Rear-Facing Installation; Vehicle Belt - Safety 1st Avenue Instruction Manual

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Rear-Facing Installation

After deciding whether to use your Vehicle Belts or
LATCH, be sure to read the warnings below as they
pertain to both systems.
WARNING:
!
A loose top anchorage (tether) strap can
result in serious injury or death.
A loose LATCH system can result in
serious injury or death.
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To use the child restraint
rear-facing, make sure
recline stand is folded
under seat.
When LATCH is not
available, fasten belt hooks
on side of child restraint as
shown.
Rear-Facing Installation with

Vehicle Belt:

Place child restraint rear-
1
facing in the back seat.
With child restraint in the
most reclined position,
make sure level line on
rear-facing installation
label is level with ground.
Adjust child restraint if
needed.
NOTE:
top anchorage strap
(tether) in the rear-facing position.The top anchorage
strap and hook should be placed under the child
restraint.
Thread the vehicle lap or
2
lap/shoulder belt
combination through the
rear-facing belt slot.
Thread UNDER seat pad
3
in front of the buckle
strap and out opposite
side. Buckle vehicle belt.
Do not place vehicle
belt over child's legs.
NOTE:
must be in the 1st and
2nd crotch strap slots (see "Preparing Child Restraint
to Fit Your Child" section). The 3rd slot is for
forward-facing only.
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Do not use the
The crotch strap
continued on next page.