Safety 1st 4358-5721 manual Knowing Your Vehicle Belts, Vehicle Latch Plates, Installation

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D-4 Knowing Your Vehicle Belts

Review your vehicle’s owner manual for vehicle seat belt use with child restraints. This is your best source for information concerning your vehicle.

Not all vehicle belts will work with this child restraint. This child restraint must be tightly locked in place at all times, during travel. You must determine if your vehicles belts are compatible with this child restraint.

Vehicle Belts

• Automatic/Passive vehicle seat belts

You MUST have a vehicle lap belt to install any child restraint. An automatic (passive) shoulder vehicle belt may or may not have a separate vehicle lap belt. Consult your vehicle owner’s manual.

• Vehicle belts in center of the door or side panel

You must move the child restraint to another seating location. Consult your vehicle owner’s manual.

• Vehicle belts that are in front of the seat bight

You may need to move the child restraint to another seating location. Consult your vehicle owner’s manual.

•ELR (Emergency Locking Retractor) vehicle belts

These lap and shoulder vehicle belts only lock in a sudden stop or crash, and do not properly secure a child restraint

alone. Consult your vehicle owner’s manual.

To learn if you have this type of vehicle belt, gently pull the vehicle belt all the way out of the retractor (spool), let it

return several inches, then pull on it again. If it moves freely, it is an ELR vehicle belt. If it is locked and will not allow any more vehicle belt to come out, it is a switchable retractor.

ELR lap-only vehicle belts MUST NOT be used with this child restraint.

• Switchable retractor

These vehicle belts switch from ELR to ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor). You must have the vehicle belts in the locking mode to use them. Follow the instructions in the installation sections.

• ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor)

These vehicle belts lock after pulling the webbing out and letting the vehicle belt go back into the retractor an inch or two. Follow the instructions in the installation sections.

Vehicle Latch Plates

 

• Check the Latch Plates

 

Locking

Grasp the tongue portion of

 

the latch plate (the part that

 

Latch

 

goes inside the buckle) and

 

Plate

 

pull straight out, inline with

 

 

 

 

the vehicle lap belt. If the

 

Sliding

 

latch plate does not slide

 

Latch

up and down the vehicle

 

Plate

belt, you have a locking

D

 

latch plate. You should

.

 

General

 

not need to use a locking

 

clip. Consult your vehicle

 

 

owner’s manual.

Vehicle

If the latch plate slides up and down on the vehicle belt, and you

have an ELR retractor, you MUST use a locking clip to install the

 

child restraint. You may not need to use the locking clip with a

 

switchable or ALR retractor. Consult your vehicle owner’s manual.

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Contents Guide See our full line of crash tested accessories atRegistration and Safety Notices General Vehicle Installation .....PagesSafety Hotline at Registration and Safety NoticesThank You Fax1-800-207-8182 Mailing AddressBefore You Begin Understanding Your Child RestraintBack View Safety Information Installation in VehicleVehicle Seating Position Child Restraint UsePreparing Child Restraint to Fit Your Child Choose Position for Your ChildLoosen Harness Release Chest ClipTo Change Buckle Position Place Child in Child RestraintCheck Buckle Position Forward-Facing Position Rear-Facing PositionBasic Use Securing Child in Child RestraintCheck Harness Tightness Removing Child From Child RestraintPosition Chest Clip UnbuckleRemoving Harness System AccessoriesReclining Child Restraint Guides Removing Pad for CleaningWith one hand while Other hand Remove the ElasticDo not use child restraint without the pad Installing Harness SystemAttach Harness Straps to Splitter Plate Understanding Your VehicleSeat Bight Anchor Brackets Air BagsBelt at the same time Choosing Latch or Vehicle BeltsVehicle Belts For specific instructionsKnowing Your Vehicle Belts InstallationVehicle Belts Vehicle Latch PlatesUsing the Locking Clip Locate Locking Clip Location Installing on AircraftAttach Locking Clip Position Locking ClipPreparing to Install Latch Rear-Facing Preparing to Install Rear-FacingFold the recline stand Check for Proper Recline Install Rear-Facing withUnder the child restraint Place Child Restraint Back Seat Rear FacingVehicle Belts Tighten Vehicle Belt To Opposite SideThread Vehicle Belt Check Vehicle belt TightnessAdjusting Top Anchorage Strap Tether Preparing to Install Forward-FacingInstall Forward-Facing With Latch Preparing to Install Latch Forward-FacingCheck Latch Belt Tighten Top Anchorage Strap TetherPlace Child Restraint Vehicle Forward-Facing Install Forward-Facing With Vehicle BeltsChild Restraint Must be Upright Limitation of Damages WarrantyReplacement Parts Order Form Trouble ShootingPart Cost Replacement Parts List

4358-5721 specifications

The Safety 1st 4358-5721 is a highly regarded child safety seat designed to ensure the utmost protection and comfort for your little one during travels. This model has carved a niche in the market due to its impressive features and innovative technologies that prioritize child safety and convenience for parents.

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