Selecting A Vehicle Seat Location; Seat Location Requirements - Baby Trend FastBack Owner's Manual

Selecting a Vehicle Seat Location

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SELECTING THE BEST VEHICLE LOCATION
WARNING!
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur:
IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE CHILD RESTRAINT
INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Not every location within a vehicle may be safe for the installation of
this Car Seat. In fact, some vehicles have no seating position that is
safe for the installation of a Car Seat. Improper placement of this Car
Seat within a vehicle will increase the risk of death or serious injury.
Please follow the instructions in this manual and in your vehicle
owner's manual carefully to ensure proper location and installation
of this Car Seat. If you are uncertain about the proper location of
the Car Seat within the vehicle, contact your vehicle manufacturer
directly or through their dealer before using this Car Seat.

8.1 Seat Location Requirements

According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly
restrained in rear vehicle seating positions, rather than front
seating positions. Whenever possible, this Car Seat should be
secured in the rear center, seating position. The rear seat directly
behind the front seats NOT in a third
row rear seat. (Fig 25-1) However, this
position sometimes is equipped with a
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Selecting a Vehicle Seat Location
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vehicle lap belt only and CANNOT be used when this Car Seat is
used as a booster seat WITHOUT the Built-in Safety Harness.
ONLY place in a forward-facing vehicle
seat. DO NOT place this Car Seat in any
vehicle seat that faces to the rear or to
either side of the vehicle. (Fig 26-1)
Car Seat MUST NOT hang over the front
edge of the vehicle seat. (Fig 26-2)
NEVER place this Car Seat in a vehicle seating
location that has an Active Frontal Air Bag!
Active Frontal Air Bags inflate with great force!
An inflating Active Frontal Air Bag can strike
a Car Seat with enough force to cause death
or serious injury to your child. (Fig 26-3)
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