WARNING
WARNING
Location Warnings
• According to accident statistics, children are safer when prop-
erly restrained in rear seating positions than in front seating
positions. Generally, the center rear is safest and should be
used if available. Children under 13 should ride in the back
seat of the vehicle.
•
NEVER
use this child restraint in the forward-facing
position. Serious injury or death can result.
• Use this child restraint on forward-facing vehicle seats.
DO NOT
use on vehicle seats which face the rear or side.
•
ONLY
use this child restraint on vehicle seats with backs that
lock into place.
• If you are unable to use the center rear seating position, and
have to install this child restraint directly behind a front
vehicle seat, ensure that there is at least 1 1/2 in. (38 mm) of
space between any part of the child restraint and the vehicle
seat that is closest to the child’s head. This space may be
necessary for the child restraint to properly perform in certain
types of crashes.
• Some child restraints do not fit all vehicles or all seating
locations. There are many thousands of combinations of
vehicle makes, models, child restraint configurations, seat belt
designs and seat cushion shapes. The easiest way to deter-
mine whether your child restraint is suitable for a particular
seating position is to check for a tight installation. If the child
restraint can not be properly installed,
DO NOT
use the child
restraint. Consult vehicle owner’s manual, try a different
seating location or
call Evenflo at 1-800-233-5921
.
Seat Belt Warnings
•
DO NOT
use this child restraint in a vehicle with door-
mounted seat belts.
•
DO NOT
use this child restraint in a seating position that has
seat belts that automatically move along the frame of the
vehicle when the door is opened. These seat belts will not
hold a child restraint properly.
• Use only with vehicle seat belts that can be pulled tight and
stay locked.
•
DO NOT
use this child restraint if it moves more than 1 in.
(25 mm) forward or side-to-side at the seat belt path. Serious
injury or death may occur. Move the child restraint to another
seating location.
• If the vehicle seat belts are not routed and fastened correctly,
the child restraint may not protect your child in a crash.
• Remove locking clip from vehicle seat belt when not used with
a child restraint, or the vehicle seat belt will not properly
restrain an adult or child. Serious injury could occur.
• When using with LAP BELTS ONLY:
DO NOT
use this
child restraint in a vehicle equipped with lap belts that only
lock during a sudden stop or crash (emergency locking
retractors). You must use a seating position with a locking
lap belt. Check your vehicle owner’s manual to see if you
have emergency locking retractors.
• Be sure that the release button of the vehicle seat belt does
not contact a side or edge of the child restraint. This could
cause the vehicle seat belt to accidently release. If your par-
ticular seat belt allows the buckle to fall into a questionable
location, turn the buckle upside down so the push button
faces away from the child restraint or use another seating
position.
LATCH Warnings
•
ONLY
use for securing child restraint to lower LATCH
anchor points.
•
ALWAYS
read and follow exactly the instructions which
accompany your vehicle and child restraint.
•
NEVER
attach two hooks to one vehicle lower anchor
point.
•
DO NOT
use the vehicle seat belts to install a child
restraint when using the LATCH system.
• This LATCH system is intended to be used
ONLY
as
described in these instructions. Serious injury or death may
result from misuse.
• When not in use, the LATCH harness and hook should be
securely stored in the storage area located in the child
restraint base. Keep out of reach of children.
•
DO NOT
use this child restraint if it moves more than 1 in.
(25 mm) forward or side-to-side at the LATCH harness
path. Serious injury or death may occur. Move the child
restraint to another seating location.
•
ALWAYS
be sure that the LATCH hook is fully engaged
onto the LATCH anchor point by pulling hard on the LATCH
harness. If it is not totally engaged, the LATCH system will
not secure your child restraint. Serious injury or death may
result.
Usage Warnings
•
DO NOT
loosen the vehicle seat belt to provide more leg
room as this will prevent the child restraint from protecting
your infant.
• The headrest on the vehicle seat that the child faces should
be placed in the lowest position. The vehicle seat back that
the child faces must be fully padded and free of any hard
objects.
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