REAR-FACING Installation

WARNING

To prevent serious injury or death:

Do not allow anything in vehicle

interior or in base of car seat to obstruct rotation in a crash.

When using car seat rear-facing, car seat MUST be able to rotate freely from a reclined to an upright position on impact.

•Test by moving car seat through all seating angles.

1Adjust car seat to reclined or semi-reclined position and place rear-facingon vehicle seat.

2Thread vehicle seat belt through openings over recline lever on front of car seat and buckle belt (fig. a).

3Press down firmly in center of car seat to compress vehicle seat cushion while tightening vehicle seat belt (fig. b).

Because of car seat design, you may experience some movement of the pointer in positions

1 & 2 during vehicle seat belt tightening. This is normal. Make sure you start installing car seat with pointer in the locked position

1 or 2 and adjust the vehicle belts keeping the pointer within the colored zone (fig. c).

4Pull front to back and left to right to check for secure installation (fig. d). Vehicle lap belt MUST stay tight.

If not secure, see “Vehicle Seat Belts” section.

5Check level indicator on car seat.

Ball MUST be entirely in green zone (fig. e). If necessary, place rolled towels under car seat, at vehicle seat crease, until entire ball is in green zone. Then re-check level indicator.

NOTE: Vehicle must be on level ground and child in car seat when checking level indicator.