 cm)
tall.
NEVER leave child unattended. Always keep child
within arm’s reach.
Suffocation Hazard: Infant carrier can roll over
on soft surfaces and suffocate child. NEVER place
carrier on beds, sofas or other soft surfaces.
Strangulation Hazard: Child can strangle in loose
harness straps. NEVER leave child in carrier when
harness straps are loose or undone.
Fall Hazard: Child’s movement can slide carrier.
NEVER place carrier near edges of counter tops,
tables or other elevated surfaces.
Do not use the carrier if it is damaged or broken, or
if any parts are missing.
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C-4 ChildRestraint Use
This child restraint is to be used rear-facing with children
weighing 4-35 lbs (1.8-15.9 kg) AND 32 inches (81.2 cm) tall
or less.
NOTE: If your child does not meet the criteria for the Rear-
Facing position,do not use this child restraint.
4-35 lbs (1.8-15.9 kg)
and 32 inches (81.2 cm)
tall or less
Rear-Facing with base:
Child and child restraint with
base face the back of the
vehicle and are placed in the
back seat.
4-35 lbs (1.8-15.9 kg)
and 32 inches (81.2 cm)
tall or less
Rear-Facing without base:
Child and child restraint
without base face the back of
the vehicle and are placed in
the back seat.
C-5 PreparingChild Restraintto Fit
YourChild
Make these adjustments with your child in the child
restraint before you install in the vehicle.
To RemoveCarrier
fromBase
From the back of the
carrier, pull the base
release handle out and lift
the carrier out of the
base.
1.
LoosenHarness
Push down on the harness
release lever (under flap
on the front of child
restraint) while pulling out
on both harness straps.
2.
ReleaseChest Clip
Press on chest clip release
button and pull apart.
3.
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UnbuckleHarness
Press red button. Pull buckle
tongues out. Place harness
straps over sides of child
restraint.
4.
PlaceChild inChild
Restraint
Place the child’s bottom and
back flat against the child
restraint. This will increase
comfort and allow the
harness straps to be properly
tightened.
5.
To ChangeBuckle
Position
Remove child. From under
the seat, insert buckle’s
metal retainer up through
the carrier and pad.
a.
CheckBuckle
Position
Determine which of the
available buckle positions
will be comfortable and
provide a snug fit for
your child.
6.
Choose new location and
push the metal clip
through pad and carrier.
Make sure the buckle is
facing out.
b.
Pull on the buckle to
check to make sure
buckle’s metal clip is
completely inserted
through the pad and
carrier.
c.
Failure to reinstall the harness system correctly
can result in serious injury or death.
BucklePlacement for
SmallInfants
Choose the slot closest to
the back of the restraint.
Push metal clip through
the pad and carrier. Make
sure buckle is facing out.
d.
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From the bottom,pull the
metal clip through the
carrier and insert it into the
middle slot.
e.
From the front,lift pad up
and place the buckle’s
metal clip flush on bottom
of the carrier. Replace the
pad.
f.
Pull on the buckle to check
to make sure buckle’s metal
clip is secured.
g.
Failure to reinstall the harness system correctly
can result in serious injury or death.
CheckHarness Height
With child in the child
restraint,check the location
of the harness slot.
Follow the guidelines below
to determine the correct
harness/headrest height.
7.
Rear-Facing Position
Harness slot must be
even with or just below
the shoulders.
If the bottom harness slots
are above the child’s
shoulders, do not use this
child restraint.
To ChangeHarness
Location
With harness system
loose, from the back,
remove harness from the
splitter plate.
7.
From the front of child
restraint, pull harness
straps out.
a.
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Rethread harness into new
harness slot location.
Make sure harness straps
do not twist.
b.
From the back of the child
restraint, refasten the
harness straps to the splitter
plate.
NOTE: Make sure the
harness straps and harness
adjustment strap are not
twisted.
c.
Do not use this child restraint rear-
facing if the top of your child’s head
is within one inch from the top of the
child restraint.
Make sure the harness height is correct for your
child’s size.
Make sure you have reinstalled the harness
system correctly.
Failure to follow these steps can result in
serious injury or death.
1”
C-6 Securing ChildinChild Restraint
PositionHarness
StrapsOverthe
Child’s Shoulders.
1.
BuckleHarness
Push each buckle tongue
into buckle until you hear
a “click”. Remember to
always pull up on harness
straps to make sure
buckle is locked.
2.
CloseChest Clip
Insert right half of chest
clip into left half and
snap together.
3.
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TightenHarness
Pull on harness
tightening strap to tighten
harness snugly.
NOTE: A snug strap 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.
PositionChest Clip
The chest clip must be
placed at mid-chest (even
with armpits) and away
from the child’s neck.
5.
Failure to fasten and tighten the harness system
correctly and snugly can result in serious injury
or death.
C-7 RemovingChild From ChildRestraint
LoosenHarness
Press on harness release
lever while pulling on both
harness straps above the
buckle to loosen.
1.
ReleaseChest Clip
Press on release button
and pull apart.
2.
Unbuckle
Press red button on
buckle to release the
buckle tongues. Move
harness away from child
and remove child.
3.
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C-8 Head/HipRollUse
To RemoveHead/Hip
Roll
Undo the fastening strips
and pull the head/hip roll out
from behind the harness
straps.
To AttachHead/Hip Roll:
Undo the fastening strips
and fit the head/hip roll
behind the harness straps.
Refasten the fastening
strips.
1.
ForSmallerInfants
If your infant is small for its
age, place the head roll on
the outside of the pillows.
This will provide a snug fit
for your infant.
