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11b. Changing Shoulder Harness Positions:
Rear-facing
- Shoulder harness straps
must
be through shoulder harness slots
at
or
just below
child’s shoulders.
- Only use middle or lowest harness strap slots for rear-facing.
Forward-facing
- Shoulder harness straps
must
be
at
or
above
shoulders and
harness covers MUST be used.
- Discontinue use of car seat if child’s shoulders are above top
shoulder harness slots.
- Only use middle or top harness strap slots for forward-facing.
Removal of shoulder harness straps and harness covers:
1. Buckle shoulder harness and unbuckle chest clip.
2. Removal of shoulder harness straps.
a. Lengthen shoulder harness straps to maximum length.
-
From front of car seat, grasp shoulder belt
BELOW
harness
covers
(fig. e)
.
-
While pressing down on harness adjuster lever, pull harness
straps out as far as possible
(fig. e)
.
b. Remove harness shield from back of seat.
-
Recline seat into rear-facing, fully reclined position #1.
-
While facing side of car seat that is on child's right, reach in
behind seat and locate the harness shield
(fig. f)
.
-
Push in on near side of harness shield to unhook that side from
the seat.
-
Rotate harness shield back toward front of base
and pull out of seat
(fig. g)
.
c. Pull harness out to side of car seat to access the metal
harness plate
(fig. h)
.
d. Remove loops at ends of both shoulder straps from metal
harness plate.
e. From front of car seat pull shoulder straps out of seat,
seat pad, harness covers and chest clip.
(fig. e)
(fig. f)
Harness
Shield
Harness
Cover
(fig. g)
Harness
Shield
(fig. h)
Harness
Straps
Metal
Harness
Plate
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3. Removal of harness covers
(fig. i)
.
a. Pull seat pad off top of seat back. Pull seat pad and underlying foam forward
to access metal anchor plate for harness covers
(fig. j)
.
b. Pull metal anchor plate away from seat back, rotate and push metal anchor
plate back through slot which the harness cover strap is routed through.
c. From backside of seat, rotate metal anchor plate and push through shoulder
harness slot which harness cover strap is routed through.
d. Pull metal anchor plate out through shoulder harness slots in foam and seat
pad.
Metal
Anchor
Plate
Foam
Seat
Back
Harness
Cover
Strap
Seat
Pad
Reassembly of shoulder harness straps and harness covers:
• Harness cover MUST be used when forward-facing.
• For proper harness fit:
- Infant insert must be used with small infants.
- Shoulder belts MUST be through shoulder belt slots in infant insert.
- Discontinue use of the infant insert when shoulder belts become too short to fit infant.
• To prevent loose harness and risk of ejection, harness shield MUST be in place during use.
• To prevent slack in harness and potential ejection in a crash, the shoulder harness and
harness cover anchor straps must be routed through shoulder harness slots at the same
height in the pad, foam and seat back.
• To prevent ejection in a crash, the sewn loops on the shoulder harness MUST be properly
attached to the metal anchor plate.
• Check that harness adjuster belt is not twisted or wrapped around LATCH belts.
WARNING
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur
(fig. j)
Metal
Anchor
Plate
Harness
Cover
Harness
Cover
Strap
(fig. i)
