Graco 447-4-02 manual Installing the Base Using Vehicle Belt, Latch locations

Typical seat in a passenger vehicle.

Other vehicle types may have

different LATCH locations.

Vehicle Lower Anchor Points

Vehicle Seat Crease

Installing the Base Using Vehicle Belt

1.Place the base in a rear-facing position in a forward-facing vehicle seat ™.

2.Thread the vehicle seat belt through the openings in the base š. Buckle the seat belt.

The seat belt should not be twisted.

3.Tighten the vehicle seat belt. Refer to your vehicle owners

manual and the instructions in your infant restraint owner’s manual on tightening your vehicle belt ›.

4.Push the infant restraint down into the base and make sure

that you hear a “click”. Pull up on the infant restraint to be sure it is latched securely into base.

If the infant restraint does not securely latch into the base, the infant restraint provides NO protection for your child. DO NOT use the infant restraint/base if the infant restraint does not securely latch onto base œ.

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Belt MUST go under tongue

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LATCH locations

Newer vehicles have one or more seating positions with LATCH anchorage systems. If vehicle is equipped with LATCH, the vehicle lower anchor points may be visible at the vehicle seat crease.

If not visible, they may be marked with the symbol below .

See your vehicle owner’s manual for exact locations, anchor identification, and requirements for use with an infant restraint.

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Using LATCH to Install Base		ž	Tongue
1.	For ease of installation, extend LATCH to its maximum length.
2.	Position base in vehicle seat as shown ž.
3. Thread LATCH through base belt path normally		Ÿ
	used for vehicle seat belt. Make sure that
	LATCH is UNDER tongue on base ž.
	Belt must lay flat and not be twisted.
4.	Hook connectors to vehicle lower anchors.
	Pull firmly on connectors to make sure they
	are attached Ÿ.
5. Tighten LATCH by pushing down hard on

Final Safety Check: Every time you drive with your child,

Push down on the top of the infant restraint slowly but firmly to make sure the vehicle belt does not lengthen at all and that the vehicle belt or LATCH is fastened very tightly around the infant restraint/base.

Holding the infant restraint near the vehicle belt path, twist and pull the seat forward and to both sides to make sure the vehicle belt or LATCH does not lengthen or loosen and the infant restraint does not easily move.

After placing your child in the infant restraint, recheck the level indicator on the side of the infant restraint. The level indicator should show ONLY blue—if you still see orange, re-adjust the recline.

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base and pulling the adjustment belt .
6. NEVER put two LATCH connectors on one
vehicle LATCH anchor unless specifically	¡
allowed by the manufacturer ¡.
Test infant restraint for secure installation as described in infant restraint
“Final Safety Check” pg 2. Check that the LATCH stays tight and does not slip
from the tightened position. If it does not stay tight, try another seating
position or contact Customer Service.
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