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Installing the Base
Lap Belt Installation
Before You Begin:
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Remove the infant carrier before
installing the base.
Ensure that the lower connectors
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are in the storage slots in the base.
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Check that your vehicle seat belt
is compatible with infant carrier
use. See pages 11 – 15 for more
information.
1
Position the base in the desired
vehicle seating position.
3
Pull the vehicle belt out and
route under both belt guides.
Base Installation with Lap Belt
2
Open the lock-off by pressing
down on the lock-off plate,
lifting the tabs, and then lifting
the lock-off plate.
4
Verify that the vehicle belt is
not twisted and then buckle.
5
Push the base firmly into the
vehicle seat while removing
all slack from the vehicle belt.
7
Close the lock-off plate over
the webbing and close both
lock-off tabs while pressing
firmly on the lock-off plate.
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The lock-off is properly secured
when the tabs lay flat against
the lock-off plate.
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If the lock-off will not close,
remove the excess vehicle belt
webbing and tuck it under the
base.
Verify that the vehicle belt is tight and that the base is secure. The
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base is secure when it moves less than 2.5 cm (1 in.) front-to-back
or side to side at the vehicle belt path.
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6
Route any excess webbing
from the vehicle belt through
the lock-off.
8
Place the infant carrier into
the base and press down until
a click is heard.
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Pull up on the carrier handle to
confirm attachment.