C-9
Install Harness System
Pull buckle strap’s metal
retainer
completely
through pad and shell
from bottom of child restraint.
2.
Check Buckle
Pull up on buckle strap to
make sure it is secured.
The buckle must not pull
out.
3.
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Remove Seat Pad
Adjust the headrest to the
lowest position. Pull pad off the
top of seat, around headrest/
harness height adjustment
levers and headrest pad. Pull
the pad off the bottom of shell
and remove the pad.
3.
Install Pad
Replace seat pad by reversing order for your particular model.
Slip pad on shell. Pull harness adjustment strap through pad.
Make sure pad is behind headrest.
Attach all of the elastic straps if required.
Install lower harness guides.
Install harness system (see section C-9).
Cleaning Seat Pad
Hand wash seat pad with warm sudsy water, rinse clean and
air dry. Do not use bleach or use other harsh cleaners. Do not
dry clean or machine wash.
Harness Straps:
Spot clean only. Do not machine or hand
wash.
NOTE:
Do not wash the seat pad while still on the shell. Spot
clean only if it is not removed.
Do not use this child restraint without the seat
pad. Failure to do this can result in serious
injury.
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Failure to place buckle strap’s metal retainer
completely through pad and shell can result in
serious injury or death to the child.
Install Buckle Strap
Choose one of the three
slots that is closest to
child. From the front of
child restraint, push buckle
strap’s metal retainer
through pad and shell.
Make sure that buckle is
facing out.
You
MUST
use the 1st or 2nd buckle strap slots
when rear-facing. Any slot can be used for
forward-facing.
1.
1
2
3
Place the screw driver’s tip
between shell and lower harness
guide, then twist the screw
driver while pulling the lower
harness guide from the front.
Repeat for other side.
b.
