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Section 7 - LATCH System
(fig. b)
(fig. a)
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LATCH System On This Car Seat:
The LATCH System on the Victoria Car Seat consists of a lower anchor belt with lower
anchor connectors and for forward-facing use, a top tether strap with tether hook
(fig. a)
.
Rear-facing car seat installation typically uses only the lower anchor belt with lower anchor
connectors
(fig. b)
, no top tether.
Securing Car Seat To Vehicle:
The lower anchor connectors and top tether hook on the car seat connect to the LATCH
System in a vehicle.
LATCH System In Vehicles:
Child restraint anchorage system or LATCH System in the vehicle consists of two lower
anchors located at the vehicle seat bight and a top tether anchor
(fig. c)
. Refer
to vehicle owner’s manual for seating locations which have the LATCH System.
Lower anchors may not be visible in some vehicles. Lower anchors that are not visible are
located below a solid color round dot on the vehicle upholstery or a round dot with a picture
of a car seat in the center as shown in
fig. d
.
The vehicle manufacturer may provide funnel guides to separate the vehicle seat
cushions providing easier access to the lower anchorage. See vehicle owner’s manual.
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(fig. c)
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(fig. d)
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• DO NOT use this car seat rear-facing in a vehicle front seating location with an air bag.
• LATCH or vehicle seat belt MUST be routed though rear-facing belt path when using car seat rear-facing.
• Rear-facing car seat must be properly reclined:
- Too reclined can result in injury or ejection.
- Too upright can result in breathing difficulties.
• 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.
WARNING
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur
Section 8 - Rear-facing Installation
8a. Rear-facing Set-Up And Adjustment
Rear-facing For Use 5 to 30 Pounds (2.3 to 13.6 kg)
The Victoria Car Seat is color coded to identify adjustment positions and vehicle belt path locations for both rear-facing
and forward-facing use. Rear-facing adjustments and vehicle belt path are color coded with blue. Forward-facing
adjustments and vehicle belt path are color coded with red.
1.
Infants less than one year old and 20 lbs. (9 kg) MUST be
rear-facing
.
2.
Adjust the seat recline into rear-facing, full recline position #1. To change recline position,
see “Recline Position Adjustment” section.
NOTE:
Use only recline position #1 for rear-facing.
3.
Shoulder harness position:
a. For rear-facing, shoulder harness MUST be through slots at or below the shoulders of the
infant.
b. Use only the middle and lowest sets of harness strap slots rear-facing
(fig. a)
.
To change shoulder harness slots, see”Changing Harness Position” section.
4.
Infant insert must be used for small infants. To install infant insert, see “Infant Insert”
section.
(fig. a)
Middle Harness
Strap Slots
Lowest Harness
Strap Slots
