
Properly Reclining the Safety Seat/Base
For your child’s safety, it is important that your safety seat/base be properly reclined. Attached to the side of your safety seat is a level indicator to help properly recline the safety seat/base on the vehicle seat.
Failure to properly recline the safety seat on the vehicle seat increases the risk of serious injury or death.![]()
If the safety seat is too upright, a child’s head may drop forward and cause breathing problems.
If the safety seat is too reclined, a crash could put too much force on a child’s neck and shoulders.
The safety seat must be properly reclined according to the following instructions.
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