Evenflo Secure Kid, Owner'S Manual

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Using with the 5-pt Harness
Installation with Vehicle Seat Belt
IMPORTANT: If your tether strap is too short to reach from
your child restraint to your vehicle tether anchor, you will need
a Tether Extender. Please call ParentLink at 1-800-233-5921
(U.S.) or 1-937-773-3971 (Canada), or 01-800-706-12-00
(Mexico).
7. Ensure child
restraint is secure.
Hold the child restraint
near the upper belt path,
as shown, and try to
move it in all directions.
Upper Belt
Path
IMPORTANT: To properly secure this child restraint, it
MUST NOT move more than 25 mm (1 inch) from side-to-
side or from front-to-back at the upper belt path . If you
can not tightly secure the child restraint, try again or move
it to another location.
Notice
Your child restraint is equipped with one of two types of
tether adjusters: standard (shown above) or the TruTether
(shown below). If your child restraint is equipped with the
TruTether adjuster, refer to page 44 for information about
proper tightening.
TruTether Adjuster
Tightness Indicator
Display
Installation with Vehicle Seat Belt
5. Remove all slack
from the seat belt.
Using your full weight,
push the child restraint
firmly into the vehicle
seat while tightening
the seat belt to remove
excess slack.
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. to obtain a Locking Clip and instructions on how to
install and use it.
6. Install Locking Clip
(not included), if
necessary.
If your vehicle was built
prior to model year
1996, and has a lap/shoul-
der 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.
Locking Clip
installed properly
13 mm
(0.5 inch)
8. Connect and tighten
Tether Strap.
Connect the Tether Hook
to the anchor behind
the vehicle seat, as
shown. (Please consult
your vehicle owner’s
manual, as tether anchor
locations may vary.)
Pull the strap and tighten
the Tether securely.
• 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.
•
DO NOT use a Locking Clip in booster mode.
WARNING