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11.0
Harness System Use and Adjustment
11.0
Harness System Use and Adjustment
1. Lift up on the crotch strap pad and you will see
the crotch strap anchor clip riding in a slot in
the crotch strap cavity in the car seat shell.
Pull outward on the metal clip, while feeding
the crotch strap webbing downward, until the
crotch strap metal clip is removed from the slot.
DO NOT
attempt to completely remove the
crotch strap from the Car Seat. (Fig 53-1)
2. Adjust the length of the Crotch Strap to the
desired length. For small children, the length
of the Crotch Strap is shortened by wrapping
additional strap material around the metal clip.
For larger children, the length is increased by
unwrapping material from around the metal
clip. (Fig 53-2)
3. Reinsert the Crotch Strap metal clip into the
slot in the Crotch Strap cavity while pulling
upward on the Crotch Strap buckle. Check that
the Crotch Strap metal clip is completely seated
all the way down in the slots before using the
Car Seat. (Fig 53-3)
4. Push the Crotch Strap buckle back up through
the slot in the Seat Pad and return the Seat Pad
to its original position on the seat shell.
11.4 Adjust Seat Recline Angle
WARNING!
• FAILURE TO PROPERLY RECLINE THE CAR SEAT ON THE
VEHICLE SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF DEATH OR
SERIOUS INJURY.
• PROPER RECLINE ANGLE FOR SEAT BACK RECLINE IS
REQUIRED. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADJUSTING
RECLINE ANGLE USING SEAT ANGLE INDICATOR.
- TOO UPRIGHT CAN CAUSE A YOUNG INFANT’S HEAD
TO FALL FORWARD AND RESTRICT BREATHING.
- TOO RECLINED CAN CAUSE EJECTION IN A SUDDEN STOP
OR CRASH
For your child’s safety, the Car Seat must be properly reclined when
installed in the vehicle. The Car Seat includes a Seat Angle Indicator
on the lower portion of the shell on the child’s left side, to assist in
achieving the proper angle of recline for the Car Seat.
1. Park your vehicle on a level surface so that the Seat Angle Indicator
located on the left side of the Car Seat will properly indicate the
proper angle of recline of the seat.
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