As your child grows, remove
the pillows.
For larger infants,the
hip/head roll can be
removed altogether.
C-9 RecliningtheBase
The base has 3 recline positions. Use any of these to help
you achieve the recline angle needed for the weight of your
child.
Pull out on the base
adjustment lever and
either lift or lower front of
base.
1.
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RemoveHarness
Strapsfrom Splitter
Plate
Fully loosen harness
straps. Locate splitter
plate on the back of the
child restraint and
unfasten the harness
straps.
1.
RemoveHarness
Straps
Pull harness through the
slots from the front (1).
Unthread harness from
the chest clip (2).
Unthread harness from
the buckle tongues (3).
Pull harness out of plastic
shell (4).
2.
C-10 RemovingHarness System
1
2
3
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C-11 RemovingPadforCleaning
You must remove the harness system to remove the
pad from the plastic shell.
ReleasethePadTabs
To release the tab, pull
down on the pad and pull
the tab out of the carrier.
Depending on your model,
unhook pad from the tabs at
the top of the carrier (A).
1.
Remove PadfromTop
andBottom
2.
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A
PullBuckleThroughPad
Remove pad.
3.
Replace child restraint pad by reversing order; Starting from
top of the child restraint, slip pad on plastic shell; insert
buckle and pull harness tightening strap through pad. Slip
pad over front of the plastic shell.
Attach all of the plastic tabs on the sides of plastic shell.
Rethread harness (see section C-12).
CleaningPad
Hand wash pad with warm sudsy water, rinse clean and air
dry. Spot clean the harness straps. Do not use bleach or
use other harsh cleaners. Do not dry clean or machine
wash.
Do not use child restraint without the pad.
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C-12 InstallingHarnessSystem
ThreadtheHarness
Straps
Starting on the left side,
insert harness in the
harness slot, going through
both pad and shell.
Make sure you weave the
harness in and out of the
shell, between shell and
pad, as shown.
1.
From the front,make
harness ends even with
each other.
Thread harness straps
through each buckle tongue
(1), thread through chest
clip (2) and push harness
ends through slots in the
seat back(3).Do not twist
the harness.
2.
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From the back of child
restraint, attach harness
straps to the splitter plate.
3.
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Failure to reinstall the harness system can result
in serious injury or death.
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
LATCHAnchors
Located in the seat
bight.
AirBags
Consult your vehicle
owner’s manual for
all air bag locations.
SeatBight
VehicleSeatBelts
Consult your vehicle
owner’s manual for
vehicle belt use.
Safety Tip:
To help protect your vehicle seat’s upholstery from
damage, use a single layered towel underneath and
behind child restraint.
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 child restraint and buckles before
placing child in child restraint.
D.GeneralVehicle Installation
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D-2 Vehicle Seating Position
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.
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.
Never place a child rear-facing in a
seating position with an active frontal
airbag. This can result in serious injury
or death.
Safety Tip:
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 air bags, advanced
air bags, or no air bags at all.
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VehicleBelts
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’s owner’s manual
for specific instructions.
TheLATCHSystem
LATCH (LowerAnchors 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 ChoosingLATCHorVehicle Belts
LATCH Anchor Bars
Do not use both the LATCH belt and vehicle
belt at the same time.
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D.GeneralVehicle 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.
Vehicle Belts
•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 centerofthe door
orside panel
You must move the child restraint to
another seating location. Consult your
vehicle owner’s manual.
•Vehicle beltsthat arein frontof
theseat bight
You may need to move the child
restraint to another seating location.
Consult your vehicle owner’s manual.
•ELR (Emergency LockingRetractor)vehicle belts
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 toALR (Automatic
Locking Retractor). You must have the vehicle belts in the
locking mode to use them. Follow the instructions in the
installation sections.
•ALR (AutomaticLocking Retractor)
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 •Check theLatch Plates
onYourLap and
ShoulderBelt
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 orALR retractor.Consult your vehicle
owner’s manual.
Locking
Latch
Plate
Sliding
Latch
Plate
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D-4 KnowingYourVehicle Belts
Review your vehicle’s owner manual for vehicle seat belt use
with child restraints. This is your best source for information
concerning your vehicle.
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A locking clip will not fix all types of vehicle seat belt
problems. Review section D-4 and your vehicle’s owner
manual for vehicle seat belt use with child restraints. The
locking clip is located on the back of the child restraint.
D-5 Usingthe Locking Clip
PlaceCarrierinVehicle
Rear-Facing
Thread vehicle lap belt
through the belt path as
shown. Buckle.
1.
Use the locking clip ONLY when installing the child
restraint with out the base. The base has a built in lock
off system and will not require the use of the locking clip.
TightenVehicle Belt
Push down firmly on the base
and pull up on the shoulder
belt to tighten
2.
LocateLocking Clip
Location
Grasp both vehicle belts
together just behind the
latch plate and unbuckle.
NOTE: If the latch plate
ends up just at the belt
path opening so you
cannot grasp the vehicle
belt at the latch plate,
grasp the vehicle belts on
the opposite side of the
child restraint, as close to
the latch plate as
possible. Install the
locking clip on the latch
plate end, as close as
possible.
3.
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D.GeneralVehicle Installation
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Do not use both the LATCH belt and vehicle belt
at the same time.
AttachLocking Clip
Thread both portions of the
vehicle belt onto the locking
clip,as close to the latch
plate as possible.
4.
PositionLocking Clip
Position locking clip about
1 in. (2.5 cm) from vehicle
belt’s latch plate.
Rebuckle vehicle belt.
5.
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