Installation:
Energy-Absorbing Tether
Child Seat Functions
Switching the LATCH Connectors
WARNING! The Energy Absorbing Tether has been designed to help indicate when this child seat has been involved in a moderate or severe crash and replacement of the
child seat is necessary.
Figure A shows the tether when the child seat is acceptable for continued use (provided the child seat has not been involved in a crash).
The colored stitching will be intact and the A webbing will be looped inside the shell.
Figure B shows the tether when the child seat is unacceptable for continued use. If one or both of the loops have pulled through B the back side of the shell and/or any of the
colored stitching has ripped on either side, the child seat is no longer acceptable for use. Discontinue use of the child seat.
The LATCH strap may need to be switched for proper alignment in
1 Lift the front of the child seat cover to access the LATCH connectors.
2 Pull the LATCH strap and connectors from the child’s right side of the child seat.
3 Thread the LATCH strap and connectors through the appropriate belt path ensuring that the larger part of the connector is on top for the installation procedure you wish to use (Fig E).
•Verify that the harness is not twisted. IMPORTANT: When installing this child seat in
C
D
Release Top Button
IMPORTANT: Regardless of whether loops have pulled through the back side of the shell and the colored stitching has been ripped, discontinue use of the child seat if it has been involved in a moderate or severe crash.
NOTE: To ensure LATCH connector is properly E aligned with vehicle’s LATCH anchor, the connector’s
red release button should face away from vehicle seat back, and the larger of the two connector sections is on top (Fig. E).
4 Replace cover and continue with LATCH installation procedure.
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