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Rear-facing
D
Pull the seat pad off of the
front of the child restraint.
Route the Lower Anchor
Connector strap
C
and hook through the
rear-facing belt paths
D
.
C
Make sure that the harness
straps are in one of the three
lower harness positions
A
.
The harness straps must start
at or below shoulder height,
using the strap slots closest
to your child’s shoulders
B
,
as shown.
Infants MUST always ride facing the rear of the
vehicle. The back of the child restraint supports and
protects the baby and absorbs crash forces.
Adjust the child restraint to the Recline position (p. 18).
Place the child restraint in your vehicle rear-facing.
A
1
B
DO NOT use the upper harness slots rear-facing. The
harness may not properly restrain the child during a crash.
WARNING
NEVER turn a child restraint
forward-facing with an infant
weighing less than 10 kg (22 lbs)
or less than one year of age.
Crash forces may cause serious
injury or death.
WARNING
When the crotch strap
E
is in the front slot, route
Lower Anchor Connector
strap
C
behind the crotch
strap, as shown.
C
D
E
E
3
G
F
G
F
Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual to locate the
lower
anchor bars on your vehicle seat. Attach the
right hook
F
to
the right anchor bar
G
, and the left
hook to the left anchor bar. DOUBLE CHECK that the
Lower Anchor Connector hook is fully engaged by
pulling hard on the Lower Anchor Connector Assembly
Strap.
2
4
When the crotch strap
E
is in the rear slot, route
Lower Anchor Connector
strap
C
in front of the
crotch strap, as shown.