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From the back, use a screwdriver to press in on lip of harness guide and pop guides through the front. Pull cover off headrest.
Hand wash with warm sudsy water, rinse clean and air dry. Do not use bleach or other harsh cleaners. Do not dry clean.
Spot clean harness straps. Do not machine wash.
Replace seat pad by reversing order:
Put pad on headrest and replace harness guides.
Make sure harness guide’s tab goes over metal bar.
Starting from bottom of child restraint, slip pad on shell; tuck in pad around harness adjuster and over
✔1. If your child restraint is not held securely by the belt:
Press down firmly on the child restraint and remove all the slack in the belt. Make sure the belt buckle is not up against the child restraint where the belt cannot be tightened.
Review “Locking Clip” and “Adjusting the Top Anchorage Strap” sections. If you cannot secure the child restraint tightly, move it to another seating location.
✔2. If the child restraint buckle or harness adjustment lever sticks or you cannot get the straps tight enough around child:
DO NOT LUBRICATE. Check around buckle and harness release lever for dropped food, sticky spilled drinks, dirt, leaves, etc. Clean with warm water and/or remove object with tweezers. If you cannot get the harness to adjust and remain tight with the buckle securely locked, do not use the child restraint.
✔3. If your harness twists or ropes:
Straighten the harness each time you put your child in the seat to help prevent twisting. Lock the buckle and tighten harness and it will be ready for next use.
✔4. If your infant sits too upright in the rear-facing position:
upper belt guides. Make sure pad is under headrest and replace lower harness guides. Rethread harness (see
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TO GROUND
If your vehicle seat slopes so much that your infant is sitting upright, you may place a rolled towel under the front of the child restraint so that the level line on the shoulder belt positioning guide is level (horizontal). Check often to be sure padding is still in place and the vehicle belt is tight.
!WARNING
Using padding that tilts the base of the child restraint farther back than the
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