Evenflo Maestro Sport Exclusive RightFit Belt Path, Owner'S Manual

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WARNING!
DEATH or SERIOUS
INJURY can occur.
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To help prevent serious injury or death:
•
DO NOT
use with lap/shoulder belts with two
retractors. If the vehicle seat belts are not
routed and fastened correctly, the child restraint
may not protect the child in a crash.
•
DO NOT
use with inflatable seat belts except in booster mode.
• Check your vehicle owner’s manual to determine how to lock
your seat belt for child restraint installation. The seat belt must
be locked to properly secure the child restraint.
• DO NOT allow the vehicle seat belt release button to touch
the child restraint. Accidental contact may cause the seat belt
to release. If necessary, turn the seat belt release button away
from the child restraint or move the child restraint to a different
location.
• Failure to adjust the harness or vehicle seat belts snugly around
the child may result in the child striking the vehicle’s interior
during a sudden stop or crash. Serious injury or death may
occur.
• This child restraint must be securely belted to the vehicle, even
when they are unoccupied, since in a crash an unsecured child
restraint system may injure other occupants.
For Booster Use Only
• Warning! Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system
when restraining the child in this booster seat.
• The shoulder belt MUST be routed properly. (p. 41 ).
• DO NOT use this booster seat if the child’s ears are above
the back of the booster seat headrest.
• DO NOT use Locking Clip in Booster mode.
Seat Belt Warnings (cont.)
If your vehicle was built prior to model
year 1996, and has a lap/shoulder belt that
is equipped with an emergency locking
retractor (ELR) AND sliding latch plate, you
MUST use a Locking Clip. Check your
vehicle owner’s manual to identify which
vehicle belt system is in your vehicle.
If your vehicle is model year 1996 or newer,
it likely has a vehicle belt system that can be locked when
tightened, and will not require use of a Locking Clip.
Consult
your vehicle owner’s manual before installing a locking clip. If your vehicle
requires a Locking Clip, please call ParentLink at 1-800-233-5921 (U.S.)
or 1-937-773-3971 (Canada), or 01-800-706-12-00 (Mexico) to obtain a
Locking Clip and instructions on how to install and use it. 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.
Locking
Clip
installed
properly
13 mm
(0.5 in.)
LOCKING CLIP USE:
WARNING! DEATH or SERIOUS
INJURY can occur.
To help prevent serious injury or death:
If you have any of these types of vehicle belt systems
listed, these are SAFE to use to install your child restraint
in the vehicle. Review vehicle owner’s manual for specific
instructions on child restraint installation.
LATCH can be used IN PLACE OF these vehicle belt
types. Refer to the Forward-facing weight limits on
LATCH use on pg. 22 . Refer to your vehicle owner’s
manual for LATCH locations.
Lap Belt with Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)
The automatic locking retractor
does not allow the lap belt to get
longer once it is buckled. The
vehicle belt is tightened by feeding
seat belt webbing into retractor.
Lap Belt with Locking Latch Plate
Once buckled, the vehicle belt is
tightened by pulling on the free end
of the strap until the belt is tight.
Free end
Lap/Shoulder Belt with Locking Latch Plate
Lap/Shoulder Belt with Sliding Latch Plate
with Locking Retractor
The latch plate slides freely along the
lap/shoulder belt. Vehicle belts with
sliding latch plates are typically locked
at the shoulder belt retractor by
buckling the belt and pulling all of the
webbing out slowly to switch the retractor.
Check vehicle owner’s manual for specific instructions.
The vehicle belt is tightened after switching the retractor
by pulling up on shoulder belt and feeding the webbing
into the retractor.
The lap portion of this belt does not
loosen once the belt is buckled.
The vehicle belt is tightened by
pulling up hard on shoulder belt and
feeding the extra webbing into the
retractor.
Seat Belt Warnings (cont.)