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Failure to properly use this infant restraint increases the risk of serious
injury or death in a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. Your child’s safety
depends on you installing and using this infant restraint correctly on
every ride.
Even if using this infant restraint seems easy to figure out on your own, it
is very important to
FOLLOW THE OWNER’S MANUAL.
The manual is located in the base.
You also must read your vehicle owner’s manual.
Your child’s safety depends on:
1.
Choosing a suitable location in your vehicle.
Some seating
positions, such as those equipped with air bags, may not be safe
locations for this infant restraint.
2.
Inserting the harness straps
in the proper slots for your child.
3.
Properly securing your child
in the infant restraint.
4.
Placing infant restraint/base in a rear-facing position.
5.
Properly routing the vehicle seat belt or LATCH.
6.
Properly reclining
the infant restraint.
7.
Properly securing the infant restraint in the vehicle
using a seat
belt designed to restrain an infant restraint or by using
LATCH
. Many
seat belts are NOT safe to use with infant restraints, even though they
can easily be threaded through the infant restraint!
