Evenflo Titan - Additional Safety Guidelines; Top Tether Warnings

WARNING
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specified in these instructions could result in serious
injury.
• Thetoptetherstrap MUST be used if your vehicle has
a plain lap belt that only locks during a sudden stop or
crash (emergency locking retractors) AND/OR if your
vehicle has seat belts whose buckles extend from a slot
in the vehicle seat cushion in front of the crease where
the seat and back cushions meet. Otherwise the child
restraint cannot be installed tightly, increasing the risk of
injury to your child. Check your vehicle owner’s manual
to see if your vehicle has emergency locking retractors.
• Toavoidastrangulationhazard,youMUST tightly roll
or fold excess tether strap and secure with the strap/
rubber band. Attach the tether hook to the storage clip
when not in use. This will keep an unused tether from
hitting someone during a crash.
Additional Warnings
• DO NOT use child restraint if it is damaged, broken, or
missing parts.
• DO NOT use this restraint if it has been involved in a
crash. It must be replaced.
• NEVER leave child unattended.
• Inhotorsunnyweather,ALWAYS check the seat, the
buckle and LATCH hooks, and adjuster for hot areas
before placing a child into the child restraint. Your child
could be burned. Cover the child restraint with a light
colored blanket when you leave the vehicle.
• Thischildrestraint,evenwhenunoccupied,mustbe
firmly secured with a vehicle seat belt/LATCH and tether
strap at all times as specified in the manufacturer’s in-
struction located on the back of the child restraint.
• DO NOT attach additional padding, toys, or other
devices not made by Evenflo to the child restraint. Items
not tested with the child restraint could injure the child.
• Failuretofollowinstallationinstructionscouldresult
in serious injury or death. These instructions and the
instructions in your vehicle owner’s manual must be
followed carefully. If there is a conflict between the two,
the vehicle owner’s manual regarding child restraint
installation must be followed.
• Incoldweather,DO NOT dress the child in bulky cloth-
ing like snowsuits if the child is riding in a child restraint.
Bulky coats/snowsuits make it difficult to properly
tighten the harness to the child which may allow the
child to be ejected from the restraint during a crash.