Combi 8600 Series High Back Booster Car Seat Use, Securing Child With Lap And Shoulder Belt

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Section 7 - High Back Booster Car Seat Use

For use with children who weigh between 33 and 100 lbs (15 and 45 kg) and whose height is between 33 and 57 inches (84 and 145 cm).

Securing Child With Lap And Shoulder Belt:

1Select a vehicle seat position which has a lap and shoulder belt.

2If adjustable, position seat back in the upright position.

3Assemble seat back (see “Seat Back Assembly” section).

4Place Booster Car Seat forward-facingon vehicle seat and contacting vehicle seat back (fig. a).

DO NOT place the Booster Car Seat in a seating position that has only a vehicle lap belt (fig. b).

5Position child in Booster Car Seat with back flat against back of car seat.

6Adjust headrest so that shoulder belt guide is at or above child’s shoulder (fig. c).

To adjust headrest:			Headrest
- Pull and hold top of Headrest Adjustment Lever away
			Adjustment
from back of headrest (fig. d).			Lever
- Raise or lower headrest until shoulder belt guide is at
or above child’s shoulder (fig. c).	Headrest		Shoulder
- Release and push in Headrest Adjustment Lever.
			Belt
Check to be sure Headrest Adjustment Lever is			Guide
locked into slot on back of headrest.		(fig. c)
7 Pull the vehicle lap and shoulder belt across front of child and buckle seat belt.
Position vehicle lap belt under both armrests 1 and snugly adjust lap belt. Place the				2
vehicle shoulder belt over child’s chest and into the vehicle shoulder belt guide			2 (fig. e).

8 Snugly adjust the lap and shoulder belt according to the instructions in the vehicle owner’s manual. Lap belt MUST stay under both armrests.

- Lap belt MUST stay under both armrests.1 - DO NOT place shoulder belt under child’s arm (fig. f) or behind child.

(fig. a)

(fig. b)

PULL

(fig. d)

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9Check fit of vehicle belts:

-The lap belt MUST be low on the hips contacting the thighs.

-The shoulder belt MUST contact the chest and be centered on the shoulder.

NOTE: Some active children may pull belt out or change position of belts.

*Do not allow child to slide down under lap belt moving lap belt onto stomach or abdomen.

*Do not allow child to place shoulder belt under arm or behind back.

10To adjust the position of the shoulder belt:

-Raise or lower headrest until vehicle shoulder belt is on child’s shoulder (fig. g).

-If the shoulder belt guide in the headrest does not properly position shoulder belt, use shoulder belt positioner provided with this car seat (fig. h).

11Use and adjustment of shoulder belt positioner.

-To place shoulder belt into shoulder belt positioner:

Pinch sides of vehicle shoulder belt together and insert shoulder belt into shoulder belt positioner as shown (fig. h).

- To adjust height:

Adjust the height of the shoulder belt positioner to center the vehicle shoulder belt over the child’s shoulder (fig. h). To adjust, pull the webbing up or down through the web adjuster (fig. h).

(fig. e)

(fig. f)

Shoulder Belt

Positioner

NOTE: Some shoulder belts with emergency locking
retractors allow child to pull belt out and	Headrest		Web
change position of belt. Use of shoulder
belt positioner helps maintain proper		(fig. g)	Adjuster
			(fig. h)
position of shoulder belt.	10