INSTALLATION USING THE BASE.
Park the vehicle on a level surface.
Place the infant car seat base onto the
vehicle seat in the seating position selected
and adjust the level of the base using the
adjustable recline foot and level indicator.
USING LEVEL INDICATOR
Yellow patch exactly in window is correct.
Yellow with some orange also visible is
acceptable.
USING ADJUSTABLE RECLINE FOOT
Use Adjustable Recline Foot to adjust
recline of base. Pull out on Recline Foot
Adjustment Panel and reposition the
Adjustable Recline Foot as required. In
some vehicles it may be necessary to use
a tightly rolled towel or firm foam roll (pool
noodle) under the Adjustable Recline Foot
at the back of the vehicle seat to properly
level base - see page 33.
Yellow
Red
Adjust recline foot
Pull flap forward
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WARNING: Read the
information on page 21
about having the infant
car seat too upright or
too reclined.
If it is not possible to
install the base at the
correct angle, try a
different position or do
not install in the vehicle.
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USING LEVEL INDICATOR
Yellow with any red visible is NOT acceptable.
This can occur on some flatter vehicle seats,
and base is too reclined. Adjust base so no
red is visible.
ADJUSTING LEVEL OF BASE
Use a firmly folded towel or thin blanket to
level base. Folded blanket or towel must be
folded at least 10 cm (4 in.) wide and 30 cm
(12 in.) long and the thickness required to
properly level base. Thickness of folded towel
or blanket must not exceed 2.5 cm (1 in.).
Place folded towel or blanket under base near
front edge of vehicle seat.
Yellow
Orange
Folded towel or blanket
Folded towel or blanket
2.5 cm Maximum
30 cm
10 cm
