SAFETY TIPS FOR SECURING CHILD

1 NEVER secure child in carrier

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with child dressed in bulky garments or heavy clothing.

Heavy clothing can prevent harness from being properly tightened around child.

If harness is not snug around your child, child could

be ejected in a sudden stop 2 or crash resulting in serious injury or death!

2 To keep child warm, place a blanket over child AFTER you have 3

properly secured and tightened

harness around your child.

3 To ensure a better fit for smaller infants, use the Newborn Insert and Head Support provided with this Child Restraint.

NEVER use Insert if child weighs more than 11 pounds!

NEVER place extra padding under or behind the child.

SECURE CHILD CHECKLIST

1 Check Height of Harness Slots

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Harness straps should always be AT or BELOW child’s shoulders.

2 Check Position of Chest Clip

Chest clip should be in center of child’s chest, level with armpits.

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3CheckTightness of Harness

Harness must be snug.

Harness is snug when you cannot pinch a fold in the harness material.

If you do not secure child

 

properly, child could be

 

ejected in a sudden stop or

 

crash, resulting in serious

 

injury or death.

3

NEVER leave child unattended. ALWAYS keep child properly secured in harness whenever child is in carrier.

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Chicco Car Seat manual Properly secured and tightened Harness around your child, Check Position of Chest Clip