With Buckle in 1st
Slot, Fully Recline
Car Seat
If you need to move the
buckle to the 1st slot, see
pages 42-43.
Pull Front of
Car Seat Pad Up
Reach Under Car
Seat Between Base
& Car Seat
Pull the buckle’s metal
retainer completely through
the seat pad and car seat.
Check Buckle
Pull the buckle up to make
sure it is secured.
The buckle
MUST NOT
pull
out.
43
44
5
1
6
2
Harness System Adjustments for Smaller Infants
If you cannot achieve a snug
harness fi t for your child, you
may need to adjust the buckle
strap and/or harness strap
length and location as shown
in this section.
continued on next page
For Rear-Facing Child
Fit
,
see page 9.
For Forward-Facing
Child Fit
,
see page 20.
To learn how to check
harness tightness,
see
pages 29-30.
If you cannot achieve
a snug harness fit for
your child,
see pages
44-47.
The harness system
MUST
be installed correctly.
DO
NOT
use a child restraint
with damaged harness
straps.
4
Insert Buckle’s Metal
Retainer into Buckle
Slot Closest to Child
Tuck the ends of the buckle
cover into the same pad
slot as the buckle.
1
2
3
Adjusting Buckle
WARNING: