Combi 8100 instruction manual Use Recommendations, Rear-facing Use 5 to 30 lbs .3 to 13.6 kg

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Section 5 - Use Recommendations

WARNING

DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur

•Children less than one year old and 20 lbs. (9 kg) must use this car seat rear-facing. Serious crippling injury or death can result if infant faces front of vehicle.

Height and Weight Limits:

This child restraint is designed for use only by children whose:

-Weight is between 5 and 40 pounds (2.3 and 18 kg) and,

-Height is between 19 and 40 inches (48 and 102 cm).

Infants With Special Needs

A preterm infant or low birth weight infant may be at special risk traveling reclined in a vehicle or aircraft. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, these infants may be at increased risk of suffering breathing or other difficulties if improperly reclined or positioned in a car seat.

Have your physician or hospital staff evaluate your infant in this car seat before you and your infant leave the hospital. If your infant is not able to travel in a reclined position, DO NOT use this car seat. Use a car bed for your infant.

Rear-facing Use: 5 to 30 lbs. (2.3 to 13.6 kg)

•Infants less than one year old and 20 lbs. (9 kg) MUST be rear-facing.

•Infants or toddlers 20 to 30 lbs. (9 to 13.6 kg) may be rear-facing.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends keeping children over 1 year of age rear-facing as long as possible.

	Rear-facing Use
5 lbs.		20 lbs.	30 lbs.	40 lbs.
(2.3 kg)		(9 kg)	(13.6 kg)	(18 kg)

IMPORTANT: This car seat is certified for use rear-facingwith children up to 30 lbs. (13.6 kg). However, some children approaching 30 lbs. (13.6 kg) may be too tall to fit comfortably rear-facing. When child can no longer comfortably fit and knees remain bent, child can use car seat forward-facing only if child is over one year old and 20 lbs. (9 kg) and can sit upright unassisted.

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