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Setup
Infant Seat
Base
The vehicle installation is controlled by the angle of the vehicle seat, and these angles vary
greatly between vehicles.The vehicle seat angle or the contours of the vehicle seat could place
the Infant Carrier either too upright or too recline. A rearward facing restraint should always be
installed so that the back surface is reclined just enough to allow the infant’s head to lie back
comfortably, but not more than 45º from vertical. This measurement is taken when your infant
is laying in the Infant Carrier and is in direct contact with this back surface, so it’s extremely
import to maintain the required angle
The Base has been provided with a LEVEL INDICATOR LABEL which needs to be level with the
road (i.e. parallel with the road surface). This indicates that the installed angle of the Base
should be between 10º to 15º.
The LEVEL INDICATOR provides you with the information to determine approximately how
reclined (lay back) your infant is in the Infant Carrier. And this needs to be checked to ensure
that your infant is not too upright or too reclined.
NOTE:
A more accurate method of measuring the recline angle of your infant is to use a smart
phone with a application that can measure angles but if using this method ensure the car is on
a level surface.
IMPORTANT
!
Your infant should NEVER be too upright or too recline.
TOO UPRIGHT (less than 35º from vertical) could lead to the infants head flopping
forward and potentially pinching off the airway.
TOO RECLINED (greater than 45º from vertical) could lead to the force to restrain
the infant starts to be exceeded by the force to project the infant towards the front
of the vehicle (their body wants to slide up towards the top of the shell).
IMPORTANT
!
Always ensure the rearward angle of the Base is approximately 10º to 15º.
35º
0º
45º
