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WARNING
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WARNING
•
NEVER
use this child restraint in the forward-facing
position. Serious injury or death can occur.
• If you are unable to use the center rear seating position
and have to install this child restraint directly behind a
front vehicle seat, ensure that there is at least 1 1/2 in.
(38 mm) of space between any part of the child restraint
and the vehicle seat that is closest to the child’s head. This
space may be necessary for the child restraint to properly
perform in certain types of crashes.
•
ONLY
Use this child restraint on forward-facing vehicle
seats.
DO NOT
use on vehicle seats which face the rear or
side
.
•
ONLY
use this child restraint on vehicle seats with backs
that lock into place.
• Some child restraints do not fit all vehicles or all seating
locations. There are many thousands of combinations of
vehicle makes, models, child restraint configurations, seat
belt designs and seat cushion shapes. The easiest way to
determine whether your child restraint is suitable for a
particular seating position is to check for a tight installa-
tion. If the child restraint can not be properly installed,
DO NOT
use the child restraint. Consult vehicle owner’s
manual, try a different seating location or call Evenflo at
1-800-233-5921
.
Seat Belt Warnings
•
DO NOT
use the carrier base in a vehicle with door-
mounted seat belts.
•
DO NOT
use the carrier base in a seating position that has
seat belts that automatically move along the frame of the
vehicle when the door is opened. These seat belts will not
hold a child restraint properly.
• Use only with vehicle seat belts that can be pulled tight
and stay locked.
•
DO NOT
use the carrier base if it moves more than
1 inch (25 mm) forward or side-to-side at the seat belt
path. Serious injury or death may occur. Move the carrier
base to another seating location.
• If the vehicle seat belts are not routed and fastened cor-
rectly, the child restraint system may not protect your
child in a crash.
• Remove locking clip from vehicle seat belt when not used
with a child restraint system, or the vehicle seat belt will
not properly restrain an adult or child. Serious injury could
occur.
• When using with LAP BELTS ONLY:
DO NOT
use this child
restraint system in a vehicle equipped with lap belts that
only lock during a sudden stop or crash (emergency locking
retractors). You must use a seating position with a locking
lap belt. Check your vehicle owner’s manual to see if you
have emergency locking retractors.
• Be sure that the release button of the vehicle seat belt does
not contact a side or edge of the carrier base. This could
cause the vehicle seat belt to accidently release. If your par-
ticular seat belt allows the buckle to
fall into a questionable
location, turn the buckle upside down so the push button
faces away from the child restraint or use another seating
position.
LATCH Warnings
•
ONLY
use for securing carrier base to lower LATCH anchor
points.
•
ALWAYS
read and follow exactly the instructions which
accompany your vehicle and child restraint system.
•
NEVER
attach two hooks to one vehicle lower anchor
point.
•
DO NOT
use the vehicle seat belts to install the carrier
base when using the LATCH system.
• This LATCH system is intended to be used
ONLY
as de-
scribed in these instructions. Serious injury or death may
result from misuse.
• When not in use, the LATCH harness and hook should be
securely stored in the storage area located in the carrier
base (see page 24). Keep out of reach of children.
•
DO NOT
use the carrier base if it moves more than
1 inch (25 mm) forward or side-to-side at the LATCH
harness path. Serious injury or death may occur. Move the
carrier base to another seating location.
•
ALWAYS
be sure that the LATCH hook is fully engaged
onto the LATCH anchor point by pulling hard on the
LATCH harness. If it is not totally engaged, the LATCH
system will not secure your carrier base. Serious injury or
death may result.
Usage Warnings
•
DO NOT
loosen the vehicle seat belt to provide more leg
room as this will prevent the child restraint from protect-
ing your infant.
• The headrest on the vehicle seat that the child faces
should be placed in the lowest position. The vehicle seat
back that the child faces must be fully padded and free of
any hard objects.
•
ALWAYS
check the restraint and buckle for hot surfaces
before putting a child into the restraint. Your child could
be burned.
• Fold-down armrests could pose a hazard to a rear-facing
child in certain types of collisions. Consult your vehicle
owner’s manual before installing any rear-facing child
restraint in front of a fold-down armrest.
