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Securing Your Child

 

 

 

 

 

Securing Your Child

Once the child restraint has been

 

6 Position the harness straps around the

 

installed in the vehicle, follow these

 

child and fasten the child restraint buckle

 

instructions to secure your child in the

 

(Fig. C). Proper connection is confirmed

 

child restraint.

 

 

 

 

 

with a positive click after inserting the

 

IMPORTANT: Before securing your child

 

second buckle tongue.

 

 

 

7 Gently pull up on the harness straps to

 

in the restraint, always check the adjuster

 

 

area for debris (e.g. food, coins, toys,

 

tighten the lap section of the harness,

 

etc.). If

debris

is present, it must

be

A

which should fit low on your child's body.

D

removed to prevent interference with the

8 Slowly pull the adjuster strap to tighten

 

 

adjuster mechanism.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the harness around the child (Fig. D).

 

1 Loosen the

harness, by lifting

the

 

 

 

IMPORTANT: Harness

should have a

 

adjuster

lever

located

in front

of

the

 

 

 

comfortable, but SNUG,

fit around the

 

restraint,

then

pull the

shoulder

straps

 

 

 

child. A snug fit allows you to place two

 

forward (Fig. A).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fingers between your child's collar bone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Unfasten the chest clip by squeezing the

 

and the harness.

 

 

middle tab. (Fig. B).

 

 

 

 

9 Fasten the chest clip by connecting the

 

3 Unfasten the buckle by pressing down on

 

 

B

two halves together (Fig. E).

E

the middle button.

 

 

 

IMPORTANT: The correct height for the

4 Move harness straps to the side of the

 

 

 

chest clip is at the middle of the chest, level

 

restraint. To aid in holding the straps, insert

 

with the child's armpit (Fig. F).

 

the pieces of the chest

clip into

elastic

 

10 Verify that harness is not twisted and

 

loops on the cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

child is properly secured.

 

 

5 Place child in the restraint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Checking Harness Height on page 22.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

F

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