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Failure to properly recline the infant restraint
on the vehicle seat increases the risk of serious
injury or death.
If the infant restraint is too upright, a child’s head
may drop forward and cause breathing problems.
If the infant restraint is too reclined, a crash could
put too much force on a child’s neck and shoulders.
The infant restraint must be properly reclined
according to the following instructions.
2. Thread the vehicle belt through the holes on either side of the base.
3. Buckle the vehicle belt. To create a secure
installation, while pushing down on the base,
pull the free end of the lap belt or the shoulder
portion of the lap/shoulder belt to tighten
.
After installing,
CHECK that the base is not
tipping on seat as shown
.
If it is tipping,
try installing base in another seating
location or use
LATCH (if available) to
install base.
4. Check that the base is level, adjust
the foot if necessary, see page 40-41.
5. Check that belt does not move by pulling
and pushing hard on base. If belt loosens
or lengthens, repeat procedure.
6. Test base for secure installation
as described in infant restraint
“Final Safety Check” page 42.
5. Tighten
LATCH by pushing down hard on base
and pulling the adjustment belt
.
6.
NEVER put two LATCH connectors on one
vehicle
LATCH anchor unless specifically
allowed by the vehicle manufacturer
.
7. Check that the base is level, adjust foot
if necessary, see page 40-41.
8. Test infant restraint for secure installation as
described in infant restraint
“Final Safety
Check” page 42.
9. Check that the
LATCH stays tight and does not
slip from the tightened position. If it does not stay
tight, try another seating position or contact
Aprica at 1-888-9-APRICA / 1-888-927-7422.
10. To remove
LATCH, push button while
pulling on the
LATCH belt as shown
.
11. Press and hold
LATCH
release hinge.
.
12. Push connector in, lift connector up
and pull out (away from anchor point)
.
13. Repeat steps 10 and 11 for other connector.
uSING INFANT SEAT AND BASE TOGETHER:
1) level indicator
on the base
When reading the level indicator on base,
view it directly from side or top of the indicator.
— If the indicator shows only
GREEN
,
the infant restraint is properly leveled.
— If any
RED
is showing in the level
indicator, adjust the recline.
uSING INFANT SEAT ONLY:
2) red level line
on warning
label on the infant restraint
muST
be level with the ground
7.2 Installing the Infant Restraint
and Base Using Vehicle Belt
4. Tighten the vehicle seat belt. To
create a secure installation, push
down hard with your free hand on
the infant restraint
and pull and
tighten the vehicle belt.
5. Check carseat is level: Red level
line on the warning label
muST
be level with the ground
.
6. Test infant restraint for secure
installation as described in
infant restraint
“Final Safety
Check” page 42.
7.4 Reclining Infant Restraint/Base
You must carefully follow the instructions provided by your
vehicle manufacturer, in addition to the information in this
manual. Before proceeding be sure you have read and
understood section 6,
“Choosing an Appropriate Vehicle Seat
Location”
on pages 28-34.
Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual and the instructions
in “6.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems”, page 31-34, on tightening
your vehicle belt when using the infant restraint without base.
Make sure the buckle tongue goes into the
correct buckle
.
The seat belt should not
be twisted or turned.
If a front passenger seat is used (see air bag warning, page 4),
slide the vehicle seat rearward as far as possible from the
dashboard. If a rear seat is used, make sure the seat in front
of it is moved forward enough and is upright enough
to allow room for the infant restraint.
7.1 Installing the Infant Restraint Without Base
Using Vehicle Belt
1. Place the infant restraint without base in a rear-facing
position in a vehicle seat.
7.3 using LATCH to install Base
2. Thread the vehicle belt under both vehicle belt hooks:
7. Push the infant restraint down into the base
and make sure that you hear a “click”
.
Pull up on the infant restraint to be sure it
is latched securely into the base.
If the infant restraint does not securely latch
into the base, the infant restraint provides
NO protection for your child.
DO NOT use
the infant restraint/base if the infant restraint
does not securely latch into the base.
8. Test infant restraint for secure
installation as described in infant
restraint
“Final Safety Check” page 42.
Lap Belt
Lap/Shoulder
Belt
Lap Belt
Lap/Shoulder
Belt
7.0 Ho
w to Install the Inf
ant Restr
aint/Base
1. Make sure vehicle is on level ground
so that the level indicator on base
can be used to properly recline the
infant restraint.
Place the base in a rear-facing position
on a vehicle seat.
DEATH or SERIOUS INJU
RY can occu
r,
Red line MUST be level with gr
ound
correct
correcto
incorrect
incorrecto
1.
mAKE SuRE vehicle is on level ground.
For ease of installation, extend
LATCH to its
maximum length and remove from storage
bars.
2. Position base in vehicle seat as shown.
3. Make sure
LATCH is through vehicle/LATCH
belt path normally used for vehicle seat belt
.
Belt must lay flat and not be twisted.
4. Hook connectors to vehicle lower anchors.
Pull firmly on connectors
to be sure they are
attached
.
For your child’s safety, it is important that your infant restraint/base be
properly reclined. There are level indicators located on your infant
restraint and base.
3. Buckle the vehicle belt.
DEATH or SERIOUS INJUR
Y can occur,
Red line MUST be level with ground
