C-1
Choose Position for Your Child
C-2
Preparing Child Restraint to Fit
Your Child
Release Chest Clip
Press on chest clip release
button and pull apart.
Loosen Harness
Push down on the harness
release lever (under flap on
the front of child restraint)
while pulling out on the
harness straps just above
the buckle.
You
MUST
make these adjustments with your child
before you install the child restraint in the vehicle.
Unbuckle Harness
Press red button. Pull
buckle tongues out. Place
harness straps out of
the way.
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C. Basic Use
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Place Child in Restraint
Place the child’s bottom
and back flat against the
restraint. This will allow
the harness straps to be
properly tightened.
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5-35 lbs (2.3-16 kg)
and 19-36 in. (48-91 cm)
Rear-Facing using 5-point harness
Child and child restraint are placed in the
back seat, facing the back of the vehicle.
40-100 lbs (18.1-45.4 kg)
and 43-52 in. (110.1-132.1 cm)
Belt-positioning booster using vehicle lap/
shoulder belt combination
Child and child restraint are placed in the
back seat, facing the front of the vehicle.
5-point harness is removed.
22-50 lbs (10.1-22.6 kg)
and 29-45 in. (73.5-114.3 cm)
and at least 1 Year Old
Forward-Facing using 5-point harness
Child and child restraint are placed in the
back seat, facing the front of the vehicle.
Your child’s height, weight, and age determine how your child restraint
should be placed in the vehicle.
Please talk to your doctor about the best option for your child.
WARNING:
Verify your child’s weight and height (do not
guess) before choosing the child restraint’s placement.
Children up to 1 year of age must ride rear
facing.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children
remain rear facing until they are at least 2 years old.
In this child restraint, your child can remain rear facing up to 35 lb
16 kg) and up to 36 in. (91 cm).
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children
remain in a fi ve-point harness until they outgrow their forward-
facing harnessed child restraint.
This typically occurs around age 4, but some children outgrow
them sooner and others not until later.
