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Air Bag Warnings
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DO NOT
use this restraint in the front seat of a
vehicle equipped with an air bag. Interaction
between a rear facing restraint and air bags may
cause serious injury or death. If your vehicle has an
air bag, refer to the vehicle owner’s manual for child
restraint installation.
• If the rear seat of your vehicle is equipped with side
air bags, refer to the following information for proper
usage.
Vehicles built prior to the 2002 model year:
DO NOT
use this restraint in a vehicle seating posi-
tion equipped with a side air bag unless authorized
by the vehicle manufacturer.
Model year 2002 and newer vehicles:
Refer
to your vehicle owner’s manual before placing this
restraint in a seating position equipped with a side
air bag.
•
Do not
place any objects between the restraint and
the side air bag, as an expanding air bag may cause
the items to strike your child.
WARNING
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PREMATURE INFANT USE
•
Before using this child restraint for preterm or low birth
weight infants, you must read and follow the guidelines
in this section.
According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, a properly installed child restraint
reduces the risk of death by over 70 percent for
infants involved in crashes. Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (FMVSS) 213 establishes design and
dynamic performance requirements for child restraint
systems. However, the standard has no minimum
weight limit and does not address the special medical
needs of preterm or low birth weight infants. To
ensure that preterm and low birth weight infants are
transported safely, the guidelines published by the
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
2009;123:1424–1429 must be followed.
All children should ride rear-facing in the vehicle as
long as possible. Preterm and low birth weight infants
are at additional risk of breathing difficulties and heart
problems when placed in a child restraint. Evenflo
requires that, before their first car trip, the evaluation
recommended by the AAP be conducted on all infants
born earlier than 37 weeks and all newborn infants
weighing less than 5 lb at birth to check for breathing
difficulties or heart rate problems when traveling in a
rear-facing child restraint.
The AAP recommends that appropriate hospital staff
observe your infant in the child restraint for a period of
90 to 120 minutes or the duration of travel, whichever
is longer. This period of observation must be performed
with the infant properly positioned as described in
these instructions and with the child restraint placed at
an angle that is approved for use in the vehicle.
The hospital staff will check for any breathing
difficulties or heart rate problems. Your child’s
pediatrician will let you know if there are any special
considerations for travel. The number of trips and
the duration of time the infant is seated in the child
restraint should be minimized. A caregiver should ride
in the back seat to monitor the infant during travel.
You can learn more about the AAP’s recommendations
for observation of newborns and the guidelines for safe
transportation of preterm and low birth weight infants,
as well as other resources for parents and medical
professionals, at
http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/carseatsafety.cfm
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Symbol Legend
Air Bag Symbol –
Alerts you to important
information about air bag safety.
LATCH/UAS Symbol –
Alerts you to important
information about LATCH safety.
