WARNING
- DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur
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14a. Locking Clip (stored on back of car seat):
You MUST use locking clip provided with this car seat with a vehicle belt that
slides freely through the latch plate or if the lap portion of the lap/shoulder
belt cannot be tightly secured.
Avoid serious injury or death:
• Failure to use locking clip where required will result in
car seat not being securely held in place.
• Remove locking clip from vehicle seat belts when not
being used with car seat.
• DO NOT use locking clip as a vehicle seat belt shortener.
Install car seat or base rear-facing on vehicle seat and tighten
vehicle seat belts.
While holding vehicle seat belts together at latch plate
(fig. a)
,
unbuckle belt.
Slide vehicle belt out of vehicle lap belt guide or belt path
opening on the side of the seat or base which the buckle is on.
(fig. a)
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Slide locking clip onto vehicle seat belts approximately
1/2 inch (1 cm) away from latch plate
(fig. b)
.
Slide vehicle belt back into vehicle lap belt guide
or belt path opening in base.
- Check to be sure vehicle lap belt is still
correctly routed throughout entire belt path.
Re-buckle vehicle seat belt.
Test installation to see if car seat or base is secure.
If not secure, additional vehicle seat belt tightening
may be necessary.
• Unbuckle vehicle seat belt.
• Hold vehicle seat belts together and remove locking clip.
• Shorten length of vehicle lap belt portion slightly by pulling
vehicle lap belt through latch plate.
• Re-attach locking clip.
• Buckle vehicle seat belt.
HINT:
Press car seat or base down into vehicle seat cushion to
help buckle vehicle seat belt.
Test installation to see if car seat or base is secure, if not secure,
repeat above steps until car seat is secure.
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(fig. b)
1/2 inch (1 cm)
