WARNINGS - Prevent serious injury or death:
Failure to follow these instructions
and child restraint labels can result
in child striking the vehicle’ s interi-
or during a sudden stop or crash.
Secure child restraint with a vehicle
seat belt orLATCH that is properly
routed as shown in this manual.
Select a suitable location for the
child restraint in your vehicle.
Choose the correct mode of use for
the child restraint depending on
your child’ s size. Infants less than
20 lbs. (9 kg) must use this child
restraint rear-facing. Serious
crippling injury or death can result
if infant faces front of vehicle. The
American Academy of Pediatrics
recommends that children should be
at least one year of age before being
positioned forward facing.
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Vehicle seat belt system MUST hold
child restraint securely. Not all
vehicle seat belts can be used with
a child restraint.
If vehicle seat belt does not hold
child restraint securely, read
“Vehicle Seat Belts” section.
Never put a child restraint in a front
vehicle seat unless recommended
by vehicle owner’ s manual.
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) alerts
vehicle owners that according to
accident statistics, children up to
age 12 are safer in the back seat.
For vehicles with air bags, refer to
vehicle owner’ s manual for child
restraint installation information.